Black kangaroos?

Question

do they exist or am i going mad!?

because i was out in the bush today getting firewood and i swear i seen a black kangaroo.

Answer 1

i have seen a few after bush-fires but they weren't moving very good

Answer 2

I've never heard of a black kangaroo but that doesn't mean there isn't one or two around the place.

I know there is the occasional albino, so why not the occasional black one.

If I were out collecting firewood I'd rather see a black kangaroo than a black snake.

Answer 3

There are black rock wallabies.  They are males and highly prized (as food) by the Gunwinjku people in Western Arhem Land.

Answer 4

It may have been a wallaroo.  They are very dark and sometimes look black.  Size is a bit bigger than a wallaby, and a bit smaller than an eastern grey.  They have a chunky, more robust build.

Answer 5

As Archie said - yep, wallabies!

You'd have noticed he was a fair bit smaller than the average roo?

Quite common in the Grampians mountain range near where I live too...