THE RED KANGAROO

PASSPORT

NAME: Red Kangaroo

HEIGHT: 2 metres
WEIGHT: 90 kg.
LENGTH OF TAIL: 1 metre
FEEDING: Herbivorous (mainly grasses)
HABITAT: Australia
COLOUR: Red-brown
LOCOMOTION: Hopping
OTHER FEATURES: pouch for joeys
(females), largest mammal in its habitat.

1. Look at the red kangaroo’s passport and circle the correct option to
complete its description:

The red kangaroo is the largest / shortest bird / mammal in

Australia / America . The males grow up to 1.5 / 2 metres tall / wide
and weigh up to 90 / 80 kg. They have got a muscular leg that can be 1 /
0.5 metre long. They use this tail as a third leg for balance. The red
kangaroo is an carnivore / herbivore , and it eats mainly grasses / meat .
It has got short red-brown / grey fur. Its means of locomotion is
hopping /crawling . The females have got a pouch, called marsupium, in
which joeys complete postnatal development.

2. Match the questions on the left to the answers on the right:

1. What animal is it? a. Mainly grasses.

2. How tall is it? b. Red-brown.
3. How heavy is it? c. Females have got a pouch.
4. How long is its tail? d. In Australia.
5. What does it eat? e. The red kangaroo.
6. Where does it live? f. Hopping.
7. What colour is it? g. Up to 2 metres.
8. What is its means of locomotion? h. 1 metre.
9. Has it got any other special feature? i. Up to 90 kg.