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Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby – “The Cliff-Hopper”

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

✅ Scientific Name: Petrogale penicillata🎯 Classification: Marsupial, Family Macropodidae🌍 Habitat: Rocky outcrops and cliffs in eastern Australia 💡 Did you know?They can leap several meters across rocks with ease thanks to their powerful hind legs. 🐾 Their bushy tail helps Read more…


Swamp Wallaby – “The Shadow Hopper”

Swamp Wallaby

✅ Scientific Name: Wallabia bicolor 🎯 Classification:Mammal – Family: Macropodidae 🌍 Habitat:Eastern Australia’s forests and swamps. 💡 Did you know?It’s the only living member of its genus. 🐾 Known for its distinctive swampy odor, earning nicknames like “stinker” in some Read more…


Red Kangaroo – “The Desert Bounder”

Red Kangaroo

✅ Scientific Name: Macropus rufus 🎯 Classification:Mammal – Family: Macropodidae 🌍 Habitat:Arid and semi-arid regions across Australia. 💡 Did you know?They are the largest marsupials in the world! 🐾 Red kangaroos can cover 25 feet in a single hop and Read more…


Eastern Grey Kangaroo – The Aussie Hopper

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

✅ Scientific Name: Macropus giganteus 🎯 Classification: Mammalia, Diprotodontia, Macropodidae 🌍 Habitat: Grasslands, forests, and bushlands of eastern Australia 💡 Did you know? Kangaroos cannot walk backward. 🐾 They can leap over 25 feet in a single bound. 🌈 A Read more…