Kangaroos

Now that we have driven away from civilization, we see kangaroos everywhere. As Aussies say, there are "heaps" of em ("heaps" is their word for "lots"). Last night, we saw a mob of about 45 of them, hanging by the side of the road. (Unfortunately, we didn't have the camera.) There is usually only one large male leader per pack. The leader is easy to spot because he is about as big as an NFL player. The females and young males are only several feet tall.

Kangaroos come out right after the sun sets. Before that they just lay around in hiding, like the ones we saw at the zoo. Once it cools off, they move around so they can eat and find water.

Kangaroos hop right through Amy's back yard all the time. We fed them so they would stay around long enough to photograph them.