Doing a project and i need Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, and Smell. Any information would be helpful and you could totally forget about taste.
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Kangaroos are marsupials endemic to Australia.
There are over 60 species, ranging in size from the tiny musky-rat kangaroo to the better-known large Red Kangaroo.
The Red Kangaroo is the largest of all marsupials.
The mother kangaroo can carry two different aged joeys simultaneously, yet feed them on two different types of milk according to their developmental needs.
Female kangaroos spend their reproductive years in an almost continuous state of pregnancy. They have the ability to “suspend” the development of the embryo, depending on whether the environmental conditions are favourable to the raising of another joey, such as when food sources are plentiful.
The kangaroo is on the Australian dollar coin.
Kangaroos chew their cud, like cattle.
Kangaroos have just four pairs of teeth. As the front ones are worn down by chewing tough grasses, they fall out, and the ones from the back move forwards to take their place.
Kangaroos are strong swimmers.
If they are near waterways when threatened by animals such as domestic dogs, kangaroos have been known to drag the dog down into the water to try to drown it.
The kangaroo and emu are on the Australian coat of arms because neither creature has ever been observed walking backwards. They have come to represent progress and an unwillingness to back down.
Male kangaroos often “box” amongst each other, playfully, for dominance, or in competition for mates. Their forepaws are short but dextrous in punching and grappling with the foe, but there is real danger in a serious kick with the hindleg. The sharp toenails can disembowel an opponent.
Kangaroos have the ability to hear very well: kangaroos can twitch their ears independently around to determine the direction of specific sounds, much as a cat does.
Kangaroos are able to travel long distances at a high speed, expending very little energy. They are very energy-efficient, and this is linked directly to the physical action of bringing their hind legs up with each hop. Every hop literally refills the lungs.
Kangaroos have large, strong tendons in their hind legs which act as “springs”. The springing motion requires less energy than running does, so kangaroos are able to bound for longer distances than other mammals with the standard four legs can run. They have strong back legs and elongated hind feet for bounding.
There are many special and unusual features that a kangaroo has.
The mother kangaroo spends most of her adult life pregnant, but in drought times, she has the ability to indefinitely “freeze” the development of the young embryo until food sources are replenished.
The mother can also produce two different types of milk to suit the needs of two different aged joeys. She might have a more mature joey that spends less time in the pouch, while a very young embryo has attached itself to a teat. Each joey has different milk requirements – which the mother is able to supply.
Kangaroos are able to travel long distances at a high speed, expending very little energy. They are very energy-efficient, and this is linked directly to the physical action of bringing their hind legs up with each hop. Every hop literally refills the lungs.
Kangaroos have large, strong tendons in their hind legs which act as “springs”. The springing motion requires less energy than running does, so kangaroos are able to bound for longer distances than other mammals with the standard four legs can run. They have strong back legs and elongated hind feet for bounding.
Kangaroos are strong swimmers. Many parts of Australia are subject to seasonal flooding rains, but the kangaroo’s body shape does not prohibit it from swimming. In fact, kangaroos have been observed swimming to offshore islands off the southern coast. This is the only time the kangaroo’s hind legs move independently of each other.
Kangaroos are more active in the cooler hours of the early morning and the late afternoon. During the heat of the day they are more sedentary, lying around quietly and chewing their cud.
The teeth of the kangaroo are continuously being worn down by the tough grasses they eat. Instead of continuously growing, once a kangaroo’s front teeth are worn down completely, they fall out, and the back teeth move forwards to take the place of the worn front teeth. Kangaroos have four such pairs of chewing teeth.
Kangaroos have the ability to hear very well: kangaroos can twitch their ears independently around to determine the direction of specific sounds, much as a cat does
They have long, strong tails for balancing….!!
by: Philip Steele
on: 8th November 12