Roosevelt Park Zoo :. Minot North Dakota .: Animals

Photo Credit: Doug KjosFound in Wild: grasslands and open woodlands of eastern Australia, including Tasmania

Size and Description:

Diet (zoo): alfalfa and kangaroo pellets
Diet (wild): eats only plants (like all kangaroos)

Interesting Facts:

Kangaroos are marsupials. All marsupials carry their young in special body pockets called pouches.
Family groups are called "mobs".
When traveling fast, a kangaroo is in the air about 70% of the time.
Some kangaroos can reach speeds of 43 mph.
While bounding at full speed, large kangaroos can jump 30-40 feet.
Kangaroos are only the size of a bumblebee at birth.
Babies are called "joeys" They spend the first six months of their lives hidden in their mother's pouch.
Second largest kangaroo; the red kangaroo is the largest.

Hours

May: 10am - 6pm
June-August: 10am - 8pm
September: 10am - 6pm

The Zoo will re-open Saturday, April 26, 2008

Admission

$6.00, ages 13 & up
$3.00, ages 4-12
Free, ages 3 & under

Wagons & Strollers

$2.14 Wagon

$1.07 Stroller