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Eastern grey kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Photo by MartinL
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Description:

The Eastern Grey Kangaroo has uniform woolly grey-brown fur, slightly darker on shoulders and mid back. Spends most of the day resting under a shady tree, only moving out to feed from dusk to dawn.

Habitat:

Open plains of the inland and the coast from semi-arid mallee scrub through woodland to forest of Australia.

Notes:

This animal is located in a wildlife park in Cowes, Phillip Island. It is very tame and is attempting to help itself to some food morsels in the paper bag.

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Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)

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