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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 75. Chapters: Agile wallaby, Allied rock-wallaby, Antilopine kangaroo, Banded hare-wallaby, Bennett's tree-kangaroo, Black-flanked rock-wallaby, Black-striped wallaby, Black dorcopsis, Black wallaroo, Bridled nail-tail wallaby, Brown's pademelon, Brown dorcopsis, Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Buergers' Tree-kangaroo, Calaby's pademelon, Cape York rock-wallaby, Common wallaroo, Crescent nail-tail wallaby, Dingiso, Dorcopsis (genus), Dorcopsulus, Doria's tree-kangaroo, Dusky pademelon, Eastern grey kangaroo, Eastern hare-wallaby, Godman's rock-wallaby, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, Gray dorcopsis, Grizzled tree-kangaroo, Herbert's rock-wallaby, Ifola tree-kangaroo, Kangaroo meat, Lagorchestes, Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lowlands tree-kangaroo, Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo, Macleay's dorcopsis, Macropodidae, Macropodinae, Macropod hybrids, Macropus, Mareeba rock-wallaby, Matschie's tree-kangaroo, Monjon, Mountain pademelon, Mount Claro rock-wallaby, Nabarlek, Northern nail-tail wallaby, Parma wallaby, Proserpine rock-wallaby, Purple-necked rock-wallaby, Quokka, Red-legged pademelon, Red-necked pademelon, Red-necked wallaby, Red kangaroo, Rothschild's rock-wallaby, Rufous hare-wallaby, Short-eared rock-wallaby, Small dorcopsis, Spectacled hare-wallaby, Sthenurinae, Sustainable wildlife enterprises, Swamp wallaby, Tammar wallaby, Tasmanian pademelon, Tenkile, Toolache wallaby, Unadorned rock-wallaby, Ursine tree-kangaroo, Western brush wallaby, Western grey kangaroo, Whiptail wallaby, White-striped dorcopsis, Yellow-footed rock-wallaby. Excerpt: The kangaroo () is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning 'large foot'). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country of Australia. The smaller macropods are found in Australia and New Guinea. Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head. Like most marsupials, female kangaroos have a pouch called a marsupium in which joeys complete postnatal development. Larger kangaroos have adapted much better to changes brought to the Australian landscape by humans and though many of their smaller cousins are endangered, they are plentiful. They are not farmed to any extent, but wild kangaroos are shot for meat, leather hides, and to protect grazing land for sheep and cattle. Although there is some controversy, harvesting kangaroo meat has many environmental and health benefits over traditional meats. The kangaroo is an unofficial symbol of Australia, and appears as an emblem on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, and is used by some of Australia's well known organisations, including Qantas and the Royal Australian Air Force. The kangaroo is important to both Australian culture and the national image, and consequently there are numerous popular culture references. A male red kangaroo seen at Taronga Western Plains ZooThe word "kangaroo" derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to grey kangaroos. The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks to repair damage sustained on the Great Barrier Reef. Cook first referred to ka
