KangaroosThis exciting new series gives readers an intimate glimpse into the lives of intriguing creatures. Each chapter begins with a list of interesting facts to whet the reader's appetite. "I Didn't Know That" boxes introduce little-known facts as well. Readers learn why these species behave as they do; how they feed, communicate, and reproduce; and how pollution and habitat destruction are impacting their populations. |
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Contents CHAPTER 1 The Big Four | 6 |
Little Big Feet | 10 |
Why So Timid and So Fast? | 16 |
Copyright | |
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Aborigines ancestors animal that eats antilopine kangaroo baby Belinda Wright brush-tailed bettong CHAPTER claws Daniel Zupanc deer DIDN digest dogs EARLY KANGAROOS eastern gray kangaroo endangered energy extinct feed fight forest forward fossil foxes give birth groom habitat herbivores hind feet hunted incisors kangaroo mother kangaroos are shot Ken Griffiths kicks large kangaroos live Long-nosed potoroos males marsupials Martin Harvey mate milk million years ago Modern kangaroos molars months mother's pouch musky rat-kangaroo Nailtail wallabies OMNIVORE open plains outback pademelons 11 Parma wallabies plants potoroids pounds predators quokka ready red kangaroo joey red-necked pademelon red-necked wallabies Rottnest Island rufous hare wallabies sheep and cattle Small forelegs small joey smaller kangaroos species of kangaroo spectacled hare wallaby speed sthenurine kangaroos tail Tasmanian Tasmanian devil teat THREAT DISPLAYS thylacine Today tree wallabies 9 wallaroo weaned weigh Western Australia woodland WORLD OF Kangaroos