Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) are common in southern Western Australia. Western Grey Kangaroos are most active from late afternoon until the early morning, and rest during the day in the shelter of shrubs and trees. While feeding, most often on grass, Western Grey Kangaroos move forward slowly with an unusual ‘five-footed’ gait, using their tails and forearms to prop while swinging the huge hind feet forward. This female Kangaroo has a large baby (called a Joey) at heel that is sucking milk from a teat inside her pouch. The Joey is probably too big to fit in the pouch and is partly weaned. Joeys leave the pouch at about ten and a half months old but continue to suckle from outside the pouch for a further six months.
