[貼圖] 班尼特小袋鼠-白化小袋鼠

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Name: Bennett's Wallabies
Scientific name: Macropus rufogriseus

DISTRIBUTION : Mainland Australia, Tasmania
ORDER : Marsupialia
FAMILY : Macropodidae
HABITAT : Forest, brush & open areas
DIET : Herbivores, eating leaves, grass, twigs, some fruits & vegetables.

A group of wallabies is called a mob.

Bennett's Wallabies are normally grey-brown with a white stomach however, albinos are found in all species of marsupial. In captivity, albino births are quite common, as albino parents will produce an albino Joey. In the wild albino births are as few as one in 10,000.

Small colonies of Bennett's Wallabies live wild in the North of England having escaped from collections in the 1930's.

Males (boomers) can weigh more than 20kg and stand up to 1.5m in height. Females (flyers) are smaller.

Wallabies and kangaroos are macropods which means, "large footed" and are characterised by their hind legs and long tail.

REPRODUCTION

The Wallaby is a marsupial and like all marsupials the females have a pouch in which to carry their young. A young wallaby is called a Joey.

Wallabies have a remarkable reproduction cycle. Females give birth after a short gestation period of 28 - 34 days, to a single young that is hardly past the embryo stage. The newborn makes its way into the pouch and attaches itself onto a teat where it stays for many months and continues to develop and grow nourished by the mother's milk.
Females mate again whilst pregnant and the new embryo remains dormant until the previous young leaves the pouch.

As this cycle continues it is possible for a female to have one joey suckling in the pouch, a larger Joey outside the pouch and at the same time be carrying an undeveloped embryo. This is due to the female Wallaby's remarkable ability to produce two different types of milk at once!

One teat produces milk suitable for the young Joey growing in the pouch and the other produces milk suited to the nutritional needs of the older Joey outside the pouch.

白化小袋鼠很可愛!
但他們在野外生存的能力低.

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Wow, this is the first time I have seen pictures of this particular breed of wallaby. Its white fur coat makes it so cute and adorable! I have only ever seen the brown wallaby at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.
From what you wrote above, I find it particularly amazing that the female wallaby has the ability to produce two different types of milk at once! Very unique creature indeed.
I do hope we can find ways to improve their chances of survival in the wild.
Hope to see a Bennett's Wallaby in person sometime!

vandas

不定時發帖獎勵！新年快樂！

colourbeast

2013-1-5 03:00 AM

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Fun Facts

Where does the word "wallaby" come from?
The name “wallaby” comes from the Eora Aboriginal tribe, who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney, Australia area.

Where do wallabies live?
Wallabies live throughout Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. There are also a few populations of wallabies in the British Isles (descendants of zoo escapees).

What exactly is a wallaby?
Essentially, a wallaby is any macropod that isn't considered large enough to be a kangaroo and has not been given some other name. There is no fixed dividing line. Wallabies are smaller and generally have a stockier build than a kangaroo.

Are there different types of wallabies?
There are 30 different types of wallabies that live in many types of habitats, including rocky areas, grasslands, forests and swamps.

What do wallabies eat?
Wallabies are herbivores, and the bulk of their diet is grasses and plants. Their elongated faces leave plenty of jaw room for the large, flat teeth necessary to chew their vegetarian meals.

What are different terms used for wallabies?
A young wallaby is called a joey.

The adult male wallaby is called a buck, boomer or jack – while the adult female wallaby is called a doe, flyer or jill.

A group of wallabies is called a mob, troup or court.

How do wallabies move?
They hop! Hopping is a fast and energy efficient method of travel, designed to cover huge distances in a land that offers little food or water. While they’re good at moving forwards, Wallabies can’t hop backwards.

What time of day are wallabies most active?
Most macropods are nocturnal, moving about and looking for food at night. Some are particularly active during the early morning or late evening hours. Few are active during the day – they often spend the day resting in the shade.

XxgeniexX

好可爱的袋鼠，但白化病的动物通常都不能活久的。

rainbowwinnie

有点像白老鼠，不过好可爱哦～

kilykilyk

好小見白色小袋鼠

kilykilyk

好可爱的袋鼠，但白化病的动物通常都不能活久的。
XxgeniexX 發表於 2013-1-26 03:13 PM

原來白色袋鼠是有病..慘..

linggo

好像大老鼠...但通常是病變已成....不幸之中大幸, 澳洲會保護佢...

sky1122

这个是袋鼠？感觉是大白老鼠啊，不过挺可爱哒

hundrychien

看起來可愛~~~但是令人有點不捨啊!!

tvbkk123

那么多人说像白老鼠我反而觉得像兔子就算没有病，颜色比其他同类不同的动物，都比较难生存，就像白狮子，会遭到其他狮子欺负

BrightLord

虽然可爱，但是蛮可怜

maninfat

thanks for sharing