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Kangaroo leather is a strong, lightweight leather derived from the hide of the kangaroo.. Kangaroos are harvested. [1] [2] Both the meat and the hides are sold.Although hunting most species of macropod is prohibited, a small number of the large-sized species with high populations can be hunted by commercial hunters. [3]
A Rollaboard, a type of wheeled suitcase, made by German luggage company Rimowa A perspective picture of a modern suitcase. A suitcase is a form of baggage.It is a rectangular container with a handle and is typically used to carry one's clothes and other belongings while traveling. [1]
Artificial leather fanny pack with side-release belt buckle, belt slide for adjustment and top-open zipper compartment. A waist bag, fanny pack, belt bag, moon bag, belly bag (American English), or bumbag (British English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.
Kangaroo pockets were created in the 1930s as a hand warmer to be put on sweatshirts. [3] Their functionality changed as people used them to hold phones, wallets, and other personal belongings. That caused them to become very popular with skateboarders and college students as they easily forget where they place their things.
The Buergers' tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi) [1] [2] is a subspecies of the Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo from Papua New Guinea, where they dwell mainly in tropical rainforests. Their diet consists of mostly leaves and fruit, which they find both in trees and on the ground.
The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to eastern grey kangaroos. [14] [15] The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks ...
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).
Kangaroo joey inside the pouch Female eastern grey kangaroo with mature joey in pouch. The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials and monotremes, [1] [2] [3] and rarely in males as well, such as in the yapok [4] and the extinct thylacine. The name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch".