Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Roo
Roo is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Roo
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Red kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
The red kangaroo is a large hopping marsupial with a muscular tail.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Herbivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Arid plains, grasslands and open scrub.
- Distribution
- Mainland Australia.
- Feeding
- Grasses and other low plants.
- Characteristics
- A large hopping marsupial with a muscular tail.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
Hopping becomes energy-efficient over long distances.