The four species commonly referred to as kangaroos are: the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus), the eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), the western gray kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), and the ...

and red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) that were both fed the same diets of alfalfa hay. At the start, the kangaroos were put on a restricted diet, getting slightly less than they usually eat.

Kangaroos are reasonably large creatures; an adult male red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) can easily stand 2 metres tall and weigh up to 135 kilograms, so moving all that bulk around isn't easy.

Together with her Australian colleagues from QUT in Brisbane, the researcher was the first to examine the relationships within the kangaroo genus Macropus on the basis of retrotransposons ...

Functional Morphology of the Upper and Lower Eyelids, Third Eyelid, Lacrimal Gland and Superficial Gland of the Third Eyelid in the Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus). Early Development and Post ...

Adopt a red kangaroo, also known as Macropus rufus, at the Saint Louis Zoo in honor of all types of maternal caregivers during this spring holiday season. The zoo said it's providing an adoption ...