There are 15 species of rock wallabies in Australia. Some are colourful, most are grey. They are small, fast and tend to hop with their small arms held out-stretched in front of them.
The rock wallabies have all been affected by loss of habitat and the introduction of feral animals such as foxes and goats, leading to some being declared endangered or vulnerable.
The species in these photos is the Mareeba Rock Wallaby, one of the nine Eastern Queenland Rock Wallabies. On Wildlife Explorer's tours we see them on both the Night Wildlife Safari and the Tropical Wildlife Trail, mainly at two main locations, one of which is private land at Granite Gorge where these images are from. For many years these rock-wallabies have been hand fed so are very tame - as you can see!
They sometimes even live in the low-hanging trees - tree-wallabies!
Visit Wildlife Explorer's Picasa Web Album for more images. See you soon.
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