Tuesday 28 January 2020

Kangaroo Rat




Here we are at another Tuesday or creature day and today's creature you may think by it's name that it would be an Aussie post. The creature is the Kangaroo Rat it isn't found here but is usually found in Southwest U S A, it's name is due to the fact that it hopes like a Kangaroo.

They are generally found in desert type areas as the heat and lack of water are not a problem this is because it doesn't need to drink water. That's because its body has a clever way of making the water it needs from the food it eats, mostly seeds with a few leaves and insects.

Now creatures lose water in their breath, by weeing and of course while sweating but this little rat doesn't sweat, pant and hardly ever wees, as it needs to keep every drop it can.

Predators such as owls, coyotes, snakes and wild cats all love to eat the kangaroo rat, and that's where the kangaroo part comes in as when in danger this rat uses its back legs to spring up to 2metres or 6 feet away and between hopes it freezes stone still thus making it hard to see.

This little rat is only 30cm's or 1ft long and weights only 92grms


9 comments:

  1. Interesting Jo-Anne and I've heard of that creature but didn't know much about it.

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  2. Interesting facts but I am scared of rats.

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  3. I have heard of them and knew they could jump pretty far--but six feet! Wow! :)

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  4. Interesting - six feet - I wonder what they are made for? How are the fires by you by the way?

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  5. I kinda wish I was a kangaroo rat at night...

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  6. Margaret.......Now you do

    Nancy.......Same here

    Rita.......I know, how amazing

    Sandie.....Fasinating indeed, thankfully no fires here

    Chris......I can imagine you changing if you could just for a night

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  7. Can't decide whether I'm fascinated or grossed out.

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  8. I never ever knew any of that! I love this type of info, Jo-Anne.

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