67 Kangaroo Life

Here are some facts about kangaroos. The mother kangaroo is called a doe. The father kangaroo is called a boomer. The baby kangaroo is called a joey. A joey is born in the pouch of its mother. It is no more than one inch long when born. It stays in the pouch for about six months. Then it hops out. It hops back in. It does this for about two months. At eight months, it leaves the pouch for good.

Kangaroos live in groups called mobs. A mob has about 20 kangaroos. Kangaroos eat grass. They eat leaves. They eat roots. They eat herbs. Kangaroos are very fast. They can leap 30 feet. They can leap 10 feet high. They can run 40 miles per hour. They can swim. They are good fighters. They box with their front legs. They kick with their back legs. They use their tails for balance. They are strong animals.

以下是一些關於袋鼠的事實。母袋鼠稱為 doe，公袋鼠稱為 boomer，幼袋鼠稱為 joey。幼袋鼠出生時在母親的育兒袋中，出生時長度不超過一英寸。它會在育兒袋中待約六個月，然後跳出來，再跳回去，這樣持續約兩個月。八個月後，它會永久離開育兒袋。

袋鼠生活在稱為「群體」的群組中，一個群體約有 20 隻袋鼠。袋鼠吃草、吃葉子、吃根莖、吃草藥。袋鼠非常迅速，它們能跳 30 英尺遠，能跳 10 英尺高，能以每小時 40 英里的速度奔跑，還能游泳。袋鼠是優秀的戰士，它們用前腿拳擊，用後腿踢，並用尾巴保持平衡。袋鼠是強壯的動物。