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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 does a yellow footed rock wallaby defend itself from its prey?
No animal has to defend itself from its prey, as prey is what the animal eats - not what may attack it.The yellow-footed rock wallaby defends itself from its predators by hopping agilely on cliffs and rock faces which are less accessible to carnivores such as dingoes. However, some of the main predators of the yellow-footed rock wallaby are hawks and eagles, and the only defence rock wallabies have against these animals is to hide beneath cliff overhanges and within rocky outcrops.
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 people allowed to hunt for yellow footed rock wallabies' fur?
No. All Australian native animals are protected by law. It is illegal to hunt them.
