Basic Facts About Kangaroos
Kangaroos are the largest living marsupials from the family Macropodidae. There are four species commonly referred to as the kangaroo: the red kangaroo, the eastern grey kangaroo, the western grey kangaroo, and the antilopine kangaroo.
Diet
Kangaroos are grazing herbivores, which means their diet consists
mainly of grasses. They can survive long periods without water.
Range
Kangaroos are found in Australia and Tasmania, as well as on surrounding islands. Kangaroos live in varied habitats, from forests and woodland areas to grassy plains and savannas.
Behavior
Kangaroos live and travel in organized groups or "mobs," dominated by
the largest male. Male kangaroos are called boomers, bucks or jacks;
females are does, flyers, or jills, and the young ones are joeys. The
collective noun for kangaroos is a mob, troop or court.
Reproduction
Usually, female kangaroos give birth to one joey at a time. Newborns weigh as little as 0.03 ounces at birth - as small as a lima bean!
After birth, the joey crawls into its mother's pouch, where it will
nurse and continue to grow and develop. Red kangaroo joeys do not leave
the pouch for good until they are more than eight months old. Gray
kangaroo joeys wait until they are almost a year old.
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