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  Kangaroo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is less well-known than the red (outside of Australia), but the most often seen, as its range covers the fertile eastern part of the continent.
The arched tail is indicative that either one or both kangaroos are ready to mate.
The kangaroo, like the koala, emu, and echidna, is one of the national animals of Australia.
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Emu chicks are grey with brown, fl and tan stripes and a maze pattern on their heads.
Emus are members of the ratite family of birds, along with the ostrich (native to Africa); the rhea (found in South America, south of the equator); the cassowary (from New Guinea and northeastern Australia); and the kiwi (found only in New Zealand).
There are four types of Emu feathers: the short, fl neck feathers; the downy-white fluffy chest feathers; the silvery-brown, fl-tipped back feathers; and the long, bristly tail feathers, which may be as long as 26 inches.
www.wildroseemu.net /about_emus.html   (599 words)

  
 Kangaroo facts
On the Australian coat of arms the Emu and the Kangaroo were selected as symbols of Australia to represent the country progress because they are always moving forward and never move backwards.
Western grey kangaroo is related to the Eastern grey and Red kangaroos.
Eastern grey kangaroo estimate population in 1996 was 10'000'000
www.giftlog.com /pictures/kangaroo_facts.htm   (990 words)

  
 PAWS: About the Performing Animal Welfare Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The emu and rhea are fed emu or ostrich pellets in the a.m., along with whatever seeds and insects, etc. they find during the day.
Emus are the second largest ratite (flightless birds with flat breastbones.) after the ostrich.
The underside and upper legs are light grey in color, their ornamental plumes are bluish-grey, the neck is yellowish-brown, the upper back area flish.
www.pawsweb.org /site/about/abmwr_animals.htm   (1610 words)

  
 Poultry Marketplace - Profile of the Canadian Ostrich, Emu and Rhea Industries
Emu meat is being sold for $17/lb for prime cuts, $15/lb for 2nd cuts and $7/lb for ground meat.
Emu burgers and sausages mixed with veal are expected to be in supermarkets in Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes by the end of 1998.
For emu and rhea, it is predominantly the mono-unsaturated oleic acid.
www.agr.gc.ca /volaille/prindrat_e.htm   (5193 words)

  
 Animal Descriptions
Their tails are strong blue, and on the forest kingfisher's head there is a wide, fl stripe that travels from its ear to its bill.
Emus are covered with long, thick, floppy feathers that are dark brown to grey-brown.
The long tail is not prehensile, which means it is not used for balance or it is not used for something like a fifth leg or arm in climbing.
www.orgsites.com /ca/australia-animals/_pgg1.php3   (1359 words)

  
 Brevard Zoo Animals & Exhibits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Female emu's lay around 5 to 7 dark green eggs which are hatched by the male.
The tail is used as a balancing or stabilizing organ and is not prehensile.
The tails of members of one group of macropodids, the nail-tail wallabies have a horny tip which is used to press into the ground to help the animal jump.
www.brevardzoo.org /animalexhibts/australasia.html   (1525 words)

  
 Homepage on Australian Animals
Since the emu is a native bird in Australia, a major condition for the granting of approval to farm emus is that only captive or farm-bred stock is farmed.
Emu oil is used in cosmetics and in the treatment of muscle and joint pains such as arthritis.
Emu, the world's second largest living bird have survived 80 million years in their native Australia where they are found in the deserts, forests and on the plains.Emu are curious and docile.
www.ipeters.de /presentation.html   (2872 words)

  
 Great Australian Fauna quiz -- free game
It is grey in colour, has a fl nose, thick wooly fur, thick stocky legs and lives in trees.
The male is of a reddish colour and the female is a grey colour.
This unique animal is a marsupial and is grey to reddish brown in colour.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=74348&origin=   (827 words)

  
 M&A talk about the strange and wonderful Australian animals
Emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae: The Emu grows up to two metres high and is Australia's largest native bird, and the second largest flightless bird in the world (2nd to ostrich).
It is dark greenish grey in colour, with a creamy yellow gape (fleshy corners of the mouth).
Small patches of white are confined to the under tail, the tips and bases of the tail feathers and a small patch towards the tip of each wing (visible in flight).
www.beluba.com.au /ww3/birds_list.htm   (3966 words)

  
 Emu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Second-largest bird in the world after the Ostrich, the Emu stands two meters tall and measures two meters from head to tail.
Once found throughout Australia, except for the northeastern rainforests, the Emu has remained quite common and abundant in some areas, probably because it inhabits desert and dry scrub country far from the centers of human population.
Emus generally stay in one place while conditions are favorable, but become nomadic and wander considerable distances to avoid food or water shortages, as at times of drought.
www.ozstatic.com /emu.htm   (139 words)

