THE KANGAROO FAMILY
The members of the kangaroo family vary considerably in size; while the smaller species are no bigger than a rabbit, the larger ones are often five or six feet high. An inhabitant of Australia and New Guinea, the kangaroo covers the ground by making long springs, holding its small forelimbs against its chest and its enormous tail as a balance. One leap may be as long as ten yards. It feeds chiefly on shrubs, heather and grass. Among other members of the family are wallabies, tree kangaroos, and the kangaroo rats. The feature of their order is that they carry their helpless new-born babies in a pouch.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 5 January 1945, Page 2
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110THE KANGAROO FAMILY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 5 January 1945, Page 2
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