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The western grey is a dark dusty brown colour, with more contrast especially around the head. [12] Indigenous Australian names include iyirrbir (Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola) and kucha . [13] The highest ever recorded speed of any kangaroo was 64 km/h (40 mph) set by a large female eastern grey kangaroo. [14]
The western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), also referred to as a western grey giant kangaroo, black-faced kangaroo, mallee kangaroo, sooty kangaroo and (when referring to the Kangaroo Island subspecies) Kangaroo Island grey kangaroo, [4] is a large and very common kangaroo found across almost the entire southern part of Australia, from just south of Shark Bay through coastal Western ...
The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to eastern grey kangaroos. [14] [15] The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks ...
Original – Eastern Grey Kangaroo mother and joey, Brunkerville, New South Wales, Australia Reason Lead image, FP on Commons. This is a 2nd nom. The image was touched up and is now FP on Commons. There is noise (high ISO) in the underbelly of the mother, but the composition is too good to pass, the EV is also good.
Kangaroo fights among adult males can get intense when group hierarchy is on the line. And it takes a strong male to win the fight. However, scientists don’t think that strength is the only ...
Clockwise from upper left: koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis), eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) and Sulawesi bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) Diprotodontia is an order of Australian marsupial mammals. Members of this order are called diprotodonts.
Grey kangaroo is a kangaroo that is grey. Species include: Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus
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