My Favorite Animal

KANGAROO

Hello Everyone!! I would like to tell you about a unique animal that I like most, it’s called Kangaroo. This unique animal, most found in Australia, is actually the biggest marsupials on earth. Therefore, kangaroo is used by the Australian Government as the symbol of Australia. Kangaroo is an herbivore type animal so that it eats grass and vegetable. One of the interesting fact about this biggest marsupial is its pouch, where a baby kangaroo live in. Baby kangaroo live in its mother’s pouch for about 7-8 months after its birth. Kangaroo has a big tail which is used to balance their jump. A kangaroo could live for about 20 years.

          A kangaroo moves with its legs and they actually jump to move. Kangaroo’s legs are absolutely strong because their habit jumping around to move. A kangaroo can jump 3 meters high, but in general kangaroo jump 80-100 centimeter high. Because of their legs strength, I might want to suggest everyone not to stand too close to a kangaroo because they could kick you hard and it will hurt you badly. A lot of people got hurt by a kangaroo mighty kick.

            Kangaroos of different types live in almost all areas of Australia, from cold-climate areas and desert plains, to tropical rainforests and beaches.There are four main types of kangaroo, The Red Kangaroo, The Eastern Grey Kangaroo, The Western Grey Kangaroo, and Antilopine Kangaroo. Four of them looks almost the same but their biggest difference are where they live.

Red Kangaroo

THE RED KANGAROO

The first type kangaroo is The Red Kangaroo (Macropus Rufus) which we could know from its name that this kangaroo is a red coloured kangaroo. The Red Kangaroo is actually the heaviest kangaroo of all and they occupy the arid and semi-arid centre of the country. The male kangaroo could grow until 2 meters tall and weight 90 kilograms.

                                       

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

THE EASTERN GREY KANGAROO

The Eastern Grey Kangaroo is the less known kangaroo, but most often seen. This type of kangaroo covers the fertile eastern part of the country and occupies more area than the other Kangaroo. This kangaroo is a grey coloured kangaroo as it name says and usually found in moister, more fertile areas than the Red. The average weight of this type of kangaroo is 50 kilograms depends on its sex and its average height is 2 meters.

Western Grey Kangaroo

THE WESTERN GREY KANGAROO

The Western Grey Kangaroo is a more common kangaroo than the Eastern. This kangaroo occupies the western area of the country. This type of kangaroo weighs 28–54 kg and length 0.84–1.1meters with 80–100 centimeters tail, standing approximately 1.3 meters tall. Western Grey Kangaroo

Antilopine Kangaroo

THE ANTILOPINE KANGAROO

The Antilopine Kangaroo is just the same like Western and Eastern Kangaroo, but for me The antilopine kangaroo is the most unique kangaroo, because of their sexual dimorphism. Male antilopine kangaroos are mostly reddish coloured, but female antilopine kangaroos are mostly greyer. 

Source:
- Wikipedia.org
- Livescience.com
- Discovery.com
- Australiawildlife.com