Kangaroo, Red

Kangaroo, Red

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Red kangaroo cartoon by David TwamleyScientific name: Osphranter rufus

Size: 1-1.6m

Origin: Australia

Diet: Herbivore

IUCN status: Least Concern

Threats: Currently no major threats to this species

Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo

Interesting fact: In the Australian desert, when the weather gets too hot, the red kangaroo licks its arms so that, as the saliva evaporates, the blood remains cool.

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