
National Geographic: Kangaroo Comeback
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The red kangaroo powerful, comical
engaging this is the desert
dwelling symbol of Australia
But kangaroos can be found almost
anywhere down under
They're up in trees
...on the forest floor
...and can even be found on the rocks
But all the kangaroos face danger
This is the story of a mother
and her Joey
and how he comes into his own
There is tenderness here
in the desert
and the harsh reality of survival
Persecuted by some, revered by others
the red kangaroo has astonishing
tales to tell
This is Australia, the driest
inhabited continent on earth
this land began its final break
from the rest of the world
evolving along a path all its own
Today, its vast, open interior lies
naked in the sun
a land from another place in time
It's unforgiving here, not for
the faint of heart
and survival means marching to
a different beat
But this dry, hostile landscape
is not devoid of life
it's home to one of the most
astonishing creatures on earth
Kangaroos live in New Guinea
and Australia
yet their name is known far and wide
a 'roo when it sees one
to science, they're still
something of a riddle
You might think nothing this big
is supposed to hop
But kangaroos do it with speed
and agility
Six-foot marvels of efficient
locomotion
they emerged from the rain forest
then spread over a continent
This is the story of the
red kangaroo
an amazing tale from the
land down under
It's summertime in the outback
And the 'roos can be found
where there is food
Most red kangaroos are red
in name only the females
and youngsters tend to be gray
The 'roos look like they're
congregating in groups
but it's food, not the company
that draws them together
For kangaroos
the most powerful social bond is
between a mother and her young
And like many of Australia's
astonishing mammals
joeys are raised in a pouch
They spend the first eight months
of their fascinating lives
living in a built-in nursery
This youngster needs a taste of
life outside the pouch
his mother's nearly bursting
at the seams
A wedgetailed eagle waits for his debut
but it's not here to wish
him good luck
Joey doesn't care who's in attendance
He's not in a hurry to come out
She dumps him out in a tangled heap
For the first time
he sets foot in the world
But the place is not to his liking
The eagle watches his entrance
and exit
It's following the show
with keen eyes
A six-foot wingspan
and powerful talons
make the wedgetail
a dangerous observer
clumsy or careless
death can descend from the sky
Shade is precious in the desert heat
To cool themselves, kangaroos
lick their skin
to the surface
Getting comfortable can be a bigger
problem especially
with a pouch full to the brim
A joey's world revolves around
its mother relationships
don't get much closer than this
The kangaroos languish
It'll be nightfall before there's
any relief from the heat
This old male decides to lay down
afternoon stakes
his giant hips
For the joey, a tail in the face is
worth the security of the pouch
He's safe from predators
and free to keep an eye on
the goings on
His mother's portable nursery
the hallmark of most marsupials
originated in the dinosaur age
rain forest blanketed this land
still remain
lush shrinking Edens clinging to
an island continent's edges
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