Roger the impressively muscular kangaroo dies aged 12

Megan White10 December 2018

A kangaroo who went viral for his huge muscles and towering height has died aged 12.

Roger, who lived at Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs in Australia, grew to be more than 6ft 7 tall and weighed nearly 200lbs.

The roo was saved by Chris Barns, who runs the rescue centre, after his mother was killed in a car accident.

The sanctuary mourned the death of “our darling Roger” on social media after he passed away from old age at the weekend.

The Sanctuary posted the last photo taken of Roger, taken last week before he passed away over the weekend
Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs

Mr Barns said in a video posted to Facebook: “It’s a very sad day here today for we have lost our beautiful boy, Roger.

“Ten years ago, I built this sanctuary to house Roger and a couple of his wives, Ella and Abigail.

“We built it so they’d have a place to live.

The beloved roo died aged 12 over the weekend
Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs

“Roger was our alpha male for many years and he grew up to be a kangaroo that people from all over the world have grown to love as much as we love him too.”

Roger became the “world’s most famous kangaroo” in 2015, when the sanctuary posted pictures of him flattening a metal bucket using his massive arms.

In his later years, Roger had struggled with arthritis and fading vision, but was "loving his retirement", Mr Barns said in 2016.

Kangaroos can live for as long as 14 years but rarely make it to that age when in the wild.

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