Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys . MAKTLXb Al 1 AC KINO A I AWN. A KANGAROO HUNT. THE KANGAROO. The Kangaroo lives in Aus-tralia. It is usually found in smallcompanies, and always in charge ofa leader. The kangaroo was firstdiscovered by Captain Cook, in NewSouth Wales, in 1770, and it is saidthat when the sailors asked the na-tives the name of the strange animalthey replied, Kangaroo, which, as amatter of fact, meant in their lan-guage, What do you say? How-ever, this name has remained un-changed ever since. The skin of the kangaroo makesvery fine leather, and its flesh is goodto
Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys . MAKTLXb Al 1 AC KINO A I AWN. A KANGAROO HUNT. THE KANGAROO. The Kangaroo lives in Aus-tralia. It is usually found in smallcompanies, and always in charge ofa leader. The kangaroo was firstdiscovered by Captain Cook, in NewSouth Wales, in 1770, and it is saidthat when the sailors asked the na-tives the name of the strange animalthey replied, Kangaroo, which, as amatter of fact, meant in their lan-guage, What do you say? How-ever, this name has remained un-changed ever since. The skin of the kangaroo makesvery fine leather, and its flesh is goodto eat. The native Australians saythat it affords the best hunting onthe continent. The men ride onhorse-back, while a pack of large,fierce hounds follow the kangaroo,which goes over the ground at a curious gait, consisting of a series of immense leaps. Its hind legs are ofgreat size and strength, and when brought to bay the creature defends itselfwith kicks. The front legs are very small, and do not seem to be of much useexcept to convey food to the mouth. When a kangaroo i
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