There are dozens of species of wallaby. They each have different scientific names. Below are a few examples:
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The Aborigines usually killed kangaroos by spearing them. Stealthy hunters, they would often wait for kangaroos to come to their feeding grounds, or to the waterholes, where the animals would be speared.
Australia has always had wallabies. Wallabies are native to the Australian continent, and have subsequently been introduced from there to other parts of the world.
The Banded Hare wallaby is restricted to just a few regions of Western Australia. It is found only on Bernier Island and Dorre Island in Shark Bay, although there may be some still on the southern and western coastal strip. They are, however, believed to be extinct on the mainland.
Most animals with pouches belong to the group of mammals known as "marsupials".
However, not all marsupials have pouches, and not all animals with pouches are marsupials. The echidna, for example, develops a rudimentary pouch during the breeding season.
Natural predators of the bilby include dingoes and quolls, although due to habitat loss, quolls no longer share habitats with the bilby, which has been driven further inland. Carpet pythons and birds of prey also pose a danger.
Feral dogs, foxes and cats are introduced predators of the bilby. Whilst not predators, introduced rabbits pose a threat to the bilby. Not only do they eat the bilbies' food, but their burrowing often causes the bilbies' burrows to cave in, trapping and suffocating the bilbies.
Kangaroos, wallaroos and wallabies are closely related.
Wallabies, in fact, are kangaroos. They form one of the major sub-groups of kangaroos in Australia.
Other close relatives are potoroos, rat-kangaroos, bettongs and quokkas.
Wallabies are a member of Family Macropodidae.
No. Female koalas have a typically "wild animal" smell, which is only detectable up close. Mature males do have a strong musky smell, particularly during mating season, and which can actually be detected by people walking beneath trees inhabited by these males.
Contrary to popular opinion, koalas do not smell like eucalyptus: Only young males are likely to smell very slightly of eucalyptus.
My grandad use to tell the story of rowing after wallabies off Herm in the Channel Islands-it turned out it was probably true as they were introduced around WW1 but as a child I thought it was a 'grandad' tale!
Some types of wallabies are endangered, others are not. Rock wallabies seem to be the most endangered, with some fifteen species known to have become extinct since European settlement. They are particularly prone to habitat loss through urbanisation or agriculture, and they are also vulnerable to introduced species such as foxes and feral cats and dogs.
It varies.
Wallabies are grouped according to the habitat in which they live, so there are swamp wallabies, brush wallabies, and rock wallabies.
Swamp wallabies inhabit fairly flat bushland areas which are reasonably open, unlike the brush wallaby which prefers more closed forest, with denser undergrowth. Rock wallabies are especially suited to rocky hillsides and mountainsides, including open rock faces. Unfortunately, this is one of the reasons why certain species of rock wallaby are so vulnerable - wedgetail eagles and other birds of prey take advantage of the wallabies when they are out on the rocky, bare hillsides, readily swooping in for an easy meal.
Probably not, but they can adapt. Captive red-necked (Bennett's) wallabies can stay outdoor even at the temperature is several degrees below 0 Celsius.
Swamp wallabies are found in the eastern half of Australia. They live in dense bushland undergrowth and prefer to spend their days hiding in thick grass, ferns and bushland, coming out at night to feed. The Brigalow scrub of Queensland's southwest is a popular region for swamp wallabies. Other preferred habitat is wet or dry sclerophyll forest (common bushland), woodland and heathland, though it is also known to inhabit rainforests. It also inhabits swamps and damp gullies, sheltering in the daylight hours amidst dense forest vegetation.
Swamp wallabies range from Cape York in far north Queensland, down the east coast and around to south-western Victoria. Swamp wallabies were once also found in south-east South Australia, but sightings now are uncommon.
It is commonly found around rural housing developments and bushland reserves in and near cities along the eastern coast.
On the Australian mainland, Tammar Wallabies have been officially listed as extinct in the wild since the 1920s.
A baby kangaroo is called a Joey in all English-speaking countries. It is no different in Australia, where the young kangaroo is also called a joey. This is the name for young marsupials of all species.