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Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) This one is a young female who possibly thought she couldn't be seen in the long grass. Australia,Eastern grey kangaroo,Fall,Female,Geotagged,Macropus giganteus Click/tap to enlarge

Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)

This one is a young female who possibly thought she couldn't be seen in the long grass.

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  1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    The 'Eastern grey kangaroo' image that comes up top right is actually Swamp wallaby LOL! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Thank you for mentioning this, I have fixed it. We see species identification as a community effort so there may be occasional errors. Posted 9 years ago
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        I had fixed it already, it was this one...
        Kangaroo Trio Taken at the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney, AUS Swamp wallaby,Wallabia bicolor,zoo


        I'm not sure about the ones you identified. There are red kangaroos at Philadelphia Zoo. What do you think Mark?
        Kangaroos_at_their_best I saw these extremely beautiful animals in Philadelphia Zoo. I was clicking only two of them and hearing some weird noise they started looking at here and there and suddenly from no where the third one too looked up.<br /> Geotagged,Macropus rufus,Red kangaroo,United States

        http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/Animals/Mammals/Other-Mammals/Red-Kangaroo.aspx         Posted 9 years ago
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          Oops sorry, I guess the main image of the species changed due to you fixing it already, which I did not know. This may mean that this one is wrong now, indeed:

          Kangaroos_at_their_best I saw these extremely beautiful animals in Philadelphia Zoo. I was clicking only two of them and hearing some weird noise they started looking at here and there and suddenly from no where the third one too looked up.<br /> Geotagged,Macropus rufus,Red kangaroo,United States
           Posted 9 years ago
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          Yes those 3 look like reds. It's not easy to learn the difference without a side-by-side comparison. Posted 9 years ago

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The Eastern grey kangaroo

The eastern grey kangaroo is a marsupial found in southern and eastern Australia, with a population of several million. Although a big eastern grey male typically masses around 66 kg and stands almost 2 m tall, the scientific name, "Macropus giganteus", is misleading, as the red kangaroo of the semi-arid inland is, at 85 kg, larger.

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Similar species: Kangaroos, Wallabies, Possums
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2016. Captured May 24, 2013 16:42 in N Boundary Track, Lysterfield South VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • f/5.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 29.24mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.