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Nowwe'reenteringKangarooCountry.
Inall, therearemorethanfiftydifferentspeciesofkangaroo, andtheadvantageofzooslikeoursisthatyouseethemintheirnaturalhabitat.
Theoneswehaveallliveinthegrasslands.
Onmyright, youcanseeoneofthebiggesttypes: theredkangaroo.
Ittravelsabout 20 milesperhour.
Itlookslikehardwork, buthoppingactuallyletsthekangarooconservemoreenergythananotheranimalcouldwhenrunningonfourlegs.
Infact, uptoacertainpoint, thefasterakangaroogoesthemoreenergyitconserves.
Ratherthantakingmorehopstoincreasespeed, thekangaroomakesthelengthofeachjumplonger.
Let'sstophereforaminute.
Takealookoveronyourrightatthisgroupofkangaroosresting.
Canyouseethattheirearsaremoving? Hearingmaywellbethekangaroo'smostimportantsense.
Theirtwolargeearscanmoveindependently, sosometimesoneearispointingforwardandtheothertowardtherear.
Kangaroos'eyesightisalsoexcellent.
Theyhaveawidefieldofvisionand, likemostgrazinganimals, theyareespeciallygoodatdetectingmovement.
Beforewemoveon, I'dliketopointoutonemorething: Ifyoulookclosely, youcanseeajoeythat'sababykangaroopeeringoutofitsmother'spouch.
Beforelongthatjoeywillbeoutofthepouchforgood.
Themotherwillpushitoutbythetimeit'seightmonthsold.