That was then, this is now. Today, Roger stands at 6'7'' and weighs 200 pounds. Talk about a transformation! Even as the sanctuary's "resident alpha roo," the sanctuary says Roger still has a heart of gold, "he's just as adorable as he ever was."
It's Roger! Boss of my Sanctuary, showing me his 90kg (200 pounds) of pure muscle!
Impressive, right? If you're wondering how the kangaroo gets his buff physique, the sanctuary says his favorite activity is crushing his metal feed bucket.
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Two weeks old baby tiger 'Schuna' is pictured on September 5, 2010 at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany. As 'Schuna' was not accepted by its mother 'Mymosa', the animal is bottle-fed and brought up by keepers. (Photo credit: HORST OSSINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
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A one-month-old jaguar cub looks out from a bucket at the Leningradsky Zoo in Saint Petersburg on April 15, 2015. (Photo credit: OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nine day old baby chimpanzee Deyo sits on the back of it's mother Lady at the 'ZOOM' Zoo in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, on March 19, 2015. (Photo credit: ROLAND WEIHRAUCH/AFP/Getty Images)
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