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GRAY KANGAROO
This ’roo would be the most valuable
player on your football team.
TRUE. At 30 miles an hour, it’d make it
from the 50 -yard line to the end zone in
less than five seconds.
Kangaroos rely on their speed to
catch food.
FALSE. They eat grass—you can’t get
slower than that.
A gray kangaroo is the real Bigfoot.
TRUE. With 18-inch-long feet, it would
need shoes twice as long as most men’s.
It’s no wonder scientists call them macro-
pods, which means “big feet.”
Male kangaroos are called boomers.
TRUE. Females are called does and babies
are joeys.
Moving at top speed, a kangaroo
tires quickly.
FALSE. Due to its body design, the faster
it moves, the less energy it uses.
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