THE KANGABOO. ]_ej 



its hind legg, and put it into a bag, with a hole for the 

 head to come out ; give it a little milk and flour mixed, 

 at intervals of every four hours, out of a bottle, like a 

 cade lamb, for the first few days. "Warmth is their prin- 

 cipal requirement at first, and it is a good plan to put a 

 weak joey into a bag lined with opossum-skins. Lay 

 them out on the grass for a few hours in the middle of 

 each day, and when they begin to nibble grass, they are 

 fit for sale, or they may then be tethered out by day, 

 near the tent, with a chain and collar. It is wonderful 

 how fearless they are, and how soon they become tame. 

 They make sweet little pets till they become too large ; 

 they are very fond of warmth at all times, and when 

 allowed to run loose, soon take charge of the whole 

 place. They have a shrill chatter like a monkey when 

 angry or frightened, and at times are very spiteful. 



The old doe kangaroo has but one young one at a 

 birth, although there are three teats in the pouch, and 

 they only breed once in the year ; but they certainly are 

 very irregular in their seasons, for I have killed a strong 

 running joey in July, and once shot an old doe in De- 

 cember with a small joey on the teat. The general 

 pairing season, however, appears to be about January or 

 February, and the joeys, strong runners, in September. 

 If ever the kangaroo is deemed worth preserving here, 

 none should be killed from October until the following 

 March, and even then the heavy does should be spared 

 as much as possible. It would seem better, in the eyes of 

 a sportsman at home, not to begin killing them till the 



