The Eastern Grey Kangaroo

(Macropus giganteus)

The Eastern Grey Kangaroo is the second largest marsupial on Earth after the red kangaroo. The Eastern Grey Kangaroo covers a broad and continuous range from far north Queensland to Victoria and into South Australia and the north east of Tasmania.

The Eastern Grey Kangaroo's diet is restricted mainly to grasses. Breeding occurs all year round and joey's leave the pouch at nine months and continue to suckle until eight months. Kangaroos are very social, the mother and joey form a very close bond. Fighting between competing males is extremely technical and includes biting and eye-gouging with strong claws. A strong kick can break an opponents tail. Kangaroos emerge in the cool of the late afternoon and early morning to feed. Numbers of Eastern Grey kangaroos are considered abundant.

Kangaroos are very social animals, mother and baby kangaroos form a very close bond.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo Gallery

All the pictures were taken on the wildlife tour.