Being the second largest marsupial in Australia, the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a very well-known species of kangaroo. It belongs to the class Mammalia and the average lifespan is 8-10 years. The maximum body structure is 7 feet tall and 120 pounds. Eastern grey kangaroos can reach speeds over 35 miles an hour, jump 6 feet high, and cover 25 feet across. That’s twice as far as the average 12-year-old girl’s long jump! In order to survive, animals have physical body parts, which are also known as structures. These structures each have particular functions (jobs) to them. Three valuable structures of eastern grey kangaroos are their large ears, big feet, and strong tails. Their ears, large and independently swiveling, can
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The living things that impact them are known as biotic factors. The basic living things that impact the eastern grey kangaroo are vegetation, predators, and competition. Vegetation is very important because grasses, herbs, flowers, shrubs, leaves, ferns, and mosses are its mains sources of food. Although eastern grey kangaroos have a wide range of food, their predators are limited. This is because they overpopulate all other creatures. Dingoes are their biggest threat, next to humans who are decreasing the population of kangaroos in Australia. Eastern grey kangaroos travel in mobs (groups) of fifty or more that include both males and females. Kangaroos don’t fight very often, but when they do it is typically over the females in their mob. They will fight each other by biting, kicking, and boxing, but they rarely ever hurt each other in the process. Whoever ‘wins’ the fight will earn the mating …show more content…
Three important abiotic factors for kangaroos include moisture, precipitation, and water. Moisture is a key factor in the life of eastern grey kangaroos. In contrast to other kangaroos, they prefer moist environments such as open woodland forests and coastal forests but live in open grasslands too. The precipitation is important to eastern grey kangaroos because if there is too much rainfall, the plants it needs to survive will be overwatered. The plants in Australia don’t need much water because they have adapted to the dry environment, but on occasion, rainfall is needed. Apart from precipitation, eastern grey kangaroos do not need much water in their environment. In fact, kangaroos can go months without it! Even though the habitat is quite dry, there is water and it is in large bodies. Kangaroos have been recorded swimming in them confidently by paddling with both arms and legs like a dog
The living things that impact them are known as biotic factors. The basic living things that impact the eastern grey kangaroo are vegetation, predators, and competition. Vegetation is very important because grasses, herbs, flowers, shrubs, leaves, ferns, and mosses are its mains sources of food. Although eastern grey kangaroos have a wide range of food, their predators are limited. This is because they overpopulate all other creatures. Dingoes are their biggest threat, next to humans who are decreasing the population of kangaroos in Australia. Eastern grey kangaroos travel in mobs (groups) of fifty or more that include both males and females. Kangaroos don’t fight very often, but when they do it is typically over the females in their mob. They will fight each other by biting, kicking, and boxing, but they rarely ever hurt each other in the process. Whoever ‘wins’ the fight will earn the mating …show more content…
Three important abiotic factors for kangaroos include moisture, precipitation, and water. Moisture is a key factor in the life of eastern grey kangaroos. In contrast to other kangaroos, they prefer moist environments such as open woodland forests and coastal forests but live in open grasslands too. The precipitation is important to eastern grey kangaroos because if there is too much rainfall, the plants it needs to survive will be overwatered. The plants in Australia don’t need much water because they have adapted to the dry environment, but on occasion, rainfall is needed. Apart from precipitation, eastern grey kangaroos do not need much water in their environment. In fact, kangaroos can go months without it! Even though the habitat is quite dry, there is water and it is in large bodies. Kangaroos have been recorded swimming in them confidently by paddling with both arms and legs like a dog