Album: Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

Although the males of this species are usually brick-red and the smaller females blue-grey, colour varies with locality. The largest of all marsupials, they are semi-nomadic and graze on open plains over most of central Australia. A mob of up to 300 may gather to feed on fresh grasses and shrubs, usually between dusk and dawn.

Red Kangaroo is the largest living marsupial in the world, and their babies are called Joeys. They have the ability to travel up to 60km/h, and jump over 9 metres in a single hop. Males will kickbox each other for dominance, and females can be continuously pregnant for 20 years.

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Album: Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)
 
Eight species of tree-kangaroo live in New Guinea and tw species live in Australia. The Goodfellow's tree kangaroo from New Guinea s endangered, mainly due to excessive hunting. Unlike ground-dwelling kangaroos, tree-kangaroos have strong forelimbs and shorter hind feet. They walk along branches or climb to feed on leaves, shoots and fruit at night.

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Album: Kangaroo Island Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus)
 
A type of Western Grey Kangaroo, this subspecies has developed differently to those on the mainland. Its body is larger and heavier, the forearms more muscular and the tail shorter than the Western Grey Kangaroo. It lives in large groups in a variety of habitats across Kangaroo Island, which is a few miles off the southern coast of Australia.

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