Wallabia bicolor
1 Swamp Wallaby at Undefined Area
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| Wallabia bicolor | 3 Aug 2018 | Gaia | ||
| Wallabia bicolor | 3 Aug 2018 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Unverified | 31 Jul 2018 | CharlesDove |
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7 comments
Gaia
wrote:
31 Jul 2018
Dear Charles, Swamp Wallabies often have this rufous colour on the chest and belly. This is a very colourful individual with its black paws and white stripe around the mouth. Great image
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
3 Aug 2018
I'm confident that this is Wallabia bicolor. When they take flight (especially when startled) they slam the ground when they land in order to warn others of an approaching threat. Did it by any chance make a loud thumping sound as it bounded away?
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
5 Aug 2018
They're usually very shy and hard to approach (in my experience), taking off at the approach of humans and absolutely bolting from dogs, which is understandable as dingoes are their natural predators. Could this specimen have been habituated to humans?
Great shot by the way. I love the intense stare, grass hanging out of the mouth and adorable habit of clenching their paws that you've captured so well in this shot.
Great shot by the way. I love the intense stare, grass hanging out of the mouth and adorable habit of clenching their paws that you've captured so well in this shot.
CharlesDove
wrote:
5 Aug 2018
I think it would not come across to many people given the location were only on the odd occasion it would come across anybody
Location information
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Jul 2014 12:00 AM Recorded on
- CharlesDove Recorded by
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Species information
- Wallabia bicolor Scientific name
- Swamp Wallaby Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.8m Recorded at altitude
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