KANGAROO. 
The scroturn, which is large, and pendu- 
lous, is placed before the penis ; and the fe- 
male has, on the belly, an oblong pouch, of a 
vast depth, the receptacle of her young. 
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The Kangaroo is frequently more than six 
feet long, from the nose to the tail. That 
which is mentioned in Cook's Voyages, as 
having been shot, weis^hed eightv-four pounds ; 
yet, on an examinadon of the grinding teeth, 
it did not appear to have arrived at it's full 
growth. Subsequent accounts assure us, that 
they grow to the weight of a hundred and 
fifty pounds. 
Kangaroo, is the name by which the natives 
call this extraordinary animal. 
It lurks among the gras?^, feeds on vegeta- 
bles, and drinks by lapping. It goes chieriv 
on it's hind legs ; making use of tlie fore feet, 
is bands, only for digging, or bringing if s 
food to it*s mouth. 
The Kangaroo h cxtrejnely timid : at the 
sight of men, it nies from them by amazing 
leaps ; 
