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Location:

Children's Trail - near emus

Bennets Wallaby

  • Tyrion (M) ~2013

  • Sausage (M) ~2019

  • Meatball (M) ~2018

Identifying Features:

Tyrion has the red and green tags (one in each ear), Sausage has a red/orange tag, and Meatball has a red/red tag.

History:

  • Tyrion arrived from Potawatomi Zoo in March 2020 

  • Sausage and Meatball came from Turtleback Zoo in March 2020.

  • Tyrion is about 50lbs. Records from Potawatomi Zoo show he is very shy around people and does not like to spend time around keepers. 

More Information:

  • AKA Red-necked Wallaby

  • Same genus as red and gray kangaroo

  • IUCN: Least Concern

  • Found in eucalyptus forests with shrub understory and nearby open areas

  • Mostly solitary, but may aggregate to feed, especially in winter

  • Endemic to Australia; ranges through the south-east of the country

  • Has been introduced to Tasmania, King Island, and the Furneaux Group

  • Cool themselves by licking their hands and forearms during nervous excitment or hot weather

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