Why Are Eastern Grey Kangaroos More ‘Human’ Than We Thought?


New research indicates eastern grey kangaroos may develop friendships that span years and the mothers enjoy being part of friendly groups. Researchers have found eastern grey kangaroos have similar social lives to humans. Kangaroos had maintained friendships with the same individuals over consecutive years and this was exciting because there hasn't been any evidence for long-term friendships in kangaroos before. Female kangaroos sought out companionship with each other, but male kangaroos only seemed to be interested in one thing and tend to develop friendships to have access to more females to breed with. What are your thoughts LiveTribers? Why are eastern grey kangaroos more ‘human’ than we thought?

Posted by on 22 Dec 2023

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    Natalia

    This is very interesting, Nature is so fascinating and i love learning about it. As other people have said, we underestimate animals.

    Posted by Natalia on 20 Jan 2024
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    ere

    Also, Magpies mate for life and if one of the pair dies or is hit by a car its mate will often stay close at hand for long periods. Therefore are Magpies more human than we thought?

    Posted by ere on 07 Jan 2024
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    Claire

    This research is fascinating as I live on a bush property with a lot of these Kangaroos. I have often wondered about their social groups. To be honest, I think humans are more like animals. We underestimate that.

    Posted by Claire on 05 Jan 2024
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    Guntis

    Eastern women are more human too :)...

    Posted by Guntis on 05 Jan 2024
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    Angieilyxxx

    I would argue that we are more like animals than they are human

    Posted by Angieilyxxx on 28 Dec 2023
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    Ally42

    Because people underestimate animals.

    Posted by Ally42 on 28 Dec 2023
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    Woodness

    It doesn't surprise me as I have often seen groups of females laying around together, perhaps they are 'ladies who lunch?' I also had to laugh about the males with only one thing on their minds, definitely more human than we thought, I had the image of a crowd of blokes down the pub.

    Posted by Woodness on 28 Dec 2023
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    Manmohan

    Oh, this is new topic to me

    Posted by Manmohan on 28 Dec 2023
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    mary

    it is amazing to see that our native animals are researched and show these results hope this means they will be around a lot longer

    Posted by mary on 28 Dec 2023
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    ranceby

    many animals have the social behaviour of humans. bonding family structure its just natural

    Posted by ranceby on 28 Dec 2023
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    YvetteP

    It is their nature

    Posted by YvetteP on 28 Dec 2023
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    mid

    kangaroos nurture their young, so the social component of mob is not surprising

    Posted by mid on 28 Dec 2023
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    bmlglp

    This research sounds interesting to me.

    Posted by bmlglp on 28 Dec 2023
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    Tara Rata

    Forming a social group is a show of evolution

    Posted by Tara Rata on 28 Dec 2023
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    Jigsaw

    Lots of animals show human qualities , not only kangaroos

    Posted by Jigsaw on 28 Dec 2023
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    wrestling collector

    I love animals & they do display some human characteristics,however only Humans were created in Gods image.

    Posted by wrestling collector on 28 Dec 2023
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    merryl

    Lots of animals form social groups, not just humans.

    Posted by merryl on 28 Dec 2023
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    bobsyouruncle

    It is no mystery that Humans assume animals have no feelings. We are an arrogant species!

    Posted by bobsyouruncle on 28 Dec 2023
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    Andrena

    animals are more human than people think.

    Posted by Andrena on 28 Dec 2023
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    Paula

    All animals are more human than people think.

    Posted by Paula on 27 Dec 2023
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    MS

    I have no idea! I think this research money could be better spent on other things other than worrying about the social lives of Kangas. Saving endangered species would be better.

    Posted by MS on 26 Dec 2023
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    sulter

    It appears they deeply care about each other and form unbreakable bonds.

    Posted by sulter on 25 Dec 2023
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