A photograph has been snapped of a man-sized kangaroo flexing his massive guns while hugging a soft toy bunny . Roger , an alpha male at the Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary in the Northern Territory , was gifted his new friend by a fan . Sanctuary manager Chris Barnes said the kangaroo quickly became attached to the bunny , but soon tired of it . Alpha kangaroo Roger cuddles up to his new soft toy bunny while showing off his massive guns . 'Roger received the bunny from a fan . I thought Roger would probably like to play with his soft toy , ' Mr Barnes said . 'When I gave it to him he snatched it off me really quickly and proceeded to attack it , giving it a `` bear hug '' and wrestling it , even hugging it and kicking out as he would do in kick boxing match , he 's an expert kick boxer . ' But Mr Barnes and his team made the mistake of trying to take it away from him . 'After about 10 minutes of not giving up his bunny Roger lost interest in it , but when I tried to take it off him so he tried to attack me instead , which is a daily ritual for us , ' he said . Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary manager Chris Barnes ( right ) said he attempted to take the bunny off Roger but was met with hostility . Mr Barnes rescued Roger in 2006 after finding his mother dead on a highway . Mr Barnes was rescued Roger in 2006 after finding his mother dead on a highway . 'Baby kangaroos are often found still alive in the pouches of dead kangaroos out on the roadside , ' he said . Being an alpha male , Roger is often very protective of the female members of his group . ' [ He ] will attack anyone or anything that gets too close to him or his women , ' Mr Barnes said .
Roger is an alpha male at the Alice Springs Kangaroo Sanctuary in the NT . He was gifted the new stuffed toy bunny by a fan and grew attached to it . Manager Chris Barnes said he tried to take it off Roger and was attacked . Mr Barnes adopted kangaroo after finding its mother dead on a highway .