  
 Australian birds - Mad, cocky, deceptive and a nuisance
A beautiful creature with long flowing tail feathers, the Lyre Bird is a master of deception; able to mimic the calls of 15 different species of birds in their locality and string the calls into a melody.
Emus are large flightless birds that grow to about two metres tall, have thick busy feathers and long thin legs.
Under good captive conditions, a pair of Emus may produce ten eggs a year, which yield on average 5.5 chicks.
www.convictcreations.com /animals/birds.htm   (952 words)

  
 Monday, July 14
They had a grey head, fl mask, yellow breast with streaking, and a yellow swoosh that bordered the bottom of the mask and hooked around the ear.
The grey falcon has a shallow wingbeat that is like the fl falcon, but slightly deeper.
It had a large grey head, fl wingtips, fl cheeks, spots on its folded wings, and white on its wings in flight,.
www.amosbutleraudubon.org /WCY/04July14.htm   (1403 words)

  
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The eastern grey kangaroo is a sociable species that lives in a group known as a mob.
The eastern grey kangaroo mates and gives birth in spring and summer, but may breed in other seasons if the climate and rainfall are favourable.
When food supplies are plentiful the emu reserves large supplies of body fat, which it uses when food is harder to find.this means that the emu normally weighing 45kg can still function normally when it's body weight drops as low as 20kg.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/kurtwood/336/aussie.html   (1864 words)

  
 InfoHub - Discover Australia!!!
Clearing of large areas of forest and leaving isolated pockets of forest has caused restrictions within the population and it is now realized that tree corridors must be formed between forest habitats to allow movement between populations for the species to survive in the long term.
The Eastern Grey's range from the inland plains of eastern Australia to the coast, from semi arid lands to eucalypt forest.
It is distinguishable from its larger cousin the spotted tailed quoll is as much that it is smaller and does not have spots on its tail.
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 AUSTRALIAN BIRDS, BLACK COCKATOO, BLACK SWAN, BOWERBIRD, BROLGA, BUDGERIGAR, EMU, GALAH, JABIRU, KOOKABURRA, LYREBIRD, ...
Emus are large flightless birds, which live in various areas around Australia.
Emus grow to about 2 metres tall, and have thick busy feathers and long thin legs.
They have a pretty grey and pink colouring and are similar in appearance to the Cockatoo.
www.australianexplorer.com /australian_birds.htm   (738 words)

  
 Three-Word Story - Grey Labyrinth Discussion Forums
I tried to get at those nipples but the underwire was made of kryptonite, so I went for the plunger but that took me forever and they left.
As obvious as that is, I don't quite get why it was lying there, when it could have Jumped away and eaten some of the other cheeses like a normal beached sperm whale.
Then you must get a hammer and smash the crushed velvet couch until you feel the satisfying crunch of a bug being squashed.
www.greylabyrinth.com /Forums/Forum14/HTML/000001-29.html   (2929 words)

  
 Tuesday, July 15
Hence, the male grey falcon is within the size range of a female kestrel, with both falcons having light breasts.
Misidentifying falcons is easy to do; a friend in the US who has done extensive hawk banding and is extremely accomplished at identifying raptors sometimes calls feral pigeons "pseudo-grines" because of the ease with which birders can mistake a flying pigeon for a peregrine.
As a consolation, we saw a grey falcon nest – it was near the top of a tree and slightly larger than a crow’s nest.
www.amosbutleraudubon.org /WCY/05July15.htm   (1570 words)

  
 Birds -Australian Reptile Park Animals
The Cape Barren goose is a large robust bird with a length from bill to tail of 75-100cm.
The male gang-gang is unmistakable in his plumage of smoky grey with a bright red head and crest.
Male and female silver gulls are identical with a predominantly white body and grey wings.
www.reptilepark.com.au /animals.asp?catID=1   (619 words)

  
 Birdwatching Trip Report from Madagascar
Get a taxi if you need to get anywhere in the capital after dark.
The latter is the only option to get to Masoala NP, unless you have plenty of time and don't mind a number of days uncomfortable travel by road.
It is imperative to get into the forest itself to see the Greenbul, as it is a forest floor species, and is unlikely to be seen from the roadside.
www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/madagascar/mad6/mad-nov-03.htm   (5329 words)

