KANGAROO

Kangaroos are marsupials. They are the only large mammal that can hop. They live in groups called mobs. Males Kangaroosare called bucks and female kangaroos are called does. Their Babies are called joeys.

Kangaroos are herbivores. They eat only grasses, leaves and the shoots of small trees. As they do most of their feeding in the evening or at night they are nocturnal animals.

Kangaroos are very good swimmers but they will only take to water when chased or if they have no other choice. They have very good hearing, eyesight and sense of smell. Kangaroos rest in the heat of the day. They dig shallow holes under trees and lie in the cool sand.