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Also Known As Macropodidae

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Red kangaroos on the move
Female kangaroo with joey
Eastern gray kangaroo with joey
Kangaroos fighting
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Eastern gray kangaroos
Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
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Western gray kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus).
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