Y-is+for+yelow-footed+wallaby

__ Nick Y is for Yellow Footed ____ Wallaby __
media type="youtube" key="MponJxrJ-1Q" height="282" width="351"  Description: Part of the marsupial family that also features kangaroos, tree-kangaroos and, wallaroos. The Yellow-footed Wallaby is grayish brown with a yellow striped tail white underside. with yellow arms and legs and has a tail with markings on it. Length: Head/Body 20 to 30 inches, Tail 15 to 28 inches

Weight: Yellow-Footed Wallabies are expected to weigh from 4.4 to 19.8 lbs Life Expectancy: are expected to live from 12 to 18 years

Habitat: Mountains and rocky places

What They Eat: grass,plants,and bark  that it eats at dusk and dawn when the sun is down and the temperature is cooler.

Location: Mostly found in the Finders Ranges of S.Australia,however there is a rare sub-species in Queensland

Predators: The dingo, Carpet Python, Feral Cat, Fox, Goat and its main predator the Wedged-Tailed Eagle

Conservation: The population is estimated at between 300 and 400 animals and is listed as lower risk and near threatened  Colonies of 70 or more are rare

Credits: http://iestyn1.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/sww_yellow_footed_rock_wallabies2.jpg

http://www.australianfauna.com/yellowfootedrockwallaby.php

http://www.greatplainszoo.org/Animals/yellow-footed-rock-wallaby 