Macropus giganteus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Macropus giganteus | DonFletcher | 3 May 2022 | |
| Macropus giganteus | AlisonMilton | 3 May 2022 |
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Photo taken from across William Hovell Drive in the suburb of Whitlam. Amazed to see some many kangaroos along the ridgeline of the boundary of the Pinnacle Nature Reserve. Including another small group to the south, I counted 112, but there were no doubt more over the ridge or lying down. After the photos were taken they began to move down the southern slope of the ridge.
2 comments
3 May 2022
Hi Alison, I formed the opinion that at a certain size around 150 to 200, groups of EGKs become impossible to count directly due to the swirling movement of animals within the group. I have a landscape photo (composite of multiple images) showing over 340 in a group at Gungaderra NR, but even the count from the photo was imperfect because a few kangaroos got deleted or smudged where the photos joined.
3 May 2022
I agree. The second photo is a merge of three photos. However, these roos weren't moving much at the time I took the photos. I counted the roos from the photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.040553-35.263753
- Altitude 513.9m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 112 Abundance
- 3 May 2022 11:26 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macropus giganteus 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
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