Kangaroo

Lives•Kangaroos live in Australia and New Guinea in rain forests and grass lands.

BabiesThe babies are called rats, wallabies , or joeys. They grow to be 13 inches and weigh 2 pounds in a pouch. Gestation is 3 to 5 weeks and then the joey stays in the pouch for 7 weeks.

Eating• Kangaroos eat mushrooms, leaves, fruit, and grass.

A young kangarooEating.

Enemies• Their enemies are dingoes and other

wild meat eating animals.

Bibliography

•Mla style “kangaroo”Britannica school edition Encyclopadia Britannica 2010 web.5 oct. 2010 http://school.eb.com/artical/?articled=353317.•