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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

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NAME

CLASS

DESCRIPTION (summary)

Kangaroo, Goodfellow's Tree
(Dendrolagus goodfellowi)

Mammalia

Head & body length average 23 inches; Tail length averages 28 inches; Hindfoot length averages 4.5 inches; Ear averages 2.3 inches in length; Weight averages ...

Kangaroo, Red
(Megaleia rufa)

Mammalia

Faithful to the family name (Macropodiea means big foot), the red kangaroo has large elongated hind feet the enable the animal to make great leaps. ...

Kangaroo, Western Gray
(Macropus fulginosus)

Mammalia

Head to tail length ranges from 37 inches to 87 inches for males, and from 38 inches to 68 inches for females. Weight ranges from ...

Klipspringer
(Oreotragus oreotragus)

Mammalia

Head & body length: 30 to 45 in.; tail length: 2 to 5 in.; shoulder height: 18 to 24 in.; horns: 3 to 6 in.; ...

Koala
(Phascolarctos cinereus)

Mammalia

The koala has a small, compact body (28-32 in.), a vestigial tail and large ears. Males, at about 26 lbs., are larger than the 17 ...

Kookaburra
(Dacelo novaeguineae)

Aves

Size and Weight: 16-18 inches, 3/4 lb., bill 2.5 inches. The giant kingfisher, or laughing kookaburra, is actually the worlds largest kingfisher though it has ...