Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals living primarily in the Southern Hemisphere; a distinctive characteristic, common to most species, is that the young are carried in a pouch. Like other mammals in the Metatheria, they are characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young, often residing in a pouch with the parent for a certain time after birth. At the Zoo we have just 2 species of marsupial the Wallaby and the Red Kangaroo. Although we now have a colony of Normal Silver Wallabies and a colony of Albino Wallabies after 2 normal coloured wallabies gave birth to an albino.
The Bennett’s wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus) is one of the largest of the seventeen species of wallaby. It is found Tasmania, and southeastern Australia.
The Bennett’s wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus) is one of the largest of the seventeen species of wallaby. It is found Tasmania, and southeastern Australia.