The Mighty Jungle
The Mighty Jungle, #5
Reeks: The Mighty Jungle
Paul A. Lynch
- Kangaroos
- have
- been
- an
- iconic
- symbol
- of
- Australia
- for
- centuries,
- and
- it's
- easy
- to
- see
- why.These
- marsupials
- are
- some
- of
- the
- most
- fascinating
- animals
- on
- the
- planet,
- with
- their
- unique
- ability
- to
- hop
- around
- and
- their
- distinctive
- physical
- features.
- But
- what
- else
- do
- we
- know
- about
- kangaroos?For
- starters,
- kangaroos
- are
- some
- of
- the
- world's
- largest
- marsupials.
- They
- can
- reach
- heights
- of
- over
- two
- meters
- and
- weigh
- up
- to
- 90
- kilograms,
- making
- them
- a
- force
- to
- be
- reckoned
- with.
- They
- use
- their
- powerful
- hind
- legs
- to
- propel
- themselves
- forward
- in
- leaps
- of
- up
- to
- nine
- meters
- in
- a
- single
- bound,
- reaching
- speeds
- of
- over
- 40
- kilometers
- per
- hour.
- They
- also
- have
- the
- ability
- to
- swim
- and
- can
- even
- use
- their
- tail
- as
- a
- rudder
- when
- crossing
- streams
- and
- rivers.Kangaroos
- are
- also
- known
- to
- be
- incredibly
- social
- animals,
- enjoying
- grazing
- in
- large
- herds
- in
- the
- Australian
- outback.
- They
- use
- vocalizations
- and
- scent
- marking
- to
- communicate
- with
- other
- kangaroos
- in
- their
- area.
- They
- live
- in
- organized
- family
- groups,
- but
- can
- also
- be
- found
- living
- in
- solitary
- lifestyles.Kangaroos
- are
- also
- very
- intelligent
- animals,
- with
- some
- studies
- suggesting
- that
- they
- can
- even
- learn
- to
- recognize
- their
- own
- reflection
- in
- a
- mirror.
- They
- are
- also
- known
- to
- be
- incredibly
- curious
- and
- playful,
- often
- playing
- with
- sticks
- and
- chasing
- each
- other
- around.Kangaroos
- are
- herbivores,
- meaning
- that
- they
- only
- eat
- plant-based
- foods
- such
- as
- grasses,
- leaves,
- and
- fruits.
- They
- can
- survive
- in
- many
- different
- habitats,
- from
- the
- harsh
- desert
- of
- Australia
- to
- the
- lush
- rainforests
- of Queensland.
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