Dot and the Kangaroo (film) Dot and the Kangaroo (film) Dot and the Kangaroo is a 1977 Australian film which combines animation and live-action. It is based on children's literature book "Dot and the Kangaroo" by Ethel Pedley. When 5-year-old Dot finds herself lost in the Australian bush, a red kangaroo who has lost her joey (baby kangaroo), promises to help Dot find her way home. In the process, the kangaroo introduces Dot to a number of other animals, teaching her a greater appreciation for nature. Yoram and Sandra Gross wanted to make an Australian animated feature for the world market. They read a series
San Quintin kangaroo rat lives in a burrow with several entrances, none of which is usually concealed under shrubs. The burrow can be deep with a main passage and several side passages, and has about three nesting chambers and ten food storage chambers. The diet of this kangaroo rat is probably seeds and green shoots. This animal is nocturnal, and young have been seen at several different times of year, but mainly in the winter and spring. When this species was first described by American zoologist Laurence M. Huey in 1925, two large colonies of these kangaroo rats were known. Since then, virtually the