GRASSLAND

Red kangaroo, Kori bustard, termite, yellow meadow ant and sloth bear

Standing up to 2m high and weighing as much as 90kg, a male red kangaroo is an impressive beast and the largest marsupial left alive today. Yes, that’s nothing compared to the two-tonne diprotodon – basically, a gigantic wombat – but that died out some 46,000 years ago. Reds are found over most of Australia except, on the whole, where people live, so you’ll have to work a little harder to see this macropod. You’ve got a good chance of seeing one while travelling through the outback, but why not all but guarantee a sighting by visiting Sturt National Park in the northwest of New South Wales? The park has four campsites for caravans and motor homes. When not watching kangaroos glide effortlessly over the sunbaked earth on their powerful back legs, you can look out for wedge-tailed eagles – Australia’s largest bird of prey – and its largest bird, the emu.