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Famine & Hopping

Could we divide the Adaptions clause in two so as to separate the subtopics "Famine" and "Hopping" which are rather unrelated? ----MountVic127 (talk) 05:24, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Change Kangaroos have single-chambered stomachs To Kangaroos have two stomach chambers Logan is LULUWU (talk) 23:29, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:02, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly inaccurate caption

The photo of the grazing "male" red kangaroo appears to actually be a female. If you look closer, you can see the distended pouch between the hind legs. It is possible for female red kangaroos to be red in color rather than blue-grey. The individual in the photo also has much smaller and thinner arms than a male. The caption should be amended so that either the correct sex is noted, or any mention of sex is removed. 2406:3400:21D:5110:F064:9ECE:29A5:EB98 (talk) 15:05, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed.

Done - UtherSRG (talk) 15:28, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nocturnal

in the diet section it says "Many species are nocturnal, and crepuscular," there are only four species of kangaroo, which is not "many". also, the sources referenced seemed to suggest it's all kangaroos usually nocturnal or crepuscular. 73.145.174.104 (talk) 22:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting observation. Firstly, as an Australian myself I can say that when Australians, which will naturally describe most authors of this article, speak or write about kangaroos, they are often generalising to include the many species of wallabies in whatever they are describing. The distinction isn't clear to most people. Secondly, from a not totally scientific perspective but rather from over seven decades of observation, I would say that most kangaroos and wallabies are nocturnal most of the time, but there are lots of exceptions. They are less totally nocturnal than other species that would be described with that word. My impression is that a lot of the "nocturnalism" is simply avoidance of the hot summer sun. Right now, on a cool December (early summer) morning, I reckon I could take you to several spots within 20 km of where I live on the outskirts of Melbourne to where you would see kangaroos (mostly Eastern Greys) grazing in broad daylight, but by mid afternoon they will be having a snooze in the shade until after sunset. So, not absolutely nocturnal. HiLo48 (talk) 23:16, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]