Macropus giganteus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Lyons, ACT
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| Macropus giganteus | DonFletcher | 6 Jan 2026 | ||
| Macropus giganteus | jmcleod | 2 Jan 2026 |
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This one appeared to have an injured, possibly broken tail. Didn't seem to have too much difficulty moving around although "limped" a bit when moving slowly (pentapedal).
2 comments
6 Jan 2026
Tail injuries can be spectacular, so that the tail is just a stump with a 'ball' on the end, or curved into a huge circle. Ones I have dissected seemed to have occurred while the vertebrae were still cartilaginous.
6 Jan 2026
I saw one in Namadgi many years ago that was circled sideways like a pig tail - roo could still move at speed. This one may have been more recent, as it looked like there were some partly healed wounds on the top of the tail - but may have been due to the deformity rather than recent injury.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070046-35.339849
- Altitude 700.0m
- Maps Oakey Hill
- Places Lyons, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2026 06:32 AM Recorded on
- jmcleod Recorded by
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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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