red kangaroo
noun
: a large kangaroo (Macropus rufus) of the dry plains of inland Australia with the male having a reddish-brown coat
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Some notable types include the red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, wallaroo and tree kangaroo.
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Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
Previously, the parasite has been caught infecting captive nonhuman primates in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama, and a red kangaroo in Mississippi.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
The sanctuary has grown from one man’s pipe dream into the most popular tourist destination in Alice Springs over the last 15 years, with the biggest attraction being the opportunity to feed, carry, and care for the tiny red kangaroos alongside the towering former zookeeper.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2023
Pentapedal locomotion in the red kangaroo.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2015
From the Tasmanian devil to the short-beaked echidna to the red kangaroo, Australia is home to an incredible array of native mammals—and this storied continent is no stranger to fascinating avifauna either.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The female red kangaroo can mate and become pregnant again during this time, but the new embryo will grow no larger than a clump of 70 to 100 cells.
—Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2012
The kids enjoyed seeing such animals as a red kangaroo and a sloth — and the children took a camel ride.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 10 July 2022
Keepers at New York City's Bronx Zoo decided to hand-rear the red kangaroo joey, originally from the Nashville Zoo, after Troody's mother rejected her.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
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Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
Previously, the parasite has been caught infecting captive nonhuman primates in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama, and a red kangaroo in Mississippi.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
The sanctuary has grown from one man’s pipe dream into the most popular tourist destination in Alice Springs over the last 15 years, with the biggest attraction being the opportunity to feed, carry, and care for the tiny red kangaroos alongside the towering former zookeeper.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2023
Pentapedal locomotion in the red kangaroo.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2015
From the Tasmanian devil to the short-beaked echidna to the red kangaroo, Australia is home to an incredible array of native mammals—and this storied continent is no stranger to fascinating avifauna either.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The female red kangaroo can mate and become pregnant again during this time, but the new embryo will grow no larger than a clump of 70 to 100 cells.
—Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2012
The kids enjoyed seeing such animals as a red kangaroo and a sloth — and the children took a camel ride.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 10 July 2022
Keepers at New York City's Bronx Zoo decided to hand-rear the red kangaroo joey, originally from the Nashville Zoo, after Troody's mother rejected her.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
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