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Kangaroo as a symbol of Australia
Выполнил:
Афанасьев Артём Александрович
учащийся 8 В класса
МОУ СОШ №20
Руководитель:
Абдуллаева Халума Кафлановна

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Description of a kangaroo
Kangaroo or kan-ga-roos. Any of various large herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, large hind limbs used for leaping, and a long tapered tail.

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History word kangaroo
A widely held belief has it that the word kangaroo comes from an Australian Aboriginal word meaning "I don't know." This is in fact untrue. The word was first recorded in 1770 by Captain James Cook, when he landed to make repairs along the northeast coast of Australia. In 1820, one Captain Phillip K. King recorded a different word for the animal, written "mee-nuah." As a result, it was assumed that Captain Cook had been mistaken, and the myth grew up that what he had heard was a word meaning "I don't know" (presumably as the answer to a question in English that had not been understood). Recent linguistic fieldwork, however, has confirmed the existence of a word gangurru in the northeast Aboriginal language of Guugu Yimidhirr, referring to a species of kangaroo. What Captain King heard may have been their word minha, meaning "edible animal."

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Why kangaroo?
The supporters of the shield (the native animals chosen by Australians to hold the shield) are 2 of best known wildlife symbols of Australia, the kangaroo and the emu. Though chosen because they are familiar and uniquely Australian creatures found in almost all states and territories, some say these animals were chosen because of the common belief that neither can move backwards easily, reflecting a nation's intent on moving forward.

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Where else we see the image of kangaroo?
We may found kangaroo
on Australian's coins

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On the logo of the Royal Australian Air Force .

Or on their banner.

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as a logo on both Australian and British companies

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Interesting facts
kangaroos can jump up to 12 m in length and 3 m in height
Kangaroo`s ears can rotate 360 degrees
only female kangaroos have a bag, and males do not have
kangaroos have several rows of teeth
can go without water for several months
kangaroos can stand on their tail and attack the enemy with their hind legs

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Ending
Kangaroo is a wonderful Australia's endemic animal. Kangaroos are very recognizable. Many people use the word Australia to represent kangaroos.So I think Australians take a right choice.

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That`s all. Bye bye!