EASTERN GREY KANGAROO
Eastern grey kangaroos are common in woodlands, they are the second largest of the kangaroo species; a fully grown male can stand up to seven feet tall.
Red kangaroos are taller, but they live on the plains.
The main predator on the eastern grey kangaroo is the dingo; when dingos and kangaroos live together the survival rate of joeys can be as low as three percent.
For this reason, female kangaroos (does) are very fertile, they carry three potential young within their body all the time.
One in the pouch, one waiting as an embryo and sperm from the last mating is also stored so an egg can be fertilized as soon as the first joey leaves the pouch.
When a kangaroo is being hunted it protects itself by jumping into a nearby body of water.
When the dingo swims out to attack the kangaroo, the marsupial grabs and drowns its enemy.
Kangaroos can also defend themselves with their hind legs which are used for ripping their attacker. A kangaroo’s hind legs are also used for fighting.
The habitat of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is disappearing at an alarming rate, BUT YOU can help us protect the remaining 15% before it’s too late.
PHOTO ABOVE: Eastern Grey Kangaroos fighting for dominance.
Save Our Woodlands is an environmentally conscious group of volunteers dedicated to preserving threatened birds, animals and ecosystems in the woodlands of New South Wales, Australia.
Only 15% of our woodlands remain, the rest has been cleared for agriculture.
Save Our Woodlands Inc. secures and protects woodlands in NSW and pays landholders, in perpetuity, to conserve, enhance and re-establish native woodlands on THEIR land, and to manage these woodlands, so they are maintained.
BUT we need YOUR help. Together we can bring about change. Please consider donating.
People tend to think that woodlands are “just bush,” consequently, over 85% of the native woodlands in New South Wales, Australia have been replaced by agriculture.
Donate $10 per month & help protect critical habitats. By doing so YOU will prevent further species from extinction.
Our work is only possible with your support.
