Tributes pour in for Roger Australia's muscle-bound kangaroo

Enormous animal came to fame when a photo of him crushing a metal bucket like a paper cup went viral

Kangaroo
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Roger, the muscle-bound kangaroo who won global fame for his size and strength, has died at the age of 12.

The animal, who was 6ft 7in and weighed 14 stone (89 kilos), first came to the world's attention in 2015 when “images of him crushing a metal bucket in his hands using his huge muscles went viral”, says the BBC.

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