red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) Great Red Kangaroo
Date 1910.
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Author William Percival Westell
Full title The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals, by W. Percival Westell, F.L.S. 14 coloured & 260 plain plates chiefly from photographs of the living animals, by W. E. Berridge, F.Z.S.
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The red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial. It is found across mainland Australia, avoiding only the more fertile areas in the south, the east coast, and the northern rainforests.
