Macropus giganteus

Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Flynn, ACT

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Identification history

	Macropus giganteus	17 Aug 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Macropus giganteus	17 Aug 2019	Christine

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Hopped across my front yard, first time I've seen one here. Photo taken in a neighbours yard. It appeared to have a problem with its paws, and stopped to tend them, but was spooked by another neighbour and hopped off.

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DonFletcher wrote:

19 Aug 2019

Hi Christine, EGKs lick their forearms when stressed and when hot. This one was some distance from any of the resident urban populations living in open space areas. During that journey it could have been barked at, or chased by dogs, or frightened in other ways. When stressed they often seem to have difficulty making the right decisions to escape harm and get back home but if left unmolested they tend to eventually relax enough to find their way back, mostly.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.041257 -35.209713
Places Flynn, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Aug 2019 11:54 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Kangaroos & Wallabies Mammals

Species information

Macropus giganteus Scientific name
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1357m Recorded at altitude
1425 images trained Machine learning
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