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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In October 2024, Irwin, a pet red kangaroo in Durango, Colorado, made headlines by leading a trail of Durango Police Department officers on a winding chase through his neighborhood after escaping from his home, per ABC affiliate Denver 7.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 May 2025
Irwin the juvenile red kangaroo was safely returned to its family after police officers in Durango, Colorado successfully wrangled the lost animal.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 29 Oct. 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
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 May 2025
Irwin the juvenile red kangaroo was safely returned to its family after police officers in Durango, Colorado successfully wrangled the lost animal.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 29 Oct. 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
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