2S2 1 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



General description. 



gers and a thumb, with small rounded nails; 

 whereas only the great toe of the hind feet is 

 flat and obtuse, the rest being armed with sharp 

 claws. 



When the young ones come out of their hole, 

 either to play or to seek their food, they run 

 about with their mother; and when satisfied with 

 food, or apprehensive of danger, they climb on 

 her back, twist their tails round hers, and are 

 thus carried oft* with safety and celerity. 



THE KANGUROO. 



THIS singular animal is a native of New 

 South Wales, where it was first discovered in the 

 year 1770, by Captain Cook. It has sometimes 

 been seen nearly nine feet in length from the tip 

 of the nose to the end of the tail ; and some of 

 the species have been found to weigh a hundred 

 and fifty pounds. It is covered with a short and 

 soft fur, of a reddish ash colour, lighter on the 

 lower parts. The head is small and taper; the 

 ears are large and erect, and the nose garnished 

 with whiskers. The neck and shoulders are 

 small, increasing gradually to the hips, and the 

 bottom of the belly. The fore legs of the largest 

 are about nineteen inches in length; the hinder 

 ones three feet seven inches. The former are 

 chiefly used by the animal in digging its burrows 

 in the ground, and in carrying food to its mouth. 



