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Kangaroos will generally hop away from threats as they can move quite fast.

However, male kangaroos do occasionally "box". They stand on their hind legs and "punch" or grapple the other kangaroos arms to knock them away/over. If they feel really threatened they can actually support their weight on their tail and kick, and as they have extremely strong legs, this could be a fatal blow to a human, although it is quite rare for a wild kangaroo to do this, usually the result of provocation/harm.

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Red kangaroos are the largest of the marsupials, and have few predators in the wild willing to take on an adult. They rely on their speed and endurance to escape from predators. They are capable of maintaining a steady bounding pace for long periods of time because the physical action of jumping literally refills their lungs each time, making them a highly energy-efficient animal.

When threatened by other mammals, kangaroos certainly do "box", as mentioned above, and they do kick. Their powerful hind feet are equipped with sharp claws.

There have been reports of red kangaroos (and Greys as well) actually using their surprisingly strong forearms to wrestle other animals, such as holding an attacking dog underwater.

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Female wallabies protect their joeys by keeping them in their pouch. The joey completes most of its growth and development in the pouch, and even when it is older, the pouch can be a place of refuge.

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The Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby is the largest of the rock wallaby species, with adults having a head to body length of between 48 and 65 cm, and a tail length of 57 to 70 cm. Adults weigh between 6 and 11 kg.

The Yellow-footed Rock wallaby has yellow to orange coloured limbs, hence its name. The fur on its abdomen is cream, and the rest of its body is grey. Its tail has distinctive yellow and brown stripes.

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A wallaby's main defence is in camouflage and hiding. Wallabies are quite helpless, and are not equipped with any special characteristics that enable them to fight off predators.

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