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Full name.:Macropus Gigurteus. size. A male 2.8 meters.

Identification.

A Eastern Grey Kangaroo has a small head with big ears.  Its tail can grow up to 4feet long which is very is very helpful for balancing  and when standing up straight. They are very powerful jumpers.  

It has Life span up to  18-20 years.                                                             

 This is a kangaroo with her Joey                                                                            

   
This is a female kangaroo with her Joey in her pouch

Eastern Grey Kangaroos are herbivores, the main things that they eat are shrubs, leaves, grass, and herbs. 

They feed mainly at night and in the early morning.  During the day they lie under shaded trees or in holes they have dug.  This is where they also sleep.

Eastern Grey Kangaroos live in mobs. A mob is led by a mature male and consists of young  males  and  female with their young the older male stay in control through the force.   The Eastern Grey kangaroo live on the grassland and open wood land of eastern Australia and Tasmania. As well as forested coastal areas of Eastern and South Eastern Australia. 

The red on the map is the range of an Eastern Grey kangaroos habitat.   

The life of a Joey

At about one mouth , the tiny embryonic kangaroo emerges from its mother's body and slowly climbs up her abdomen and into her pouch. A baby kangaroo is called Joey. When an Eastern Grey Kangaroo is first born it weighs under a gram. The tiny kangaroo is 15 cm when born. A Joey is born 33-38 days after his/her parent mate. A Joey stays 300 days in the mothers pouch. As soon as a kangaroo is born it has a great sense of smell and hearing.        

A  big male may measure up to 2.8meters form his nose tip to the end of his tail. A male may weigh up to 66kg and a female 32kg. It is the second largest mammal in the world.

Interesting Facts:

There is an unconfirmed record jump by an Eastern Grey Kangaroo of 13.5 meters. The record ground speed of 30 mph.  When Europeans first saw a jumping animal taller than some of them they asked aboriginals what it was. When a Eastern Grey Kangaroo senses danger, it will thump its hind legs on the ground to warn the rest of the mob.