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Wallaby or kangaroo?
After returning from our Australia-trip, a little question came up...:
How do you tell that THIS is a wallaby, and THAT is a kangaroo? Thanks! - Geir , Norway |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
"Geir Lilleheil" wrote in message
om... After returning from our Australia-trip, a little question came up...: How do you tell that THIS is a wallaby, and THAT is a kangaroo? Wallabies tend to be smaller, and.. uhh... a slightly different shape :-) Daniel -- Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia dbowen at custard dot net dot au |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
There is no fundamental difference.
The 3 largest species of kangaroos/wallabies - the red, the eastern grey, and the western grey - are called kangaroos; the other smaller ones are called wallabies. "Geir Lilleheil" wrote in message om... After returning from our Australia-trip, a little question came up...: How do you tell that THIS is a wallaby, and THAT is a kangaroo? Thanks! - Geir , Norway |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
There is no fundamental difference. Are you sure? Generally kangaroos are larger, but the shape of the head is the main giveaway, IMHO. The 3 largest species of kangaroos/wallabies - the red, the eastern grey, and the western grey - are called kangaroos; the other smaller ones are called wallabies. Possibly true. I've certainly seen some small grey kangaroos, but you can still tell that they're kangaroos. Wallabies tend to have stockier faces. -- Stephen Oakes |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
"Geir Lilleheil" wrote in message
om... After returning from our Australia-trip, a little question came up...: How do you tell that THIS is a wallaby, and THAT is a kangaroo? A very old joke says that one plays Union and the other plays League! -- Tony Bailey Mercury Travel Books |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of "Stephen Oakes"
: There is no fundamental difference. Are you sure? Generally kangaroos are larger, but the shape of the head is the main giveaway, IMHO. The 3 largest species of kangaroos/wallabies - the red, the eastern grey, and the western grey - are called kangaroos; the other smaller ones are called wallabies. Possibly true. I've certainly seen some small grey kangaroos, but you can still tell that they're kangaroos. Wallabies tend to have stockier faces. Then there are tree kangaroos, of course, which are much smaller and look like wallabies. And not kangaroos at all. Damn tricky those macropods! |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
Size!!
Big are Kangaroos, small are wallabies; unsure are wallaroos!!!!! -- PaulO "Geir Lilleheil" wrote in message om... After returning from our Australia-trip, a little question came up...: How do you tell that THIS is a wallaby, and THAT is a kangaroo? Thanks! - Geir , Norway |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
Wallabies and Kangaroos belong to a family known as "Macropodidae" that is,
"Large Foot". Of this group of marsupials there are probably hundreds including Pademelon, Antechinus, Wallaroo etc. To tell the difference to a casual observer then the Kangaroos are generally the larger (as someone pointed out) and Wallabies are smaller. But as a general rule the habitat (where they live) determines what you may or may not see. Kangaroos, because of their size, like the more open areas. "Red" Kangaroos like the open desert areas while the "greys" like the lightly wooded areas. Unfortunately for the visitor, Wallaroos also like the lightly wooded areas and are often seen in Savannah country along with the grey kangaroo. They are difficult to tell apart bet their heads are slightly different. Wallabies on the other hand like the dense areas. Because they are smaller and often attacked by wild dogs (dingoes) they like areas that afford close cover. Rocks and bush for example. The number of species of wallabies is quite large and there are many localised species e.g. the Mareeba Wallaby is found only in one creek area outside Mareeba in North Queensland. Just as a matter of interest, there is only one species of Kangaroo in the state Tasmania and dozens of species of Wallabies. Ross "Geir Lilleheil" wrote in message om... After returning from our Australia-trip, a little question came up...: How do you tell that THIS is a wallaby, and THAT is a kangaroo? Thanks! - Geir , Norway |
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Wallaby or kangaroo?
Peter Webb schrieb:
There is no fundamental difference. The 3 largest species of kangaroos/wallabies - the red, the eastern grey, and the western grey - are called kangaroos; the other smaller ones are called wallabies. Then the Kangaroo-Island-Kangaroo is a wallaby...??? Horst -- P.S.: Sorry about my English, corrections would be appreciated. ;-) Homepage: http://members.aon.at/willingshofer Where are your Euros? Have a look: http://www.eurobilltracker.com/index.php?referer=378 |
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