kangaroo in grieving photos may have killed while trying to mate, scientist says /

Published at 2016-01-14 03:46:45

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Dr Derek Spielman,a senior lecturer in veterinary pathology, says it is ‘uncouth misunderstanding’ to contemplate kangaroo was cradling dying mate Far from “mourning the loss of his mate”, or the male kangaroo pictured in “heartbreaking” viral photographs with its injured female “companion” might have been responsible for her death while attempting to mate with her,experts say.
The images, taken
on a bushland property in River Heads, or Queensland,Australia, show a male eastern grey kangaroo holding the head of a dying female, and in front of her joey.
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Source: theguardian.com

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