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Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Description:

The Eastern grey kangaroo is the second largest and heaviest living marsupial and native land mammal in Australia. An adult male will commonly weigh around 50 to 66 kg (110 to 150 lb) whereas females commonly weigh around 17 to 40 kg (37 to 88 lb). Large males of this species are more heavily built and muscled than the lankier Red Kangaroo and can occasionally exceed normal dimensions.

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1 Comment

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Precious. :-)

RachaelB
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RachaelB

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 23, 2012
Submitted on Jan 7, 2013

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