PHOTOS: Cuddling Kangaroos at the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge

(From left) Maddie Olson, Kathy Scaarangella, and Sophia Leake, 11, hold lettuce in their hand to feed Kangaroos during a meet and greet at Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

Elliott Leake, 6, kisses Joker, a 10 month old Red Kangaroo, during a meet and greet at the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

Myka Leake, 17, holds Joker, a 10 month old Red Kangaroo, during a meet and greet at the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

Keaton Crawford, owner of the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge, plays with one of the young kangaroos during a meet and greet on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

Archie Leake, 6, cuddle with Murray, a 10 month old Red Kangaroo, at the Kangaroo Ranch during a meet and greet in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

Kangaroos examine the cameras during a meet and greet at the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)

Sophia Leake, 11, cuddles with Murray, a 10 month old Red Kangaroo, during a meet and greet at the Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)