Macropus

Being the second largest marsupial in Australia, the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a very well-known species of kangaroo. It belongs to the class Mammalia and the average lifespan is 8-10 years. The maximum body structure is 7 feet tall and 120 pounds. Eastern grey kangaroos can reach speeds over 35 miles an hour, jump 6 feet high, and cover 25 feet across. That’s twice as far as the average 12-year-old girl’s long jump! In order to survive, animals have physical body parts, which are also known as structures. These structures each have particular functions (jobs) to them. Three valuable structures of eastern grey kangaroos are their large ears, big feet, and strong tails. Their ears, large and independently swiveling, can…

wildlife organizations. Of all the kangaroos in the world, the few that people are familiar with are the Antilopine Kangaroo, the Red Kangaroo, the Western Gray Kangaroo and the Eastern Gray Kangaroo. Other kangaroos that might be recognizable are the Wallabies or the very small Tree Kangaroo. The red kangaroo is a unique animal in the ways of their lifestyles and body structure. Kangaroos are all different in specific characteristics but they all come together to form the family Macropodidae.…

*The vibrissae on the muzzle and extremities are well developed *In most Metatheria the tail is well developed; in climbing forms (several opossums and phalangeridae) it may be prehensile *The prehensile tail of several arboreal forms is hairless or has a hairless tip …

soils, plants, animals, water supply and fire history. They know how to use plants properly and can read animal tracks. Despite the harsh climate, the Uluru National Park is a home to hundreds of different animal and bird species which play an important role in Anangu Tjukurpa. There are types of mice, dingoes, kangaroos, snakes, lizards and birds that are found in the area. Many animals are also culturally important to the Indigenous people. There are 21 rare mammal’s species in the park…

(Geoffroy’s marmoset); bottom left, Pan troglodytes (common chimpanzee); bottom right Sanguinus oedipus (cotton-top tamarin). The two photographs on the right hand side are of Callitrichidae which are the exceptions to the normal primate rule and have claws rather than nails on most of their fingers. Figure 5 shows a examples of the flattened nails that are characteristic of primate digits and at the same time shows that rules are always made to be broken since in some primates the nail has…