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A kangaroo is a tall, strong animal. It has large feet, a long tail, thick brown fur (毛) and pointy ears. The kangaroo is regarded as a _______ of Australia. Also, kangaroos have been used _______ mascots (吉祥物) for sports teams.

Kangaroo is the name for an adult. It can grow up to two meters _______, and weigh 90 kilograms. Joey is the name for a baby kangaroo. However, _______ a joey is born, it isn’t like a kangaroo. It is red, and it has no fur. It looks like a peanut (花生).

A new born joey cannot see. It is blind. _______ it has no problem finding a way to its mother’s pouch (育儿袋). It just moves slowly up and goes into the mother’s pouch. The mother’s pouch becomes its _______ home.

A joey _______ in its mother’s pouch. It drinks its mother’s milk and becomes bigger and bigger. Its fur starts to grow. Red fur is for a boy, while grey fur is for a girl. After a few months, a joey’s back legs start to grow. The legs start to grow longer and _______. Now it’s time for a joey to come out of the pouch. It jumps and runs around in the field. And then it comes back to its mother’s pouch to sleep.

A joey has to stay in its mother’s pouch _______ about a year, and be fed by the mother until reaching 18 months. When it becomes bigger than the pouch, it ________ its first home.

Goodbye and good luck, Joey!