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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 || kanga-roo-a-hop


Grey Kangaroos ( macropus giganteus )

so,how does this name comes about??
when european explorers first saw these stange hopping animeals,they asked a native australian what they were called...he replied 'kangaroo', which mean 'i don't understand your question'...the explorers thought this was the animal's name...and that's how the kangaroo got its name...

they have a very large feet, of up to 45cm long,with a very strong hind legs to leap up to 13.5m...

the bew born baby,known as joey,can be as small as 25mm...and it continues to stay in the mother's pouch until it is old enough...the joey can stay in the pouch for as long as 300days...the longest in marsupials...

kangaroos don't walk,they hop...they always move both hind legs at the same time,with the tail supporting to balance...however,during swimming,kangaroos can kick each foot individually...


now,what are actually marsupials? they acre actually mammals that give birth to premature young,and continue their development outside their mother's body...so most marsupials such as kangaroos have pouch to hold their babies...however,not all marsupials have pouch...

in the early days, due to the physical seperation of australia from asia mainland,the marsupials were trapped,leaving them in a mammal and predator free environment...this thus allowed the marsupials to diverge into many different forms,which include the koala,mole,cuscus and etc...this is extra information for the study of evolution...haha

hmm...there is another type of kangaroo,known as tree-kangaroo,which i am more familiar with,due to my duties at the fragile forest,allowing me to have constant contact with the kangaroo...will upload the photo soon...haha...if you were visiting the zoo,there's a time when the kangaroos at the australian outback can roam,so you can touch them...they are very nice...

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have been holding on to withstand obstacles with fortitude. i shall continue to persevere, facing problems and solving it with encouragement from families and friends

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before you say an unkind word think of someone who can't speak before you complain about your food think of someone who has nothing to eat before you complain about life think of someone who went too early to heaven before you argue about cleaning your house think of the people who are living in the streets before whining about the distance driving to school think of someone who has to walk the same distance before complaining about your job think of the unemplyed desperate for work before you point finger or condemn another remember no humans is perfect when depressing thoughts seem to get you down thank all those around you who encourage you remember to give love always to others

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