Macropus giganteus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo at ANBG
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| Macropus giganteus | DonFletcher | 30 Jun 2024 | |
| Macropus giganteus | CarbonAI | 30 Jun 2024 | |
| Macropus giganteus | Christine | 30 Jun 2024 |
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Collar K4, not far from where seen a couple of months ago by @HelenCross, but this time alone. See more info on K4 (tag 81) at sighting 4565967
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30 Jun 2024
K4 has ear tag White 81 left. The white goes cream (pale yellowish) with age, and the tag has been in her ear 7 years and 8 months, since she was treated in Oct 2015. Thus the fertility control treatment blocked her reproduction from the spring of 2016 to the spring of 2023, eight seasons so far. At this age her reproductive rate would naturally have declined, even in the ideal feeding conditions of ANBG, so if she had not been treated with Gonacon, she might have a pouch young only every 2nd or 3rd year. If no accident happens to her, she will probably live several years longer than the average female EGK, and grow larger, due to having escaped the cost of reproduction. By then her feeding efficiency will be so low, due to worn molars, that her immune response will be diminished, so something like a virus, bacterium or parasite will provide the coup-de-gras. @Christine, @HelenCross
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106594-35.275813
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Jun 2024 03:40 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Christine 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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