Kangaroo

             Kangaroo is a cute mammals with unique marsupials on their stomach for carry  their newborn baby. They are a famous native animals from Australia and being an iconic or symbol  animals for Australia. 

      

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Macropodiformes
Family:	Macropodidae

             Kangaroo lives in Eastern Australia, They live in small group called Troops or Herds (mobs by the Australian), typically made up by 50 or more animals. If threatened, kangaroos pound the ground with their strong feet in warning. In fighting, kangaroos kick opponents, and sometimes bite.

           Female kangaroos has a pouch on their belly, made by a fold in the skin, to cradle baby kangaroos called joeys, newborn joeys are just 1 inch long (2.5) centimeters at birth, or about a size of a grape. After birth, joeys travelled, unassisted, through their mom's thick fur to the comfort and safety of the pouch. A newborn joeys can't suckle or swallow, so the kangaroo mom uses her muscles to pump milk down its throat. At around 4 months, the joeys emerges from the pouch for short trips and for graze on grass, and small shrubs. At 10 months, the joey is mature enough to leave the pouch for good. 

         9 facts about kangaroo :

• Kangaroos are marsupials aka they carry their young in a pouch
• Although the kangaroo has many brothers that look alike, like wallabies and wallaroos
• A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A male kangaroos is a boomer and a female is a jill
• Babies kangaroo are referred to as joeys, like all other marsupials babies
• Kangaroos are indigeneous to Australia 
• Kangaroos are strict herbivores
• Kangaroo meat is commonly found in Australia and is considered to be a healthier and more sustainable option than other types of meat
• There are more kangaroos in Australia than there Australian people
• Kangaroo has three vaginas

       Most kangaroos in animal sanctuaries are quite docile and will probably just keep chewing on their grass even if you get close to them. They are used to humans and know that they are being well taken care os so unless you do something to really annoy them, you will be able to safely take a picture with a kangaroo.