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All Creatures Podcast

Iconic Red Kangaroo

All Creatures Podcast

All Creatures Podcast

Science, Nature, Natural Sciences

4.7563 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CREATURES and get on your way to being your best self. First released in 2020, we are going back to this oldie, the Red Kangaroo! Was such a fun episode and we learned so much! **We also learned that Aussies do eat Kangaroo, so please excuse our American ignorance!!** But so much to love with this species. Red Kangaroo History The term ‘kangaroo’ comes from the Aboriginal word “gangarru”, from the Guugu Yimithirr language, which is spoken in far north Queensland. Kangaroos are marsupials, whose evolution dates back nearly 125 million years. Marsupials first arrived in Australia around 70 million years ago. Australian marsupials evolved in many ways to meet the challenges of drier habitats over the last 15 million years. Teeth, for example, reflect adaptive changes from browsing (on woody vegetation in moist climates) to grazing (on grasses in arid climates). Kangaroo ancestors were quadrupedal (walking on four legs most of the time) in forested habitats and became progressively more bipedal as habitats dried out and opened up. An example of an early kangaroo can be found in the rainforests of Queensland. There lives the tiny clambering musky rat-kangaroo, weighing not much more than half a kilogram. This species is a living fossil, having been around for tens of millions of years. There are over 60 species of Kangaroos that belong to the Family of Macropodidae (Macropods- large foot). These can be broken down into: Wallabies- smaller of the typical “kangaroo” Wallaroos- size in between wallabies and kangaroos Tree Kangaroos- smaller tree-dwelling kangaroos Kangaroos- largest of all the species and considered the “true” kangaroo Red Kangaroos range over most of Australia in the semi-arid plains, grasslands, woodlands and open forests. You can learn more by visiting our website HERE ------------------------------------------------------------- Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast You can also visit our website HERE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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