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There seems to be a general lack of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo's dietary habits on this page. Shadow Scythe of Strongbadia?! 03:52, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Status[edit]

I think the "status" section of this page either needs refs, or should be removed. Its all heresay.

ElZilcho —Preceding comment was added at 01:14, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nocturnal[edit]

Considering you can find them at all time of the day, are they really nocturnal? Enlil Ninlil (talk) 07:42, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We had a pet one we found it as a baby and the vet told us we could raise it its illegal although everyone turns a blind eye especially considering a lot of people shot them. That is also illegal. I wouldn't say they where nocturnal they come out in both day and night they tend to rest in the middle of the day if its hot and graze more at night. You often see them more in the mornings and evenings (and i guess the nights) so they are some what nocturnal although not exclusively. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.105.203 (talk) 00:54, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kangaroo shooting is a legitimate industry. Otherwise, you could not buy kangaroo skin shoes, for example. The idea that kangaroos regularly get almost 2m tall is wrong. They rarely get over 1.7m at the most. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.110.26.122 (talk) 11:56, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is illegal to kill Kangaroos without a permit. Enlil Ninlil (talk) 08:53, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Facts[edit]

The information in this article needs to be verified against better sources. The Australian Museum "Book of Australian Mammals" states that the Eastern Grey Kangaroo is bigger than the Red Kangaroo. Kangaroos are generally crepuscular (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular) when they feed but may be active at any time of the day or night. They are often killed at dawn or dusk on roadsides because visibility is poorest at that time and they are attracted to the cut grass on the edges of the roads. They generally rest during the day in shade near a water source where possible. The harper (talk) 03:14, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Every source I've ever seen says the red is larger. I've also stood next to fully grown males of both species many times and I am in no doubt it is the red that is larger. Robert Brockway (talk) 10:32, 1 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

picture[edit]

Are those really grey kangaroos? At first glance the look rather reddish to me and the description of photo on commons doesn't really have any information on the species and just calls it "wild kangaroos". Has anybody with enough visual (zoological) experience determined the exact species of kamgaroo in the picture?--Kmhkmh (talk) 18:34, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 August 2023 and 8 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Chad Zerr (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Chad Zerr (talk) 16:54, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lydekker[edit]

under description it says "The largest known specimen, examined by Lydekker" - does Lydekker refer to Richard Lydekker, or a different person surnamed Lydekker? if so I think it should be linked to him and mention his first name - 2403:5807:7862:0:AC51:D772:F162:FF32 (talk) 07:46, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]