Macropus
eugenii
The Spanish translation for Wallaby is Un Canguro Chiquito
Home: The southern and southwestern coastal areas of Australia and the nearby islands in the open forest or savannas
Food: Grass
Size: 2 feet
12 to 16.5
pounds
Life Span: 11 to 13 years
Wallaby Trivia:
- Wallabies are small to medium-sized cousins of the
Kangaroo.
- There are 11 different types or species of Wallabies.
- When Wallabies are born, they are the size of your
thumb.
- Wallabies have long tails and like the Kangaroo, hop
from place to place.
Two Species of Wallabies are Endangered
Wallabies are hunted for their meat and fur. As a result, two types of Wallabies are now in danger of extinction.
Our Meet the Animals section includes research from the following websites:
The Austin Zoo's website: www.austinzoo.org.
Spanish translations courtesy of the Austin Zoo.
Rolling Hills Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center http://www.rhrwildlife.com/animbot.htm
The Birmingham Zoo http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
The WWW Virtual Library: Zoos http://zoonet.home.mindspring.com/www_virtual_lib/zoos.html
Photographs in Our Meet the Animals Section from Print Master Platinum v8.0 software.
Research on farm animals came primarily from http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/