Save the world: Eat a kangaroo!

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Switching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an Australian scientist.

The methane gas produced by sheep and cows through belching and flatulence is more potent than carbon dioxide in the damage it can cause to the environment.

But kangaroos produce virtually no methane because their digestive systems are different.

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[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

They do very well on the imported grasses planted for cattle consumption, so the answer there is "yeah, they'd probably be okay on American grassland as long as it was hot and dry enough".