eastern gray kangaroo

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Eastern gray kangaroo with joey

Three eastern gray kangaroos, Macropus giganteus, graze on grass in a sunlit clearing with trees and tall grass in the background.

eastern gray kangaroo

marsupial

Also known as: Macropus giganteus

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kangaroo
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The eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is found mostly in the open forests of eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is replaced by the western gray kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) along the southern coast into the southwest of Western Australia. The ranges of the two species overlap in…
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The eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is found mostly in the open forests of eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is replaced by the western gray kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) along the southern coast into the southwest of Western Australia. The ranges of the two species overlap in…
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