The Red Kangaroo
The Red Kangaroo is found in Outback Australia and like to live near the margins of the creek during the peak of summer however they may move to higher grounds in the rainy season to avoid thick clays of soil.
Structural adaptations:
- Red Kangaroos have long, strong tails for balancing
- When pregnant, the female kangaroo is able to freeze the development of the young embryo during drought times until the food sources are replenished.
- Then the teeth of the kangaroo have been warn out after eating tough grass, the front teeth fall out and the back teeth more forward to replace the front teeth, the kangaroos have four pairs of chewing teeth.
Physiological Adaptations:
- Fur reflects 30% of heat from the sun.
- Cooling techniques such as panting, sweating and licking
- Shivering produces heat (like humans)
Behavioural adaptations:
- Male kangaroos will fight for dominance in their mob and the females will only mate with the dominant males.
- Red kangaroos travel and feed in mobs mostly as a protective adaptation.
- They are more active during the cooler periods of the day and relax eating their cud during the warmer part of the day.
Below is a diagram showing the places the adaptations occur on the animal.
Structural adaptations:
- Red Kangaroos have long, strong tails for balancing
- When pregnant, the female kangaroo is able to freeze the development of the young embryo during drought times until the food sources are replenished.
- Then the teeth of the kangaroo have been warn out after eating tough grass, the front teeth fall out and the back teeth more forward to replace the front teeth, the kangaroos have four pairs of chewing teeth.
Physiological Adaptations:
- Fur reflects 30% of heat from the sun.
- Cooling techniques such as panting, sweating and licking
- Shivering produces heat (like humans)
Behavioural adaptations:
- Male kangaroos will fight for dominance in their mob and the females will only mate with the dominant males.
- Red kangaroos travel and feed in mobs mostly as a protective adaptation.
- They are more active during the cooler periods of the day and relax eating their cud during the warmer part of the day.
Below is a diagram showing the places the adaptations occur on the animal.