Kangaroo Research Paper

Kangaroo? W-w-what is that?... I'm confused. Well, the kangaroo is an animal that lives in Australia, which is found in the Oceania region. The kangaroo is on the Coat of Arms and the Australian dollar coin. The kangaroo is also the national symbol of Australia. When kangaroos are alone they are nocturnal, which means that they sleep during the day and come out at night, but when they are in a group or mob, they are not. The male kangaroo is called a boomer, the female kangaroo is called a flyer, and the baby kangaroo is called a joey. The word kangaroo or macropod, means great-footed. The reason why kangaroo means great-footed is because they have strong back legs with very long feet which help them to hop, hop, hop. They also have two short arms and a tail which is used for balance. Kangaroos are usually a reddish-brown color but sometimes they are grey. Most kangaroos have darker fur on their feet,

In Australia the temperature ranges from 50°F to 77°F all year long. When it gets too warm, the kangaroos cool themselves down by covering their arms, legs, and underside with their spit to prevent overheating. Sometimes kangaroos will go into caves if it's too hot even after they have tried to cool themselves. Abiotic factors of the kangaroo are dirt, water, air, sun, and sand. The reason those are abiotic factors are because they were never were living. Biotic factors of the kangaroo are grass, fungi, seeds, spiders and insects. The reason those are biotic factors are because they were and alive. Kangaroos are herbivores, which means they only eat plants. Some predators of the kangaroo are humans, dingoes, and the Tasmanian wolf. Humans are predators of the kangaroo because we hunt them for their meat and skin. Dingoes are predators of the kangaroo because they hunt them down and eat them. The Tasmanian wolf is a predator of the kangaroo because they also hunt them down and eat