The social lives of kangaroos are more complex than we thought

<https://theconversation.com/the-social-lives-of-kangaroos-are-more-complex-than-we-thought-213770>

"Have you ever wondered what a kangaroo’s social life looks like? Well,
kangaroos have stronger bonds to one another than you might think.

Over six years, we monitored a population of around 130 eastern grey kangaroos
near Wollar in New South Wales to see how their relationships changed over
time. Keeping tabs on individual roos led to some surprising results.

We found that kangaroo mothers become more social when caring for joeys (which
is the opposite of what we previously thought). We also uncovered new evidence
that indicates kangaroos could potentially form long-term relationships.

This research, published in Animal Behaviour, sheds new light on the
behaviour of Australia’s most iconic animal."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics