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In the Casela Park, you will discover
the albino or white kangaroos; they are nice little
white kangaroos with red eyes. Albinism is an absence of
pigmentation or coloration; it affects the skin, the
eyes and the hair. Albinism comes from the latin word
“albus” meaning white. The most common word used for
albinism is albino. Albinism can be found in all animal
species and also in persons. The kangaroos are native
from Australia and the tree kangaroo is from New Guinea.
They make part of the marsupial family which includes
around forty five species as the wallaby, wallaroos,
tree kangaroo and much more. It is said that the word
kangaroo (gangurru) comes from Guugu Yimidhirr, which is
an aboriginal language from Australia.Kangaroos are
herbivores, eating grasses and roots, they normally do
not chew their food, they just swallow it but then later
on they will throw it up again and chew it. Kangaroos
are sometimes considered as pest because they destroy
roots from trees and plants. The kangaroo is a red meat,
it has a strong taste, not much fat but rich in iron, it
was for the indigenous Australians a way to feed them. |
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