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Kangaroos

DESCRIPTION: These large, muscular animals aregrayish-brown to reddish-brown with a small head, large ears, and a long thicktail used for balance. It also has short forearms, strong hind legs, and longbroad back feet for hopping and standing upright SIZE: Approximately 2 m (6.6 ft) long head to tail;6-7 ft(180-210 cm)in height WEIGHT: Male - About 54 kg,Female - About 28 kg (63 lbs) FUN FACTS: In their native country of Australia,western grey kangaroo females are known as does or fliers, the males as boomersor stinkers due to their strong, curry-like smell, and the young as joeys.Kangaroos live in groups called mobs. These kangaroos are the most vocal ofthe three large kangaroo species. The mothers communicate to the joeys with aseries of clicks. When defensive, they will growl like a dog. The western greys have very closesocial bonds, keeping family connections for years. A daughter often staysclose to her mother even after she has a joey of her own. Young kangaroos sometimes box playfullyto pass the time. Adult males box to determine dominance, with the strongestmale becoming the head of the mob. Whilerunning at speeds of about 12mph, these kangaroos are able to reach 35 mph in short bursts

Koala

DESCRIPTION: Mid-sized marsupial with thick, densefur ranging in color from slate-gray to reddish-brown. They have an opposablemodified index finger that acts as a second thumb. SIZE:Male - 75-82 cm,Female - 68-73 cm WEIGHT: Male -  9.5-12.5 kg,Female - 7-9.8 kg FUN FACTS: Although koalas may look like bears,they are actually marsupials, animals with a pouch that protects developingyoung. Koalas almost never need to drink; theyget most of their water from the succulent eucalyptus leaves they eat. The word"koala" is an aboriginal word meaning "no drink animal." Koalas eat so much eucalyptus, some saythey smell like a giant eucalyptus cough drop! A koala spends over 14 hours a daysleeping. Koalasare perfectly designed for their tree-dwelling life. Their hands have a largegap between the first and second fingers and their big toe is set at a wideangle to the foot. This gives the koala a vicelike grip on branches. They comfortablysit in a tree all day because of their thickly-padded tails.

Kudu

DESCRIPTION: The kudu is a large antelope with fawncoloring and thin, white, sparse vertical stripes. Greater kudu may bedistinguished from similar species, lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis), bypresence of throat main. MALE: The male has long black twisted horns FEMALE:        Females do not have horns SIZE:   Approximately 1.2-1.5 m WEIGHT: Male 225-357.7 kg,Female 180-235 kg FUN FACTS: Kudus are one of the largest antelopes. They produce one of the loudest soundsmade by antelope in the form of a gruff bark. Kuduhorns have spirals, which allow males to spar by interlocking horns. The malesthen proceed to shove and twist until one opponent is knocked off balance andthrown down. Some reports show male kudus found with locked horns, even indeath.

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