western gray kangaroo

The western gray kangaroo is one of six large species of Australian marsupials known for their hopping locomotion. As a herbivore, its diet consists primarily of grasses, but it can also consume leaves, shrubs, and bark when grass is scarce. The western gray kangaroo is stockier and more brownish than the eastern gray kangaroo, with an average length of 1.6 meters (5.25 feet). These kangaroos, like other members of the kangaroo family (Macropodidae), possess a specialized digestive system with a chambered stomach that aids in breaking down tough plant materials through fermentation.12