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Animal profile · Australian Outback
🦘Red Kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
Bounds across dry plains and scrub, resting in shade by day.
DietHerbivore
SizeUp to 90 kg
Lifespan15–20 years
ConservationLeast concern
Good to know
- The largest marsupial in the world.
- It can leap 9 m in a single hop.
- Joeys ride in their mum's pouch for months.
Where the Red Kangaroo lives
Rust-red desert, dry scrubland and ancient rocky ranges. Hot, dry and blazing-bright across the interior.
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