Osphranter rufus Male Skull Replica or Red Kangaroo measures 8.1 inches. Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in the USA. Cast of an original California Academy of Sciences specimen.

The Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia, and the largest extant marsupial.

Osphranter rufus or Red Kangaroo’s are found across mainland Australia, except for the more fertile areas, such as southern Western Australia, the eastern and southeastern coasts, and the rainforests along the northern coast.

The Red Kangaroo breeds all year round. The females have the unusual ability to delay the birth of their baby until their previous joey has left the pouch. This is known as embryonic diapause.

Copulation may last 25 minutes. The Red Kangaroo has the typical reproductive system of a kangaroo. The neonate emerges after only 33 days. Usually only one young is born at a time.

Osphranter rufus or Red Kangaroo’s babies are blind, hairless, and only a few centimetres long. Its hind legs are mere stumps. It uses its more developed forelegs to climb its way through the thick fur on its mother’s abdomen into the pouch, which takes about three to five minutes. Once in the pouch, it fastens onto one of the two teats and starts to feed.

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