#macropod

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Rufous Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus)

(Photo from Australian Wildlife Conservancy)

Conservation Status- Vulnerable

Habitat- Northwestern Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 2 kg; 30 cm

Diet- Seeds; Fruits; Leaves

Cool Facts- The rufous hare-wallaby, also known as the mala, are ancestral beings for the Aboriginal people of Australia and are tied tightly to their culture. These adorable macropods live in thick grasslands where they make shallow burrows with grass roofs to sleep the day away. During the summer, these burrows are dug deeper to escape the heat. Due to invasive species like foxes and feral cats along with multiple wildfires, the Rufous Hare-wallaby went extinct on mainland Australia. The mainland subspecies survived in captivity along with the Bernier and Dorre Island subspecies. In 2019, 30 individuals were reintroduced to mainland Australia in a gated and predator-free sanctuary. The predator-free island of Dirk Hartog Island has also become a sanctuary for the Rufous Hare-wallaby, allowing for their continued existence in the wild.

Rating- 12/10 (A teddy bear kangaroo.)

#animal of the day #animals #mammals #macropod #wallaby #kangaroo #monday #september 18 #rufous hare-wallaby #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

[wenbochenphoto]

Antilopine kangaroo (#Osphranter antilopinus). A macropod species from the monsoon open forest/ woodland of northern Australia. The male has reddish fur, while the female appears grey. Shy but curious羚大袋鼠

#faunaofaustralia #mammalofaustralia #antilopinekangaroo #macropod #osphranterantilopinus #澳洲动物 #澳洲哺乳类 #有袋类 #羚大袋鼠

[silkwhim]

tree kangaroo

#art #digital art #animal art #tree kangaroo #macropod

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy belated #WorldTreeKangarooDay! Tree-kangaroos are aboreal Australasian macropod marsupials, genus Dendrolagus with 14 species - all listed on the IUCN Red List.

Top: Plates 26 + 27 in John Gould's A Monograph of the Macropodidae, or Family of Kangaroos (1841-2) Bottom: Plates 49 + 50 in Gould's The Mammals of Australia (1863)

Left: Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) Right: Grizzled Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus)

[Biodiversity Heritage Library]

#Tree Kangaroo #Tree-kangaroo #macropod #marsupial #Australasia #Australasian wildlife #John Gould #H. C. Richter #Teh Mammals of Australia #A Mongraph of the Marcopodidae #natural history art #scientific illustration #sciart #book plate #lithograph #illustration #19th century art #British art #European art #animal holiday #World Tree Kangaroo Day #IUCN Red List #threatened species #endangered species #animals in art #Biodiversity Heritage Library #BHL Australia

[silksanimals]

Goodfellow's tree kangaroo - endangered

📍Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

#animals #goodfellows tree kangaroo #mammals #macropod

[toadalled]

Sketch reference/design c0mmission for a yellow-footed rock-wallaby. This was a blast to design!

#wallaby #my art #character design #sketch ref #reference sheet #yellow-footed rock wallaby #marsupial #macropod #commission

[neon-zoologist]

[ID: four greyscale camera trap photos of a forest area. Each has an animal peaking from the bottom edge or side of the photo. The first two are musky rat kangaroos. The last two are just the heads showing, with the first a bird and the second a red-legged pademelon. /end ID]

i like a specific brand of creature photos :)

#these are before i realised i could download photos #so ignore the lower quality and weird cropping #camera trap #bird #musky rat kangaroo #red-legged pademelon #macropod

[animalsandanimals]

Pademelon

A small marsupial native to north east Australia, and New Guinea

#pademelon #marsupial #australian wildlife #macropod #cute animals

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A young wallaby joey on Inchconnachan island, Loch Lomond, one of the few habitats for the macropod outside Australia.

Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

#murdo macleod #photographer #the guardian #wallabey #joey #inchconnachan island #loch lomond #macropod #australia #nature #animal #mammal #wildlife

[pochqmqri]

Lumholtz tree kangaroo and red-legged pademelon at Billabong Sanctuary near Townsville, QLD, Australia

#macropod #macropods #kangaroo #kangaroos #pademelon #pademelons #tree kangaroo #tree kangaroos

[bodymodificationnation]

By samanta_tattoo

#quokka #quokka art #quokkas #animal #animals #macropod #Quokka Island #RottnestIsland #Rottnest Island #art #artist #artwork #drawing #painting #tattoo #tattoos #animalart #animal art #australian animals #aussie #australian #australiananimals #wildlife #nature #wildlife photography #animal photography #wild animals #cuteanimals #cute animals #australia

[tenth-sentence]

According to all analogy, it would be ranked with bears; but then assuredly all the other species of the kangaroo family would have to be classed under the bear genus.

"On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" - Charles Darwin

#book quote #the origin of species #charles darwin #nonfiction #analogy #bear #kangaroo #ursidae #macropod

[snototter]

A juvenile Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) in Flinders Rangers, South Australia

by Julian Robinson

#yellow footed rock wallaby #wallabies #marsupials #macropods #Petrogale xanthopus #petrogale #macropodidae #Diprotodontia #marsupialia #mammalia #chordata #wildlife: south australia #wildlife: australia

[sarahs-creative-world]

Australian Koala - East Lismore, Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia. 🐨🇦🇺 - I photographed this little Joey koala and it's momma last year at a little local duck pond that I visited near the Lismore Uni. - It was quite special just sitting above us while we were having lunch and we didn't even notice until they woke up and made a noise then I took a few pictures they didn't seem bothered either was such a magical experience been able to see these beautiful creatures in the wild so close. 💞 Camera: Canon EOS 250d Lens: Tamron 16-300mm Credt: myself @sarahs_creative_world #photography #dlsr #canoneos250dphotography  #Canon #camera #lense #Tamron #canonphotography #picoftheday #instagood #dlsrphotography #photographer #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalphotography #australia #australiannatives #wildlife #nature #macropod #animals #koala #marsupial #joey #conservation #bhyfp (at Friends of the Koala Inc.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTLp3GBCRE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#photography #dlsr #canoneos250dphotography #canon #camera #lense #tamron #canonphotography #picoftheday #instagood #dlsrphotography #photographer #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animalphotography #australia #australiannatives #wildlife #nature #macropod #animals #koala #marsupial #joey #conservation #bhyfp

[thumbclaws]

Festivus kangaroo fund

Something silly for festivus. The best winter holiday. Grievance airing, feats of strength, over-feasting and ubiquitous festivus miracles performed by Jirri the silly blue fangaroo.

💰 Money for Macropods. 💴

#Furry #furry art #festivus #feats of strength #airing of grievances #festivus dinner #winter holidays #parody #kangaroo #fangaroo #Macropod #Quickly drawn #Festivus miracle #Propleopus #The human fund #the kangaroo fund #Festivus pole #festivus cookies #festivus sweater #anthro

[stitpics]

Outback NSW 2022, but no longer in the outback. A mob of roos (in the distance) at the Lake Burrendong Arboretum.

#ahstitt.com #Outback NSW #lake burrendong #arboretum #kangaroos #roos #macropod #NSW #Australia