Wallaroos

· The Wallaroo gets it's name because it is half way between a WALLaby and a kangAROO in size	Click here for Wallaroo photos!
· A wallaroo is a marsupial mammal meaning it carries its baby in its pouch on the outside of its tummy. The baby (which is called a joey) is born really tiny and crawls into its mother's pouch. The joey lives in its mother's pouch till its quite large. Even when it's quite large it still drinks milk from a teat in its mother's pouch.
· The Common Wallaroo has a large black rump it shares in common with all other Wallaroos
· The male is distinctly darker in colour in comparison to the female which is very grey in colouration with black markings
· Wallaroos graze on grasses, shrubs, chenopods and herbs
· A Wallaroo's head and body measure about 55-110cm and their tail is typically 53-90cm
· The Wallaroo is a solitary animal, prefering its own company
· During the day the Wallaroo sleeps a in shelter, i.e. under a rock on a slope
· At night the Wallaroo descends to graze on more level ground
· Wallaroos have relatively large ears
· In dry spells, the Wallaroo can survive obtaining all necessary water from its food, so long as moisture bearing food is available
· By staying in caves during the day energy is conserved
· Wallaroos also breed less when conditions are harsh, and unlike the Kangaroo will stay put and "tough it out" in severe droughts
· The infant Wallaroo can stay up to a year in its mothers pouch