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FUN FACTS
Kangaroo
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Most kangaroos are left-handed but not all.
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When on land, kangaroos use their hind legs at the same time to hop around; but when swimming, they kick their legs independently of each other.
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They are capable of hopping over 25 miles per hour! Their speed and stamina frustrate our pet wolf to no end!
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A herd of kangaroos is called a mob.
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The winner of a kangaroo fight is usually the one boxing more than kicking.
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Female kangaroos are always pregnant (except on the day they give birth) and will freeze an embryo if their current joey hasn’t left the pouch.
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Female kangaroos can tell what the sex their offspring is.
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In Australia, kangaroos outnumber humans 2 to 1!
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Joeys have been known to jump head-first into their mother’s pouch.
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