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    Habitat Kangaroo Rats

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    Endangered Species Kangaroo Rat Habitat The Kangaroo Rat lives in arid areas. Many live in the western and southwestern deserts of the US such as California‚ and between the Sierra Nevada /Cacscade and Rocky mountains from southern Canada to central Mexico. The type of habitat Kangaroo Rats live in are sandy‚ rocky soils in deserts with little vegetation. They live in underground burrows that go in at an angle. Some Kangaroo Rats prefer to live in grass-land habitats that are well developed

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    Kangaroo Research Paper

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    6th Hour Biology II MIkey Esteban Mr. Heeney 6th Hour Desert Rat-Kangaroo Classification Kingdom: Animalia: Is the big majority of the world’s life. Mostly insects because there is a mass majority of them. But there is also a big majority of mammals. Phylum: Chordata: Basically the amount of development in the notch cord that also changes the appearance and is also connected to the nervous system which modifies that when it develops. Class: Mammalia: Warm blooded animal that is warmed

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    Characteristics of Life Activity---Kangaroo Kangaroos are the multicellular animals and they are complex one because they are mammals. As we all know they are the only large animals to use hopping as a means of locomotion and they also hop really fast. The comfortable hopping speed for red kangaroo is about 20–25 km/h (13–16 mph)‚ but speeds of up to 70 km/h (44 mph) can be attained‚ over short distances‚ while it can sustain a speed of 40 km/h (25 mph) for nearly. They are also adept swimmers

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    Kangaroo Comparison

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    A kangaroo bounds across the rusty-red windswept outback; the setting sun‚ glowing a brilliant red‚ casts a shadow that grows longer and longer as the kangaroo continues on it path. This iconic picture of Australia is used across the world to promote the country. Compare this image to the image of the Midwest; rows of corn that stretch for as far as the eye can see‚ with an occasional deer running from field to field across the small country roads. These descriptions paint a picture of both countries

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    Red Kangaroos

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    The red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest surviving marsupial anywhere in the world. The Red Kangaroo occupies the arid and semi-arid centre of the country. The highest population densities of the Red Kangaroo occur in the rangelands of western New South Wales. Red kangaroos are commonly mistaken as the most abundant species of kangaroo‚ but eastern greys actually have a larger population.[18] A large male can be 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall and weigh 90 kg (200 lb).[19] The eastern grey kangaroo

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    Tree Kangaroos

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    Our topic is about tree kangaroos. They are one of the many endangered species on our world‚ and we think that the tree kangaroo should be saved. This essay is going to tell the reader about tree kangaroos‚ and give reasons to preserve this species. Tree kangaroos should be saved because they are a type of animal in our world and they should stay that way. In the vast planet we have learned to call home‚ every animal counts. The tree kangaroos’ population is slowly disintegrating. Before we talk

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    Ultimately‚ the Kangaroo has to be Australia’s most famous and significant icon‚ it is known by the majority of people around the world and associated always with Australia. Due to the similarities it shares with the Australian character‚ it is recognised as the typical icon of Australia. The kangaroo represents Australia in many ways including: the logo for Qantas airlines‚ mascots for many sporting teams‚ and all products made in Australia are represented by the gold and green kangaroo trademark. Likewise

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    Kangaroos Research Paper

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    Kangaroos Kangaroos are an important part of Australia’s culture. Countless songs‚ books‚ and movies have been created about kangaroos. Even though kangaroos are cute and cuddly‚ there is much more to their unique lifestyle. A kangaroo has a very distinctive physical description‚ diet‚ defense system‚ and facts that fits with their special lifestyle. While researching kangaroos‚ the first quality that I found to be unique to this animal was their appearance. A kangaroo’s body structure is what

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    Rats

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    Rats are various medium sized rodents. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus‚ the most important of which to humans are the black rat‚ Rattus rattus‚ and the brown rat‚ R. norvegicus. Many members of other rodent genera and families are also called rats and share many characteristics with true rats. A rat has an average life span of 2-3 years[1]. Rats are distinguished from mice by their size; rats generally have bodies longer than 12 cm (5 in). Contents [hide] * 1 Species and description

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    Introduction In Australia‚ kangaroos are endemic marsupials from the family Macropodidae in Australia (Bradford‚ 2016). Under genus Macropus‚ there are 4 largest macropods that known as “great kangaroo” which are antilopine kangaroo‚ the eastern grey kangaroo‚ the western grey kangaroo and the red kangaroo (Bradford‚ 2016). Kangaroos vary in size across the species which red kangaroo is the largest marsupial with can grow to 1.6m and 90kg in weight while musky rat-kangaroo is only 6 to 8 inches and

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