The
eastern grey kangaroo (
Macropus giganteus) is a
marsupial found in the eastern third of Australia, with a population of several million. The eastern grey kangaroo is the second largest living marsupial and native land mammal in Australia, with adult males weighing around 50 to 66 kg (110 to 146 lb) and females weighing around 17 to 40 kg (37 to 88 lb). Like all
kangaroos, it is mainly
nocturnal and
crepuscular, and is mostly seen early in the morning, or as the light starts to fade in the evening. In the middle of the day, kangaroos rest in the cover of the woodlands and
graze there. Kangaroos are the only large mammals to
hop on two legs as their primary means of
locomotion. This
multiple exposure photograph shows an eastern grey kangaroo hopping in
Mount Annan, New South Wales.
Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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