Red kangaroo
Red kangaroos are the largest living marsupials and are well adapted to the arid interior of Australia. These females (the one at right with a joey in her pouch) are grayish in color; only the adult males are the rusty red that gives the species its common name. Most kangaroos, including reds, are largely nocturnal and I took these photos early in the morning (just after dawn), before the animals had retreated to cover (Fowlers Gap Research Station, near Broken Hill, New South Wales)
Images copyright by Mark A. Chappell