  
 Victoria East Gippsland Birds
Emu – Three separate observations of birds in pastureland from the side of the road on the return trip to Melbourne.
One male bird was flashing its tail, walking backwards, and using a funny “toy-toy-toy” call during the “dance”.
Grey Butcherbird – One bird was heard well by our tour leader at the Deddick River picnic area.
www.nctexasbirds.com /egippsland.htm   (3424 words)

  
 Madagascar Trip Report
This had been a bogey-bird for me and was a delight to get in such an exceptional way – we watched the birds for 10 minutes and left them to their family business.
The habitat was thick sub-arid thorn scrub and one of Mosa’s brothers whistled the birds’ call for an hour as he walked through it, Eventually a female was located and we clambered through the scrub to get great views for most of us.
Five Eastern grey bamboo lemurs in Périnet National Park on the 3rd.
www.naturalist.co.uk /reports2004/madagascar.php   (8984 words)

  
 Birds
These Pink and Grey Galahs are the jokers of the plains and roam far and wide in huge colonies.
There are far too many to mention here, but I hope you get some idea as of the large range of sizes and colours found in our Australian bird life.
When you get some of these birds nesting in your back yard, year after year, in nests just a few feet from your back door, it gives us a great deal of pleasure.
australasia.freewebsitehosting.com /birds.htm   (634 words)

  
 Welcome to Lincoln's Folsom Children's Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Their legs are light pink, the slender bill bluish grey and the eyes brown.
They obtain their food by up-ending, immersing the head, neck and front of the body under water with the tail in the air.
The plumage of the ducklings needs to be water repellant when they leave the nest and they get the necessary oil as they rub against their mother’s abdominal plumage.
www.lincolnzoo.org /animals/Ringed_Teal.html   (289 words)

  
 Birds - Little Penguin
Its bill is grey-fl with a pinkish lower base, and its iris pale grey to white.
A newly hatched chick is covered with dark grey down, which is soon replaced by a second coat, chocolate brown in colour.
Their eyes are just open at one day and are fully open at one week.
www.austmus.gov.au /birds/factsheets/penguin.htm   (960 words)

  
 EMU TRACKS OVER AMERICA37.gif
The various floors specialize in their exhibits, down in the basement the most striking thing was the biggest steam locomotive I'd ever seen and to get it there they had driven it in and then built the building around it.
To entertain the visitors they played tape recordings of what the train had sounded like when it was still in operation and the noise it made was just as big as it was physically.
The tail alone would have weighed tons and the models of other whales and large fish also displayed alongside the blue whale were dwarfed by it.
www.fanac.org /fan_funds/emu/emu37.html   (782 words)

  
 Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The use of fox hair in the tail and wing would be nice but not necessary.
Note that the first fly's recipe calls for calf tail hair in the wings because it can be a more difficult material to work with than its cousin, calf body hair.
The gray squirrel tail neck should be evenly placed around the collar, so that the fly has proper stability in the water.
www.fedflyfishers.org /members/ftcomp/categories.php   (2954 words)

  
 Greater Rhea - Rhea americana
The Greater Rhea has grey and brown plumage with a little white and fl sprinkled in it.
They have feathers on their necks, but don't have any tail feathers.
The African ostrich, the cassowary and emu from Australia and kiwis from New Zealand all belong to this group.
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /greater_rhea.htm   (566 words)

  
 AnimalTrek.com - Wolf Pictures, Information, Wallpaper, Photos
The Wolf or Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog.
Wolves weigh 23 to 60 kg (50 to 130 lb), and are about 1 to 1.5 m (40 to 60 in) long with the tail being roughly a third of their body length.
The coloration runs from grey to grey brown but can vary through the canine spectrum of white, reddish, brown and fl.
www.animaltrek.com /mammals/wolf   (250 words)

  
 Homestead Emu Farms Ltd.
The many studies of avian biology and behaviour which have been conducted over the past century have concentrated mostly on carinates (flying birds) with relatively little attention being paid to "the more primitive ratites".
They are very much like a pheasant in size and appearance and are generally quite drab, coloured in shades of grey, brown and fl.
The wings are small for a bird of its size and so flight, although fast, cannot be kept up for long.
members.tripod.com /farming_2/index-8.html   (1314 words)

  
 Updated Southern Cooking - Barbecued Butterflied Turkey
This takes practice, but you’ll get the hang of it in before you finish one bird.
When you come to the ball joint where the thigh bone meets the carcass, put down the knife and disjoint the thigh by twisting it toward the breastbone until it pops out.
The bird can now be laid out flat, with each half of the breast and each pair of limbs splayed on either side, all held together by the skin.
www.mycookbook.com /articles/bbqturkey.asp?UserName=emu&UserID=N45zNX8492hapgnwbTNVH2866477   (884 words)

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