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The name of this word comes from the word “gangurru” which was used by the Guuga Yimithir citizens of Far North Queensland. An English traveler James Cook first documented the word as “kangaroo” or “kanguru” in the year 1770. The word “kangaroo” was supposedly meant to mean “ I don’t understand you”. Furthermore, its scientific name is Osphranter rufus. Last, the males are called “boomers”, the females “blue flyers” because of the blue-grey black fur they have and the babies are called “Joeys”.

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Red kangaroos are herbivores, meaning they eat grass and other plants. Unlike other herbivores the red kangaroos have a different stomach. Kangaroos only have a single chambered stomach which means their stomach doesn’t allow a full digestion of food. For this reason a kangaroo would throw up to chew it before swallowing again. Kangaroos play a crucial part in the animal food chain. In their role as prey, kangaroos offer an outstanding protein source to organisms that hunt them as food. Organisms that hunt red kangaroos are dingos, humans and wedge-tailed eagles

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Red kangaroos live in the dry and semi-dry open plains and woodlands of Central Australia. Unlike some species, red kangaroos can live in areas without much water. Some parks you can find red kangaroos in, are the following:

Brindingabba National Park

Gundabooka National Park

Guuga Ngurra National Park

Kalyarr National Park

And more, all in which are located in Australia.

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The red kangaroos Kingdom classification is: Anamalia, the Phylum is: Chordata, its class is: Mammalia, it’s Order is: Diprotodontia, its Family is: Macropodidae, its Genus is: Osphranter and it’s Species is: Osphranter rufus\Red Kangaroo. These kangaroos are related to tiny hare-wallabies to typical wallabies and wallaroos and grey kangaroos. Lastly, their population in the wild is 5.8 million in the year 2017.

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Red kangaroos reproduce sexually. The females shed an egg from their ovary and it’s carried down the fallopian tube where, if it encounters the sperm, the egg is fertilised and then it implants itself in the wall of its mother’s uterus. The joey then uses its sense of smell to lead its way to the mom’s pouch pulling itself along using its sharp claws. Once it gets there it will remain there for at least another 8 months. It will stay there for 8 months because it cant fend for itself, the pouch is like a nursing station for it. The life span of a red kangaroo is up to 22 years. The life cycle of a red kangaroo is, birth: when they are born, joeys are only 2 grams, neonate: this is the stage where they use their sense of smell to lead them to their mother’s pouch, pouch: it is when the joey is in the pouch and is nursing on the mom for anther 8 months, joey: which is when the baby is old enough to get out the mothers uterus and starts being independent at about 8-10 months, adolescent: in adolescence males mature at 2-3 years old and females mature at 2 years old, this stage is when the joey is independent, kangaroo: this is when the kangaroo is a fully grown adult.

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Red kangaroos are the largest kangaroos of Australia! The red kangaroos walk on 2 feet and jump up to 45 feet (13.5 meters)!The body weight of a male is around 22-92kg (49-203 lb) and a female is around 17-39kg (37-86 lb). The head-body length of a male red kangaroo is around 93.5-140 cm (3.07-4.6 ft) and a female is around 74.5-110cm (2.44-3.6ft). The tail length of a male is 70-100cm (2.4-3ft) and a female is 64.5-90cm (2.11-3ft). Moreover the color of the males usually is orange red. Though females are often blue grey. But both males and females are a light whitish colour underneath.

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Humans do eat red kangaroos and use their meat for pet food but, they aren’t endangered. In fact they are the IUCN’S least concern. 11.5 million red kangaroos are left in Australia, in New South Wales (3.9 million) and Queensland (5.7 million). Last, the estimated population in Western Australia is 638,185.

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when joeys are born they are only 1 inch. (2.5cm)! That’s less than 1 gram.

Red kangaroos are very intelligent creatures. As a matter of fact they feel pain, fear and grieve.

Kangaroos are very good swimmers. As they can go farther than 300 meters!

When red kangaroos get frightened they often go to the water.

The gestation period takes about 33 days.

When 2 males fight it is very brutal. They risk broken bones and serious injuries.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCcLMNcWZOc

https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/ology-cards/310-red-kangaroo#:~:text=The%20red%20kangaroo%20is%20an,kangaroo%20is%20pretty%20amazing%2C%20too.

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https://learningcorner.co/explain-anything/4273#:~:text=Inside%20the%20pouch%2C%20the%20joey,it%20grows%20bigger%20and%20stronger.

https://denverzoo.org/animals/red-kangaroo/

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Kangaroo Boxing Fight | Life Story | BBC Earth

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Joeys are just about 1 inch long and hairless at birth and stay in their pouches for 8 months

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This animal was a very interesting species to learn about and it’s a very crucial part of the ecosystem like every other animal. I hope you enjoyed this presentation about this very interesting species!