Sorearms asked me what a wallaroo was........

[Spook]

ORDER: Diprotodontia
FAMILY: Macropodidae
GENUS: Macropus
SPECIES: robustus robustus


I. DESCRIPTION:

Large, stocky, powerfully-built rock kangaroo, smaller than the red or great grey and larger than the wallabies. Males weigh 50 to 100 pounds, females 40 to 50 to pounds. Body length: male - 40 to 56 inches (100-140 cm); female - 30 to 40 inches (75-100 cm). They have shaggy dark gray fur, almost black in the adult males. Wallaroos are distinguished from other kangaroos by their bare, black snout.

II RANGE AND HABITAT:

Inhabit the mountainous pastures of eastern Australia, from Victoria to Queensland. Prefer to live in areas of rocky outcrops or stony ground.

III. DIET:

Grasses, shrubs.

IV. LIFE CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE:

Relatively solitary. A mother with subadult and mature offspring may comprise a small group. Adults also come together at preferred spots for feeding, water, or shade. Live in high rock outcrops during the day and descend to feed in the grasses of the flat meadows at night. Sexually mature at 18-24 months. May breed throughout year. After a 32-day pregnancy, a blind, hairless baby less than an inch in size is born. After climbing to the pouch, the joey attaches to one of the nipples and remains attached for the next seventy days. First trips from the pouch are made at six months of age and at nine months, the joey is no longer allowed in the pouch. At any one time, a female may have a dormant young in the uterus, a joey in the pouch, and a joey at foot. Life expectancy is 17-18 years.

V. SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS:

Very agile. Furry pads on feet are good for rock climbing. Will actively dig for water, sometimes up to one meter deep; however, they conserve body water by hiding in hollows under granite boulders during hottest part of day. Wallaroos are the kangaroo best adapted to heat and dryness.

VI. INTERPRETIVE INFORMATION:

The western subspecies of wallaroo are called euros.

VII. STATUS IN WILD:

Not endangered at present.

[Mr.X]

who cares////

[skeer126]

i agree....what a waste of a thread spook....ure better than that and u know it

[Spook]

Hey! Sorearms asked and I was just helping him out.

[SoreArms]

thanks bud I always thought it was like a koala that jumped high

whats up with the grumps

[Spook]

The grumps could care less about expanding the mind. Perhaps some green (not karma) could help them.

[skeer126]

Originally Posted by Spook

The grumps could care less about expanding the mind. Perhaps some green (not karma) could help them.

r u talking about paying me off to like ure post spook?.....cuz i dont want to give u the wrong idea...im no posting prostitute....but uhh how much we talking here neway

[Spook]

Green skeer....green leafy buddy stuff with some seeds. That will expand the mind.

[pittbull]

this is the working definition of waaay too much time on ones hands

[skeer126]

hey if ure treating dude....but i prefer mine with no seeds...also lightly buttered and toasted