Kangaroos

Newborn kangaroos weigh just a gram or two. They are the size of a bean.

Once they get older, it depends entirely upon which species of kangaroo is meant. A six month old musky rat kangaroo, the smallest of all the kangaroos, will only weigh a few grams. A six month old red kangaroo, the largest of the kangaroos, will still only weigh just under a kilogram.

For a photo of a four-month old red kangaroo joey, click on the link.

Yes. The only species of marsupial in North America is the Virginia Opossum, with a range that also extends south. In central America, there is the Yapok, a type of water-possum, while in South America can be found the Monito del Monte.

Kangaroo leather is a durable material used for a number of purposes. These include hats, particularly the wide-brimmed style needed for oytdoor and stock work, such as that done by jackaroos and jillaroos; belts; wallets and purses; shoes; and even dog-chews. ;

Kangaroos are marsupials. Thus, female kangaroos have a pouch in which the joey develops.

Another specific trait of a kangaroo is its ability to bound tirelessly for hours. The tendons in its hind legs act as strong springs.

They can be hunted by dingos, but not normally. Kangaroos usually fight back...HARD.

Not at all.

Kangaroos have paws. They are sometimes used to grasp food, and they also provide balance for when a kangaroo moves at a slow, four-legged walk, instead of its usual hopping motion.

Kangaroos have large, strong tendons in their hind legs which act as "springs". The springing motion requires less energy than running does, so kangaroos are able to bound for longer distances than other mammals with the standard four legs can run. They have strong back legs and elongated hind feet for bounding.

Kangaroos are able to travel long distances at a high speed, expending very little energy. They are very energy-efficient, and this is linked directly to the physical action of bringing their hind legs up with each hop. Every hop literally refills the lungs.

The name Diprotodontia comes from the Greek words diprotos, meaning "two front" and odontos meaning "teeth". Like the other members of this order, koalas have a pair of large, procumbent (meaning they tilt forwards) incisors on their lower jaw. Members of this order also have a short jaw, most commonly with three pairs of upper incisor teeth and no lower canine teeth. Other members of the Diprotodontia order, such as kangaroos, possums and wombats share these features with the koala.

• tail
• stomach
• brain
• pouch
• head including nose eyes mouth whiskers
• intestine
• legs paws

There are many differences between snakes and kangaroos - snakes are reptiles while kangaroos are mammals. Snakes are ectothermic while kangaroos are endothermic. Kangaroos are only found naturally in Australia while various species of snakes are found around the world.

Most species of kangaroos are herbivores, primarily eating grass and other vegetation, feeding in the early morning and late afternoon/evening towards sunset. Besides grass, they eat young shoots and tender leaves of native shrubs. They enjoy grains as well, but being herbivorous, they do not eat any other animals.

Kangaroos are grazing animals, and they will regurgitate their food to chew like cattle chew their cud.

Tree kangaroos eat leaves, and sometimes fruit.

Smaller varieties of kangaroos such as the musky-rat kangaroo are omnivores, eating fruits, seeds, fungi insect larvae and small invertebrates such as grasshoppers and beetles.

1) calm the animal by placing it a dark environment e.G. Under a blanket

2) give a bludgeon blow to the head knocking it unconscious

3) hang upside down

4) cut throat and bleed

5) gut it

6) skin it

7) cut it up

Yes. Kangaroos are able to hop long distances at a high speed, expending very little energy. They are very energy-efficient, and this is linked directly to the physical action of bringing their hind legs up with each hop. Every hop literally refills the lungs.

Kangaroos also have large, strong tendons in their hind legs which act as "springs". The springing motion requires less energy than running does, so kangaroos are able to bound for longer distances than other mammals with the standard four legs can run.

It should be noted that not all species of tree kangaroos are endangered.

Two Australian species are listed by the IUCN as endangered, one of which is the Lumholtz's Tree kangaroo. The Goodfellow's, Doria's, Matschie's, Tenkile and the Dingiso are the most endangered tree kangaroos in New Guinea.

The main danger to tree kangaroos is habitat loss. Destruction of rainforests means loss of habitat, and loss of food source. Unlike some other highly adaptable marsupials, tree kangaroos need a very specific habitat. Also, in parts of northern Australia, quite a few tree kangaroo deaths are caused by cars. Introduced species such as foxes and wild dogs are also a major problem.

In New Guinea, education is needed to teach the locals the value of saving these species and not eating them. Given that most of the indigenous population of New Guinea (both the Indonesian half and the Papua New Guineans) still live in traditional tribal groups, with their associated culture and practices, this is virtually impossible to achieve. To this end, nonetheless, in 1999 the Conservation Education Program was begun to raise awareness - at least among some members of the upcoming generation.

Yes, I had an pelvic ultrasound and the report came back No free fluid in the pouch of Douglas. I think it means no sign of endometriosis. Everything else was fine, except I have 2 fibroids about 20mm in size which cause no problems for my uterus.

A shrubby desert tree that grows to about 9 ft (2.7 m) tall. The light gray trunk is thick with knotted main branches. Hairless, roughly toothed leaves with yellow-red flowers and small brown oval fruit.

Kangaroos, like all mammals, have mammary glands.

The mammary glands are vital to the development of the young joey. Immediately after its birth, the joey crawls to the mother's pouch where it latches onto a teat, which then swells in its mouth, securing it firmly in place during the early weeks of its development.

Not only that, but the mammary glands of kangaroos are capable of producing different milk for different aged joeys. Ina good season, a new joey may be born while another joey is still in the pouch. The female kangaroo produces milk to serve the different needs of each.

A male kangaroo may be known as a boomer.

Yes. Almost all (but not quite all) marsupials carry their young in a pouch, and most of these are pouches on their abdomen, like the kangaroo has. All members of the kangaroo family hop upright, carrying their joeys in their abdominal pouch. These animals include wallabies, wallaroos, potoroos, bettongs and rat-kangaroos.