The kangaroo is one of the most famous native animals of Australia and has an iconic symbol which aspects of Australian life and culture, including those featured will be on the Australian coat of arms, cash and stamps.
The Kangaroo Family is native to Australia and New Guinea, but surprisingly, it introduced several wild populations of species to New Zealand, Hawaii and Great Britain.
The word kangaroo is Captain James Cook, due tomade at the August 1770 (then Lieutenant) in Cooktown, Australia gangurru knowledge of the local Aboriginal word, which was transcribed in the minutes of the HM Endeavor as kangooroo "or" kangaroo.
There are a total of 69 species of the family Kangaroo of which are the four main types of the Red Kangaroo, the Eastern Gray Kangaroo, Western Gray Kangaroo and the antelope kangaroo. All have large, powerful rear feet and legs with powerful tail, that is) the bucks (malesoften balance on the back and when to fight. The female kangaroo (women) bags (marsupium) in which the rear Joeys her. The gestation period is 33 days for a kangaroo and Joey spend up to 11 months in the pouch of its mother, and reach sexual maturity between 18 to 24 months.
Some of the smaller species include wallabies, wallaroos, quoka's, tree kangaroos and pademelons. The members of the kangaroo family are marsupials from Macropodoidea family, the scientistsare divided into two subgroups of the kangaroos (bigger footed) and the Potoroidae (smaller footed).
Members of the kangaroo family is in the form 500grams size vary up to 90 kg and have short-circuited hope speeds between 20 km (13mph) and 70km (44mph) for distances. Kangaroos are widespread in many Australian regional areas and are often seen at such tourist sites of the Victorian middle and northern cities of Bendigo, Echuca and Beechworth, central Australia, southernNSW, the Northern Territory and most of Western Australia
The kangaroo is culturally significant and in some areas of our lives. They are characterized in such a film and print productions such as Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Tom and Jerry, The Merry Melody cartoons and Winnie the Pooh. In addition, the teams in the sport such as the Australian rugby team (Kangaroos) have, an Australian football team (Socceroos), Australian Women's Hockey Team (Hockeyroos) and the Australian Men's Basketball Team (Boomer)and a number of other domestic Australian and international sports teams.
Somewhat more controversial, and while the kangaroo has always been a source of food for indigenous Australians in recent years it has become more popular, especially in the European market. Kangaroo's create a red meat, which is considered in fat and high in protein to be quite low and has a strong gamey flavor. Most of the meat sold for human consumption of animals hind taken. Some kangaroo meatis also be processed into dog food.
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