Monday, November 30, 2009

Boxing Kangaroo Turns on Trainers

Red Kangaroo


The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial. Females have one baby at a time, which at birth is smaller than a tennis ball. The infant immediately climbs into its mother's pouch and does not emerge for two months. A baby kangaroo is called a joey. Eventually, the joey will stick it's arms and head out of its mom's pouch. Red kangaroos hop on their back that are legs full of muscle. Female red kangaroos are smaller,lighter and faster. Male kangaroos are much more powerful. They have very sharp claws on their feet and use them to fight enemies. Red kangaroos are being hunted for their fur and meat. Kangaroo meat is becoming popular in some countries.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Lynx


Lynxes are very cool carnivores.Lynx eat mice,squirrels,and birds but their favorite meal are Snowshoe Hare.Lynx breed in early spring or late winter and about two months later the female gives birth to a litter of 1-4.Lynxes are mammals so that means their young do not hatch from an egg. Lynx hunt at night so they are rarely seen by humans.The lynx is a cat that hunts the northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. Very little lynx survive in Europe but when they do lynx are mostly bigger than the ones that live in North America. Lynx have very good hearing thanks to their tufts on their ears.The tufts act as hearing aids to help them hear.Not only do lynx have great hearing but also they have very keen eyesight.They can see a mouse from about 250 feet away. Lynx are endangered because hunters hunt them for their beautiful fur.