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Great Kangaroo is the largest of 

 the Australian animals. It is extremely 

 Graceful in appearance especially when seen 

 bounding through the forest. It then uses 

 only its hind legs, and balances itself with its 

 long powerful tail. The female Kangaroo, 

 called JVoowee, like the Wallaby, Opossum, 

 Bandicoot, &c., carries her young ones in a 

 pouch until they are old enough to take care 

 of themselves. Kangaroos feed upon grass, 

 and are constantly hunted and killed, for they 

 crowd upon the cattle and sheep runs in 

 immense numbers, and would soon eat up the 



