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Kangaroos

Kangaroos are pouched marsupials endemic to Australia. Kangaroos can reach a speed of 44 mph, and can jump as far as 30 feet in one bound.

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You were sleeping the other night you normally lay on your stomach while you sleep while you were sleeping it felt as if someone was holding you down in your sleep you couldnt move it was like you wer?

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It sounds like you may have experienced sleep paralysis, a phase where you are partially awake but unable to move or speak. This can be accompanied by feelings of pressure, fear, or a sense of a presence in the room. It is a common and usually temporary experience, often linked to stress or disrupted sleep patterns. If it persists or causes distress, consider talking to a healthcare professional for further guidance.

What is the average life span of a kangaroo?

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This is difficult to answer definitely, as there is so much variation.

In the wild, kangaroos live anything from 7-15 years on average with the smaller species having shorter life expectancies. In captivity, kangaroos can live upward of 20 years. Many wild kangaroos are killed on the road, and culling also occurs to control their numbers in certain areas.

Depending on the species, kangaroos can live anywhere between 12-15 years. Smaller species have a life span of less than ten years.

What is a scientific name of a brown kangaroo?

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There are over 60 species of kangaroo, ranging from the largest, the Red Kangaroo - Macropus rufus - to the tiny musky rat kangaroo - Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.

There are dozens of species of wallabies in between. Wallaby names range from the same genus as the larger kangaroos (Macropus) whilst others are in related genera such as Dendrolagus, Petrogale, Onychogalea, Lagorchestes and Lagostrophus.

Some of the various species' scientific names are:

  • Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Macropus giganteus
  • Yellow footed rock wallaby - Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
  • Wallaroo - Macropus robustus
  • Western Grey Kangaroo - Macropus fuliginosus

Kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, potoroos, pademelons, quokkas and rat-kangaroos come from the Supercohort Marsupialia in the Class Mammalia.

What domain is the kangaroo in?

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The kangaroo is a mammal, and all mammals belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya.Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.

What is the scientific classification of the red kangaroo?

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The scientific classification of the red kangaroo is as follows:

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Diprotodontia
  • Family: Macropodidae
  • Genus: Macropus
  • Species: Macropus rufus

What is the name of the person who named the kangaroo?

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The name of the person who named the kangaroo is unknown. It is believed that the word "kangaroo" originated from an Indigenous Australian language.

What is the scientific name for kangaroos?

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There are many types of kangaroos and have many scientific names.

# Eastern Grey. Its scientific name is "Macropus giganteus". # Red kangaroo. Its scientific name is "Macropus Rufus". # Western Grey. Its scientific name is "Macropus Fuliginosus". ---- It depends on the kangaroo species. There are dozens of kangaroo species, from the Red Kangaroo down through the wallaby family, to the tiny musky-rat kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus). Wallaby names range from the same genus as the larger kangaroo (Macropus) whilst others are in related genera such as Dendrolagus, Petrogale, Onychogalea, Lagorchestes and Lagostrophus.

Is kangaroo supposed to be capitalized?

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There is no need to capitalise the word "kangaroo" unless it is used at the beginning of a sentence, e.g. "Kangaroos are native to Australia", or if it is the actual name of something, e.g. "I called my pet dog Kangaroo because he jumps around a lot". If you are talking about the Australian national Rugby League team, you should capitalise "The Kangaroos".

Who are the ancestors of chimpanzees?

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Chimpanzees share a common ancestor with humans, which lived around 6-8 million years ago. This common ancestor is believed to be a species of chimpanzee-like ape that gave rise to both modern humans and modern chimpanzees.

What is the name of CS Forester's 1938 novel?

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The name of CS Forester's 1938 novel is "A Ship of the Line."

What is the aboriginal word for meeting place?

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With over 250 languages in Australia, the indigenous people of Australia have different words for "meeting place". However, the name of Australia's capital, Canberra, is said to be derived from the aboriginal word for "meeting place". Some sources state that "Uluru" is also a word meaning "meeting place".

What do you call a tiny kangaroo?

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The smallest kangaroo is the musky rat-kangaroo, with an average length of 23 centimetres. The musky rat kangaroo lives in the dampest parts of the tropical rainforests in north Queensland. See the related link below.

It is not the smallest marsupial, however. The smallest marsupial is the long-tailed planigale, with an average body length of 55-65mm.

How long does a red kangaroo care for its young?

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In ideal conditions, the gestation period of a Red kangaroo is 33 days. In reality, however, pregnancy length may differ. An adult female Red kangaroo spends most of her adult life pregnant, but in drought times, she has the ability to indefinitely "freeze" the development of the young embryo until food sources are replenished. This is called embryonic diapause. It may last many months.

What animal carries its baby on its back?

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Monkeys and Gorillas mainly.

Certain marsupials continue to carry their young on their back for several months, once the joeys have emerged permanently from the pouch. These are mainly the arboreal marsupials. Possums, koalas, quolls and cuscuses exhibit this behaviour.

What is an elephant word?

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A word that does not follow the usual phonics pronunciation rules for English. 'Subtle' is an elephant word because the 'b' is silent.
a muscular animal :) :( :P

How does a kangaroo build its home?

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A kangaroo doesn't make a home, but live and sleep out in the open-air.

What do kangaroo teeth look like?

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The front teeth of a koala are small and sharp in order to nip off the eucalyptus leaves which form the main component of their diet. The back teeth are larger and specially shaped to break down the tough eucalyptus leaves further.

See the related link below for pictures of the koala's teeth.

Marsupials give birth to immature live young that continue to develop within the mother's pouch?

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Marsupials do give birth to immature live young that continue to develop within the mother's pouch. After it climbs up the mother's belly and gets in the pouch it grabs on to one of the teats. After several weeks, the young marsupial starts coming out more and more. It leaves the pouch when it is about 7 to 10 months old.

What do kangaroos do with their young?

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Kangaroos are mammals and so they give birth to live young which are suckled on milk, but more specifically they are marsupials. Marsupials give birth to (in Kangaroos a single) under-developed young which crawl from the reproductive opening into a pouch (marsupium) on the mothers abdomen. Once in the pouch the young (called a joey) latches onto the teat, which in many species swells to fill the youngs mouth, where (in Kangaroos) it suckles continuously for around 190 days (depending on species). After this time the joey will start exiting the pouch for short periods of time while still feeding from the mother, at this time it will begin to transition onto solid food after, slowly weaning off the mothers milk. It will remain permenantly outside the pouch once it is around 8 months old and after around 11 months it will be completely weaned.

Do kangaroos have ancestors?

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Kangaroos and rabbits are not related even remotely. They share no common ancestor. The kangaroo's ancestor was a much larger version of the modern kangaroo, and quite unlike any ancestor of the rabbit.

How fast can baby kangaroos hop?

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Baby kangaroos stay in their mother's push when they are born. At about seven to eight months age they are still in and out of their mother's pouch. When they are full grown they can reach speeds of up to 35 miles an hour. Kangaroos stay in groups so the babies must keep up with their mothers when they are out of the pouch.