ROCK KA^GXllOO.—Pefror/alc jjenkilia/a. 



One of the most singular of tliis singular group of animals is the Rock 

 Kangaroo. 



The agility with which this animal traverses the dangerous precipices among 

 which it lives is so very great, that when the creature is engaged in skipping 

 about the craggy rocks that shroud its dwelling-place from too vigilant eyes, it 

 bears so close a resemblance to a monkey in its movements, that it has, on many 

 occasions, been mistaken for that active animal. 



By means of its great capabilities of climbing, the Rock Kangaroo is enabled 

 to baffle the efforts of its worst foes, the dingo and the native black man. In 

 vain does the voracious and hungry dingo set off in chase of the Rock Kangaroo, 

 for as soon as the creature has gained the shelter of its rocks, it boimds from 

 point to point with an agility which the dingo can by no means emulate, and very 

 soon places itself in safety, leaving its baffled pursuer to vent its disappointment 

 in cries of rage. 



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