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  2. Red kangaroo - Wikipedia

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    The red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus [5]) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial.It is found across mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia, the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern coast.

  3. List of animals by number of legs - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of selected animals in order of increasing number of legs, from 0 legs to 653 pairs of legs, the maximum recorded in the animal kingdom. [1] Each entry provides the relevant taxa up to the rank of phylum. Each entry also provides the common name of the animal.

  4. Roger (kangaroo) - Wikipedia

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    Barns started the Kangaroo Sanctuary [3] on 188 acres (76 ha) in Alice Springs to house and protect Roger and other roos, including Roger's mates. Barns stated following the announcement of Roger's death that "Roger was the sanctuary's alpha male for many years". [4] Roger grew to be 6 feet 7 inches (2 m) and around 200 pounds (91 kg). [5]

  5. Kangaroo Muscle Mania: The Secret Behind Their Buff Bodies - AOL

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    Kangaroo fights among adult males can get intense when group hierarchy is on the line. And it takes a strong male to win the fight. However, scientists don’t think that strength is the only ...

  6. Kangaroo - Wikipedia

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    The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to eastern grey kangaroos. [14] [15] The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks ...

  7. Osphranter - Wikipedia

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    It contains the largest extant marsupial, the red kangaroo (O. rufus). In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera of Macropus, should be moved to the genus level. [3] This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020. [4]

  8. Meet Able, the 'Kangaroo Cat', that gets around on two legs

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  9. Macropodidae - Wikipedia

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    Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.