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the fleetest of those animals. The tail is its 

 weapon of defence, with which it is capable of 

 beating away the strongest dog. 

 The Kangaroo soon becomes domesticated 

 when taken. 



Mr. Pennant, the celebrated English natu- 

 ralist, gives the following account of one he 

 saw in London, during 1793: 



" It was (says Mr. P.) in a place of con- 

 finement ; it for a little time went on all fours, 

 but soon assumed an upright attitude. It 

 would sport with its keeper in a very singular 

 manner: it first placed its tail in a perpendi- 

 cular manner ; erected its body on it as a prop ; 

 and then, raising its whole body, darted its 

 hind legs on the breast of the man. It was 

 capable of striking with great force, if pro- 

 voked ; and it could scratch violently with its 

 fore claws." 



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