like Bassia diacantha and Maireana pyramidata, and will browse shrubs when its favoured foods are scarce. Some perennial chenopods, such as round-leaf chenopod Kochia are avoided even when abundant.

At times, red kangaroos congregate in large numbers; in areas with much forage, these groups can number as much as 1,500 individuals. Red kangaroos are mostly crepuscular and nocturnal, resting in the shade