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Kangaroos
Title: Kangaroos
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1084 | Pages: 4.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Kangaroos
Kangaroos
Class: Mammalia
Order: Marsupial
Family: Macropodae
Genus and Species: Macropus Giganteus
HOW THE KANGAROO GOT ITS NAME
When European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian (aborigine) what they were called.
He replied "kangaroo" meaning "I don't understand" your question.
The explorers thought this was the animal's name. And that's how the kangaroo got its name.
Description:
Kangaroos are marsupial mammals and comprise 47 species within the family Macropodidae.
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…showed last 75 words of 1084 total…been virtually eliminated by Australian farmers.
Kangaroos possess long, powerful hind legs and feet for hopping and leaping, their predominant forms of locomotion. Their long tails, thickened at the base, are used for balancing; kangaroos frequently "go on all fives" when foraging.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Internet sites:
http://vger.rutgers.edu/~tempest/index.html
http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/kangaroo.htm
(Any and all copyright material is acknowledged as of their respective owners.
Copyright © Senani Ponnamperuma, 1996, 1997)
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