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Identifier: allaboutanimalsf00newy (find matches)
Title: All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bros
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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KANGAROOS. THE KANGAROO. The Kangaroo lives in Aus-tralia. It is usually found in smallcompanies, and always in charge ofa leader. The kangaroo was firstdiscovered by Captain Cook, in NewSouth Wales, in 1770, and it is saidthat when the sailors asked the na-tives the name of the strange animalthey replied, Kangaroo, which, as amatter of fact, meant in their lan-guage, What do you say? How-ever, this name has remained un-changed ever since. The skin of the kangaroo makesvery fine leather, and its flesh is goodto eat. The native Australians saythat it affords the best hunting on the continent. The men ride on horse-back, while a pack of large, fierce hounds follow the kangaroo, which goes over the ground at a curious gait, consisting of a series of immense leaps. Its hind legs are of great size and strength, and when brought to bay the creature defends itself with kicks. The front legs are very small, and do not seem to be of much use except to convey food to the mouth. When a kangaroo

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