Kangaroo

=The Kangaroo:)= Bettongia Gaimardi
 * Scientific Name...**

vertabate and mammle
 * Type Of Animal...**

Kangaroos vary on where they live. They live in foests and woodland areas,grassy plains, and savannas.
 * Habitat...**

You can find kanaroos in in Austraila and Tasmania, and surrounding areas.
 * Range...**

Kangaroos have thick, rough, fuzzy hair. Their hair can be shades of gray, brown, or red. Kangaroos live in the wild for 6 to 8 years. They are 5 to 6 feet tall. Most kangaroos weigh 50 to 120lbs. Some can reach up to 200 pounds.Females can be a bit smaller.
 * Physical Characteristics...**

They mainly eat grasses because they are herivores. They can survive a long time without water.
 * Diet...**

The hopping speed for a kangaroo is 13-16 mph. But they can go up to 44 mph. This fast, energy, method to travel has envolved because it needs to find food and water. Their long feet makes it so it cant walk right. To move slowly, it uses its tail to form a tripod with its two forlimbs.Then, the back feet raise forward. This is called "crawl walking"
 * Behavior and Adaptations...**

Kangaroos,all marsupials, have their young at a very young stage of developement. Female kangaroos can give live birth. But,she can freeze the development of an embryo until the joey is ready to leave the pouch.
 * Reproduction...**

__**Sources...**__ www.kidsplanet.org ww.wikipedia.com