Meet Roger, the Giant Kangaroo Who Looks Like a Bodybuilder

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He’s huge and he knows it.

(Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook)
Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook

 Roger is a giant red kangaroo who weighs nearly 200 pounds and stands 6.5 feet tall from top to tail.

Roger, 9 years old, was rescued in 2006 by Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs manager Chris Barnes after his mother was found dead by the side of the road.

Roger soon after he was rescued. (Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook)
Roger soon after he was rescued. Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook

 As he’s grown into his present imposing form, Roger has picked up several interesting hobbies--including crushing metal buckets with his bare paws to work out, while staring menacingly at the camera.

Roger also regularly practices attack moves, including an array of kicks.

(Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook)
Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook

 “His daily exercise regime is sparring [kickboxing] his rivals and chasing his human ‘Mum’, me,” Barnes told the Daily Mail.

“He also loves crushing metal buckets. Don’t mess with a ‘Big Red,’ they'll disembowel you, or worse.”

(Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook)
Kangaroo Sanctuary/Facebook

Roger is also quite protective of the female members of his group, attacking strangers that get too close to him “or his woman,” Barnes noted.

The craziest part? Roger is expected to get even bigger as he gets older.