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Are people allowed to hunt for yellow footed rock wallabies' fur?
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No. All Australian native animals are protected by law. It is illegal to hunt them.
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How do yellow footed rock wallabies get babies?
probably the same as humans
Are yellow footed rock wallabies yellow?
Yellow-footed Rock wallabies are not yellow all over, and some of them tend to have more orange colouring than yellow. The Yellow-footed Rock wallaby has yellow to orange coloured limbs, hence its name. The fur on its abdomen is cream, and the rest of its body is grey. Its tail has distinctive yellow and brown stripes.
What does a male Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby weigh?
Male Yellow footed Rock wallabies weigh between 9 and 13 kg.
What does a female Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby weigh?
Female Yellow footed Rock wallabies weigh between 6 and 9 kg.
What eats yellow footed rock wallabies?
The main predators of the yellow footed rock wallaby are foxes (introduced species) and wedge tailed eagles, which are native to Australia. The wallabies are particularly vulnerable to eagles when they are positioned out on open rock faces.
Is a yellow footed rock wallaby nocturnal?
Yes. Yellow-footed Rock wallabies are essentially nocturnal, but they do tend to come out during the day to sun themselves on open rock faces.
What animals endanger the yellow footed rock wallaby?
Yellow-footed Rock wallabies are not endangered. One sub-species is classed as vulnerable and the other sub-species is near-threatened. The biggest threat to the Yellow-footed Rock wallaby comes from introduced species such as foxes. Foxes are agile enough to reach the rock wallabies' habitats in rocky cliff faces.
Which rock wallabies are endangered?
Some of the rock wallabies which are endangered include: * Brush tailed rock wallaby * Yellow footed rock wallaby * Proserpine rock-wallaby
What do yellow footed rock wallabies eat?
The yellow-footed rock wallaby eats young grasses, the shoots and leaves of tree species such as acacia and callitris (a coniferous cypress) and various shrubs and herbs such as cyanoglossum.
Do yellow footed rock wallabies hibernate?
No. The only hibernating marsupial is the Mountain Pygmy Possum, which lives in the Alpine country in the southeast: no members of the kangaroo family (including wallabies) hibernate.
Are yellow-footed rock wallabies endangered?
The status of the yellow-footed rock wallaby varies. The yellow-footed rock wallaby is listed as follows:Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act nationallyEndangered under the Threatened Species Conservation Act in NSWVulnerable under the National Parks and Wildlife Act in South Australia
How many Yellow footed rock wallabies are there still in the world?
Yellow-footed rock wallabies are found only in Australia. The best guess regarding population is around 2000 altogether in South Australia, but this is based on 1992 figures. The population in NSW was estimated at between 170 and 215, again based on 1992 figures, but a change on the previous 1980 figures of between 20 and 250.
