Wallabies
Introduction
Wallabies are marsupials that belong to a small group of animals called macropods. They are only naturally found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Most macropods have hind legs larger than their forelimbs, large hind feet, and strong tails which they use for balance. Wallabies are most active at night, dusk and dawn.
Did you know?
Most Joeys that come into care are ones whose mothers have been killed by a car.
Wallabies are smaller than kangaroos.
Wallabies are about 45 to 105 centimetres long
A diet of grass, leaves off different plants, herbs, fruits and young shoots. As well as vegetables.
Threats
Carnivorous like dingoes, cats, dogs and people that
are killing them by destroying their homes.
To build houses for
themselves.More farmland is being is over the homes of wallabies. The water is dirty.
There are lots of types of wallabies, like the yellow and black footed rock wallabies, and the bridled nailtailed wallaby. The red necked wallaby and Albinos are Wallabies that are white with reddish eyes.
Habitat
The rock -wallabies live among piles of boulders rocky hills and cliffs. The smaller species of wallabies live in a wide range of habitats, from deserts to woodland to rainforests.
A yellow footed rock wallaby lives somewhere near rocky hills and boulders. A yellow footed rock wallaby got its name by the look of it. They look like a small kangaroo, like all wallabies do. It has yellow feet and a smudge of yellow on its cheeks.
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This page was researched and written by Ellie J.