Dec 3, 2020
Monarto Safari Park, 2015. I think this is probably a yellow footed rock wallaby. There are about 20 spp. of rock wallabies, all of the genus Petrogale (which probably means “Rock Wallaby” in Latin). This one is is in a zoo-based breeding colony, but I’ve been lucky enough see them in the wild on several occasions in several locations. Their habitat is very specific which both protects them (no-one wants to build suburbia on piles of rock in the desert) but also endangers them. Their agility is amazing. Aren’t her/his colours striking?