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Red Kangaroo (male)

Macropus rufus

Photo by pamsai
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Description:

The red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial.

This species is a very large kangaroo with long, pointed ears and a squared-off muzzle. Males have short, red-brown fur, fading to pale buff below and on the limbs. Females are smaller than males and are blue-grey with a brown tinge, pale grey below

Habitat:

Moving around freely in the Phillip Island Wildlife Park, a vast area with a several ponds, an area of wetlands, fields and a small melaleuca thicket.

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PublishedOctober 7, 2014

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