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position of each in this sequence is given in the table. This
should not be taken to imply any absolute difference in age, it
merely arranges them according to which are the most worn. A
number are, for example, closely similar in wear and might be of
much the same age.
110/63. Female. Killed on the 2nd March 1963, on the A.11
road north of Epping Thicks at T.L. 443.008. No foetus was
found and the uterus could not be identified in the mess of
burst and split organs. The nipples of the mammary glands were
fairly prominent, and the animal was in lactation. Weight of
animal, 36.9 Kg.
178/63. Female. Killed 18th April 1963. Precise locality
unknown.
184/63. Female. Killed 8th April 1963. Precise locality
unknown.
185/63. Female. Killed summer 1953 near coal duty post,
on Jacks Hill.
327/63. Female. Killed 4th April 1963 on A.11 near Wake
Valley Ponds.
444/63. Male. Killed 14th October 1963 near Wake Arms.
Weight 59.4 Kg. (carcass somewhat mauled). Stomach contents
largely grass and leaves. Plate 4.