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Animal Fact File
Name: Kangaroo
Type: Mammal
Home: Australia
Habitat: Various places, including forest
Food: Grass
Body: Strong tail and back legs; long, pointed ears. Some grow 2 metres tall. Female kangaroos have a pouch, where their babies live.
Life span: About 6 years
Family: A baby kangaroo is called a joey. When it is small it eats, sleeps and travels in the mother's pouch.
It can: hop quickly on two legs; walk slowly on four legs; jump very high and swim.
It can't: walk backwards.
Fun facts
- There are more kangaroos than humans in Australia!
- There are four different types of kangaroos.
- A group of kangaroos is called a 'mob', a 'troop' or a 'court'.
Which animals do you like? Tell us about animals in your country!
Name: Lion
Type: Carnivorous
Home: África
Habitat: open hábitats such as savannas, plains and grasslands
Food: meats from large herbivores such as zebras, buffaloes and antelopes.
Body: Muscular, strong and compact, with powerful legs, a large head and sharp jaws and fangs for hunting large prey.
Life span: 15 - 16 adult female y 8 - 10 adult male.
Family: It is a carnivorous mammal of the felid family and one of the 4 species of the Panthera genus.
It can: A lion can defend its territory by marking it and roaring, hunt large herbivores in packs (mainly lionesses), and take care of its young.
It can´t: live without food or water, nor can tolerate intense cold
NAME: Tortie
TYPE: Cat
HOME: Romania
HABITAT: My friend`s flat
FOOD: cat`s wet food
COLOUR: Tortieshell
AGE: 7 Years
FAVOURITE SPOT: under the sofa
SHE CAN: jump (though it is really hard for her because she got hurt and her legs are very weak)
SHE CAN`T: run fast
Name: Kangaroo
Type: Mammal
Home: Australia
Habitat: Various places, including forest
Food: Grass
Body: Strong tail and back legs; long, pointed ears. Some grow 2 metres tall. Female kangaroos have a pouch, where their babies live.
Life span: About 6 years
Family: A baby kangaroo is called a joey. When it is small it eats, sleeps and travels in the mother's pouch.
It can: hop quickly on two legs; walk slowly on four legs; jump very high and swim.
It can't: walk backwards.
The tiger is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. Wikipedia
Eats: Wild boar, Sambar deer
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
Lifespan: 10 – 15 years (In the wild)
Speed: 49 – 65 km/h (Adult, In Short Bursts)
Mass: 90 – 310 kg (Male, Adult), 65 – 170 kg (Female, Adult)
Name: Pussy
Type: Three - legged cat (because of car accident when I was away)
Home: Indonesia
Habitat: Every room in my house except my dad's room
Hobby: Sleeping, asking and pleading for food
Personality: Lazy, always hungry, lovely, introvert cat
Color: Gray - brownish, white bone
Loves: Food, my family, and of course, treats, pawing me
Name: Arctic foxes
Scientific Name: Vulpes lagopus
Type: Mammals
Diet: Omnivore
Group Name: Skulk, leash
Average Life Span In The Wild: 3 to 6 years
Size: Head and body: 18 to 26.75 inches; tail: up to 13.75 inches
Weight: 6.5 to 17 pounds
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