Red Kangaroo

The red kangaroo. The herd is called a mob. And you know those pouches, they are famous for that. Well only the females have them to carry around the juveniles. And the leader of the mob is called the roo-boss.  Some other kangaroos might want to challenge the roo-boss to a kick boxing challenge. Now you see they lean back on their tales like a kick stand and then plunge back, but the enemy has special chest padding. Well make that every male kangaroo. The roo-boss is usually a boy. But they also have another tool of defense. They try to over push each other, but the kangaroos have flexible limbs that are able to be held back - very far back. But here's one of the kangaroo's top predators - the dingo. Another one of their predators would be the wedged tail eagle. If the kangaroos make it to a water hole, that is good news because the roo-boss can push the dingo underwater - over powering it to make the dingo drown. And here's another thing about the kangaroos - they can jump 40 ft long and about 10 ft high. They can move 35mph.

(photo from koalanet.com.au)