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The kangaroo is one of Australia’s most iconic animals.

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Height: 4-6 feet

Weight: 110-200 lb. Herbivorous

Newborn joeys:one inch long

Lifespan in the wild:20-23 years.

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They’re the

The Red kangaroo is the

biggestof all marsupials with 6 feet tall.

largest

There are four species.4 Red kangaroo

Eastern grey kangaroo Western grey kangaroo

Antilopine kangaroo

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species are

and crepuscularMany

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They have balance.

a long muscular tail for

It uses the tail to support itself, kind of as a third leg.

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Kangaroos can jump 6 feet

Both sexes can fighting or "boxing" but is largely done by males.

and cover 25 feet in a highsingle leap

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Usually, only one young is born at a time.

At around

They are

the joey emerges from the pouch.

4 months

blind and hairless

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are their main predators

FoxFeral cats

Dingo

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