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When were the giant kangaroos endangered?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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Giant kangaroos were never endangered. The concept of a species being listed as "endangered" was introduced in the twentieth century. Giant kangaroos died out thousands of years ago, along with many other species of Australian megafauna.

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