red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) RED KANGAROOS
By C. E. Swan
Date 1909
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8116061802
Author Frank Finn
Full title The wild beasts of the world / by Frank Finn ; illustrated with 100 reproductions in full colours from drawings by Louis Sargent, Cuthbert E. Swan, and Winifred Austin.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_wild_beasts_of_the_world_(Plate_41)_(8116061802).jpg
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.
