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Animal rights campaigners have insisted that many of these pouched mammals die a painful death at the hands of unlicensed or inexperienced marksmen. A large number of marsupials are killed or injured on Australian roads by cars and trucks. Researchers, who are hoping to develop their foot thumping technology, believe it could also be used to guide kangaroos away from busy highways.
Vocabulary:
fleet-footed : fast moving
marsupial : a word for animals which carry their young in a 'pocket' of skin
deterrent : something which discourages the animals from doing something
macropod : the scientific name for the group of animals which include marsupials
taking flight : running away from danger
irate : very angry
plague-like proportions : so many that there is a danger
cull : the killing of animals to reduce their numbers for environmental reasons
marksmen : people whose job is to shoot animals
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