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... kangaroo rat was given . Two kinds were collected in 1840 in south - western Australia and neither has been collected since . There Tree kangaroos . These marsupials have become re- adapted to living in trees . The front feet are larger ...
... kangaroo rat was given . Two kinds were collected in 1840 in south - western Australia and neither has been collected since . There Tree kangaroos . These marsupials have become re- adapted to living in trees . The front feet are larger ...
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... kangaroo and large joey . The grey kangaroo dwells mainly in the forest areas of Australia and is one of the largest of marsupials , rivalling the inland's red kangaroo . on the move . Also because of the food offered by tourists there ...
... kangaroo and large joey . The grey kangaroo dwells mainly in the forest areas of Australia and is one of the largest of marsupials , rivalling the inland's red kangaroo . on the move . Also because of the food offered by tourists there ...
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... Kangaroo ' and so the name was born . THE KANGAROOS These are the giants of the marsupial world and truly symbols of our unique wildlife . A giant roo may when standing reach a height of seven feet and this backed with a bulk of two ...
... Kangaroo ' and so the name was born . THE KANGAROOS These are the giants of the marsupial world and truly symbols of our unique wildlife . A giant roo may when standing reach a height of seven feet and this backed with a bulk of two ...
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