Topic – Australia
When a little kangaroo
is born, it has to climb to the pouch itself without mother's help. When it doesn't find the pouch, it dies.
But when it does, it stays there for 6 months.
Kangaroos are the only large animals to use hopping as a means of locomotion. The comfortable hopping
speed for Red Kangaroos is about 2025 km/h, but they can hop as fast as 70 km/h over short distances.
Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are shortlegged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately one
metre in length and with a very short tail. The name wombat comes from the Eora Aboriginal community
who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. Wombats dig extensive burrow systems with
rodentlike front teeth and powerful claws. Although mainly crepuscular and nocturnal, wombats will
also venture out to feed on cool or overcast days. They are not as easily seen as many animals, but leave