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| EASTERN GREY KANGAROO. |
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| HELLO !! YOUNG JOEY. |
This card is the last in the series of six ( 6 ) Australian "Native Animals" cards recently released by Australia Post on 13 January 2015. These are all " first day of release" maxi cards in this series..
This card (top ) is The Easter Grey Kangaroo one of many different species of these marsupials to be found in Australia.. The Eastern grey Kangaroo is found in eastern and also some southern parts of Australia., with a population of more than seven million and is also known as "The Great Grey Kangaroo" or the "Forrester Kangaroo" Although a great grey eastern Kangaroo typically masses at 66 kgs in weight (145 lbs) and stands at two meters ( 6.6 ) ft tall the scientific name ( macropus giganteus) giant large foot ...is misleading as The" Red Kangaroo" of the semi-arid inland is much larger weighing as much as 90 kilos.Although the Red Kangaroo is better known, it is the eastern Grey Kangaroo that is most often encountered in Eastern Australia. Like all Kangaroos it is nocturnal and seen mainly in the very early morning or when the sun is setting in the evening..and can be very aggressive around mating time. This is a time if you are driving to be exceptionally careful of Kangaroo "strikes" in you car as these can lead to extremely bad outcomes for both parties involved..not to mention a wrecked motor vehicle.The Easter grey Kangaroos colour is a light- grey or brownish-grey with a light silver or cream sometimes white belly.The highest ever recorded speed was 64 kph ( 40 ) mph.
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