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Eastern Grey KangarooEducational resources on Eastern Grey KangarooEastern Grey Kangaroo or Macropus giganteus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo Eastern Grey Kangaroo Eastern Grey Kangaroo. Macropus giganteus. The eastern grey kangaroo is probably the most common species of kangaroo in Australia. The above two pictures were taken at a farm in www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/bio/zoo/kangeast.htm ADW: Macropus giganteus: Information The eastern grey kangaroo exhibits embryonic diapause, a condition in which development of the zygote is halted. This is similar to all kangaroo species with the exception of the animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Macropus_giganteus.html eastern grey kangaroo ...home * grouping * social spacing * mating system * predation * references * biology @ davidson * animal behavior. eastern grey kangaroo (macropus giganteus) www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Scheffers/home2.htm 2001 Queensland Term Wildlife Field Guide Geographic Range The Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus, is found in Eastern Australia, especially Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, and Tasmania. people.hws.edu/fieldguide/show.asp?ID=95 New Page 1 [www.bio.davidson.edu] ...home * grouping * social spacing * mating system * predation * references * biology @ davidson * animal behavior. eastern grey kangaroo (macropus giganteus) www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Scheffers/references.htm Coccidia of the World Host: Macropus giganteus (syn. Macropus canguru) (Eastern grey kangaroo) References: Barker et al. 1972, 1989; Mykytowyez 1964 Eimeria lagorchestis Barker, O'Callaghan, and Beveridge biology.unm.edu/biology/coccidia/marsup.html Untitled Document [www.bio.davidson.edu] ...the Eastern Grey Kangaroo and the Western Grey Kangaroo. -- Red Kangaroos, the largest species, can be 6 feet tall and weigh. as much as 200 lbs. www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/animalphysiology/websites/2005/Shelton/General.htm 2001 Queensland Term Wildlife Field Guide Vertebrate Update Form Hobart & William Smith Colleges and Union College Partnership for Global Education: Queensland Term 2001 people.hws.edu/fieldguide/updatevertebrate.asp?ID=95 bioinventory.ice.ucdavis.edu First record of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus, at Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, North-western Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 109(2): 49-50. bioinventory.ice.ucdavis.edu/rdf/Tennessee_River_Gorge_TN.rdf 2001 Queensland Term Wildlife Field Guide The Eastern Grey Kangaroo has coarser and curlier fur than the Western Grey. The Eastern Grey kangaroos found in Tasmania have fur that is longer, shaggier and browner. people.hws.edu/fieldguide/delete.asp?ID=95&dlete=no
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