Kangaroos By Sara Villegas and Peter Rutigliano

Kangaroos  People hunt kangaroos for there skin and hides.  Kangaroo’s are destroying the grassland habitat of threatened species

Impacts  Just four years ago over 1,000 kangaroo’s were killed off by the Austria government.  Kangaroos have few natural predators. ex: thylacine (), marsupial lion and the wonambi ex: thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger), marsupial lion and the wonambi

FACTS  The kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia  *A baby kangaroo is called a joey.  *A male kangaroo is commonly called an old man.  *Western Grey Kangaroos are known as stinkers.  *Male kangaroos often playfully "box" each other.  *Kangaroos can hop at speeds up to 40/60 mph., and jump 45 feet.  *Female Red Kangaroos are often called "blue Flyers".  *Eastern Gray Kangaroos are late night eaters.  Kangaroos can swim  The red kangaroo has a gestation period of 30 days and the baby weighs only 1 gram.  A group of kangaroos is known as a mob.

A mommy and its joey

Adopt a kangaroo  World Animal Foundation  It coast $35 to adopted a kangaroo  The World Animal Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of the planet and the animals that inhabit it  WAF works through public education, research, investigations, animal rescue, legislation, special events, and direct action