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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 ...
Old Man Kangaroo Kangaroo The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo: Rudyard Kipling [1] [2] Roo and his mother, Kanga: Kangaroo Winnie-the-Pooh: A.A. Milne: Red Kangaroo Kangaroo, Red Dot and the Kangaroo: Ethel C. Pedley Sour Kangaroo Kangaroo: Horton Hears a Who! Dr. Seuss: A cold-hearted kangaroo who destroys Horton's spirit about people on tiny ...
It is also known as the great grey kangaroo and the forester kangaroo. Although a big eastern grey male can typically weigh up to 69 kg (152 lb) and have a length of well over 2 m (6 ft 7 in), [ 4 ] the scientific name, Macropus giganteus (gigantic large-foot), is misleading: the red kangaroo of the semi-arid inland is larger, weighing up to 90 ...
The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus [5]) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across mainland Australia , except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia , the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern ...
The western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), also referred to as a western grey giant kangaroo, black-faced kangaroo, mallee kangaroo, sooty kangaroo and (when referring to the Kangaroo Island subspecies) Kangaroo Island grey kangaroo, [4] is a large and very common kangaroo found across almost the entire southern part of Australia, from just south of Shark Bay through coastal Western ...
The researchers' use of IVF on kangaroo eggs and sperm may help support the conservation of those marsupials, said Andres Gambini, lead researcher and University of Queensland lecturer.
Young kangaroo. Matschie's tree-kangaroo lives in the mountainous rainforests at elevations of between 1,000 and 3,000 metres (3,300 and 9,800 ft). The kangaroo tends to live either alone or with very small groups, usually composed of just a female, a joey, and a male. They spend most of their time in the trees and come down occasionally to feed.
Tree-kangaroo habitats are being destroyed or replaced by logging and timber production, along with coffee, rice and wheat production. This habitat loss can make tree-kangaroos more exposed to predators, such as feral domestic dogs. Being hunted by local community members also contributes markedly to the declines in tree-kangaroo populations. [19]