Roger weighed 90 kilos, lived in a nature reserve in Texas, and had arms any gymnast would envy. The zoologist behind the account @jayprehistorcpets filmed himself roughhousing with him, and in that tussle something no one expected was revealed: musculature so defined, so symmetrical, and so absurdly developed that it looked like the result of years of weight training.
The video made it to TikTok and never stopped. It racked up more than 9 million likes and became one of the most-watched clips of 2021. The unanimous reaction from thousands of users was the same: asking Roger to share his gym routine. Roger, who was found as a newborn near Palm Springs before ending up in Texas, never set foot in a gym. He is simply a kangaroo.
What looks like the design of a digital artist is pure biology. 🦘 Male kangaroos naturally develop that muscle mass, especially in the torso and arms, which they use to compete with other males. Roger was just being Roger, and he left us with an unforgettable memory on the internet forever. “