yellow footed rock wallaby

The Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby belongs to the kangaroo family. Their relatives are the the Black-Footed Rock-Wallaby and other wallabies including the kangaroos. They are about 600 mm tall when they are adults. They are quite colorful, They are grey mostly over the body with a white underside and orangey to yellow forearms, back legs, feet and tail. It weighs about 6-12 kg. They've got stripes on their tail. The Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallabies' habitat is among rocks. They are found in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia and parts of New South Wales and Queensland.
The Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby feeds on grasses and on other ground plants.

Spot the Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby
hidden in the rocks?
It is in the middle of the picture.

The yellow -footed Rock-Wallaby's enemies are the Wedge tail eagle and introduced predators like the fox. The Yellow-footed Rock-Wallaby's camouflage is very good. They camouflages themselves so that they can avoid other predators. Their camouflage and habit of remaining completely motionless help them to avoid being seen by predators then, if further threatened, they are able to flee at high speed over extremely steep, rocky terrain. When a predator comes the young wallabies will hide in high grasses or any other places where the predator will not spot them.

Wallaby footprint

The single joey is born about one month after mating occurs. At birth the wallaby is blind, hairless, a few millimetres long and weighs less than a gram. The mother licks a pathway for the young joey to follow, then the young joey crawls up and into the pouch and attaches itself to a teat. The young joey then remains inside the pouch for around six and a half months before starting to stay permanently outside the pouch.

This is Blake's Auntie with an orphaned joey. She is a carer for orphaned and injured native animals.

Fact File

Full Name Petrogale xanthopus
Size 600 mm
Weight less than a gram
Habitat among rocks and caves
Found: New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland
Relatives Black Footed Rock Wallaby, and other wallabies and kangaroos
Food grasses, herbs and ground plants
Identification: light grey and orangey yellow on the body. Stripes on tail