BLACK WALLAROO OR EURO
It has a rather stocky build, with coarse, shaggy fur, no hair on its muzzle, a relatively short and thick tail, and a characteristic upright hopping style.
Currently, it is not endangered but we need to maintain its habitat to ensure its future.
It tends to favour rocky terrain and its robust body shape, having shorter limbs than other species of kangaroo, may be an adaptation due to leaping around on rocks, with short, broad hind feet which have roughened soles for extra grip.
The male can be up to twice the female’s size, with particularly thick-set forearms and shoulders.
Information from: https://animalia.bio/common-wallaroo
In Eastern parts (wetter areas) the males are black and the females blue /grey.
The common wallaroo can survive harsh conditions by sheltering in caves and rocky outcrops and can last as long as two or three months without drinking, existing just solely on the water in food plants
If a wallaroo is being hunted by a dingo they will hop out onto a rock or cliff and wait for the dog to approach, when the dingo attacks the wallaroo will grab the predator and throw it off the rock or cliff, the dingo is then discouraged and will leave.
A female wallaroo can become pregnant again soon after giving birth. The new embryo stays dormant until the older joey is ready to exit the pouch or has died, whereupon the embryo proceeds to develop and is born at a time when the pouch is available.
This unusual type of reproduction, which is found in many kangaroos, enables the female to quickly replace young that have died due to drought or predators, and have an embryo ready to develop when conditions become favourable.
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