- 75% of the Grey Kangaroo's bodyweight is water, higher than most mammals.
- The joey in the pouch drinks different milk than the unweaned joey at foot.
- Grey Kangaroos in captivity have to be raised with a playmate or they will become overstressed and may die.
- The mob is a family or group of kangaroos.
- Grey Kangaroos live in mobs of 30 to 100 kangaroos.
- The Alpha male is the leader of the mob and other males "cough" to show they are subordinate.
- Grey Kangaroos are grazers. They like green grasses best of all.
- Kangaroos "pant" through their noses with their mouths closed.
- They wean later than other kangaroos at about 17-18 months.
They are found throughout the eastern side of Australia.
They live in the Outback Walkabout
Regnum: Animalia (Latin, animals)
Phylum: Cordata (Latin, cord)
Class: Mammalion (Latin, from the breast [milk-fed])
Order: Diprodontia (Latin, two teeth)
Family: Macropodidae (Latin, big-feet)
Genus: Macropus
Species: giganteus
