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  2. Kangaroo - Wikipedia

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    The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to eastern grey kangaroos. [14] [15] The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks ...

  3. Arthropod mouthparts - Wikipedia

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    The mouthparts of arthropods have evolved into a number of forms, each adapted to a different style or mode of feeding. Most mouthparts represent modified, paired appendages, which in ancestral forms would have appeared more like legs than mouthparts. In general, arthropods have mouthparts for cutting, chewing, piercing, sucking, shredding ...

  4. Macropodidae - Wikipedia

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    Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.

  5. Appendage - Wikipedia

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    All cephalopods, a mollusc phylum, have flexible appendages known as cephalopod limbs. They may have further extensions as suckers . In vertebrates , an appendage can refer to a locomotor part such as a tail , fins on a fish , limbs ( arms , legs , flippers or wings ) on a tetrapod ; exposed sex organ ; defensive parts such as horns and antlers ...

  6. Antenna (zoology) - Wikipedia

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    Paired, mobile, and segmented, they are located between the eyes on the forehead. Embryologically, they represent the appendages of the second head segment. [8] All insects have antennae, however they may be greatly reduced in the larval forms. Amongst the non-insect classes of the Hexapoda, both Collembola and Diplura have antenna, but Protura ...

  7. Researchers find most kangaroos are left-handed - AOL

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    For years, researchers had thought that handedness was unique to great apes, including humans, but scientists at Saint Petersburg State University in Russia have learned kangaroos possess the ...

  8. Turns Out Kangaroos Have A 'Fifth Leg' - AOL

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    Red kangaroos are notorious for getting into scuffles with other roos. As Animal Planet notes, during a fight, the animals will deal out some nasty kicks while supporting all of their body weight ...

  9. Portal:Arthropods - Wikipedia

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    They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated segments, and paired jointed appendages. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting , a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one.