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Port Macquarie: Kangaroo 'tries to drown' man in Australia floodwaters • May 23, 2025, 6:18 AM ET (BBC)

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Also Known As	Macropodidae

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Red kangaroos on the move

Female kangaroo with joey

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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

Western gray kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus).

Watch a kangaroo carrying its joey while feeding

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