THE KANGAROO. 
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thus given. It is very difficult to kill these 
animals, 'which move about in the trees with 
such rapidity as to elude the most expert 
marksman. 
It is said that the gray squirrels may be 
easily tamed, and that in this state they 
readily associate with other domestic animals. 
Their flesh is esteemed very delicate, and the 
skins are employed for making ladies’ shoes, 
and for the facing and lining of cloaks. 
THE KANGAROO. 
The first voyage of that celebrated navi- 
gator, Captain Cook, first made the world 
acquainted with the existence of this remark- 
able native of New Holland. It is the largest 
quadruped yet discovered in that country, 
measuring, when full-grown, about five feet 
from the tip of the nose to the tail, the tail 
