kangaroos
Kangaroos are another Australian marsupial. There are over 40 different types of kangaroos species, the Red Kangaroo being the largest marsupial in the world. Smaller types of kangaroos are called wallabies. Kangaroos belong to the Macropodidae family, meaning "big foot".
Kangaroos use their powerful, hind legs to hop when moving around, hopping up to 60km/h and to balance and steer their body while hopping, kangaroos use their thick tails. A kangaroos diet consists of grass, young shoots and leaves of heath plants and grass trees.It usually rests during the day and comes out for food in the late afternoon. Minimum water is needed for the kangaroos as they are able to go for months without water.
When kangaroos have young, it is one young annually and they are called joeys. The joeys when born weigh less than a gram and are only 2cm in length. The female kangaroo have abdominal pouches in which their young continue to grow and develop after birth.
Generally the distribution of kangaroos are throughout Australia and the island of Papua New Guinea. For example the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is found in the eastern third of Australia, Western Grey Kangaroo is found in the western and lower half of Australia, Red Kangaroo is located in inner Australia and desert areas and Tree Kangaroos are in northern Australia and New Guinea. The habitat for kangaroos are varied from forests and woodland areas to grassy plains and savannahs.
Kangaroos use their powerful, hind legs to hop when moving around, hopping up to 60km/h and to balance and steer their body while hopping, kangaroos use their thick tails. A kangaroos diet consists of grass, young shoots and leaves of heath plants and grass trees.It usually rests during the day and comes out for food in the late afternoon. Minimum water is needed for the kangaroos as they are able to go for months without water.
When kangaroos have young, it is one young annually and they are called joeys. The joeys when born weigh less than a gram and are only 2cm in length. The female kangaroo have abdominal pouches in which their young continue to grow and develop after birth.
Generally the distribution of kangaroos are throughout Australia and the island of Papua New Guinea. For example the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is found in the eastern third of Australia, Western Grey Kangaroo is found in the western and lower half of Australia, Red Kangaroo is located in inner Australia and desert areas and Tree Kangaroos are in northern Australia and New Guinea. The habitat for kangaroos are varied from forests and woodland areas to grassy plains and savannahs.
Threats kangaroos are threatened by are humans and dingoes which are major predators as they are hunted down for their meat. Droughts from climatic change will impact kangaroos as water holes dry and pasture recedes. Due to habitat destruction and degradation where the Tree Kangaroos habitats are used for logging and timber productions or coffee, rice and wheat productions, species inhabit restricted ranges which exposes them to predators and human hunting for commercial purposes, leading to decline in population.
WWF (World Wide Fund) is a charity which helps support kangaroos. WWF reduce deforestation and loss of habitat caused by illegal logging, raising awareness of habitat loss and effects of hunting and promoting and managing protected areas.
WWF (World Wide Fund) is a charity which helps support kangaroos. WWF reduce deforestation and loss of habitat caused by illegal logging, raising awareness of habitat loss and effects of hunting and promoting and managing protected areas.