Brush-tailed+Rock+Wallaby

Brush-tailed Rock Walaby- = // //  = ** Class: ** Mammalia   **Location:** Australia  ** Size: ** Body length of 550mm and tail length of 600mm   ** Habitat: ** They live near rocks and caves beacause they like jumping high on them. They like to be close to high cliffs or big rocks for shelter. They also like to be near lots of grass, fruits, and trees to eat the leaves from them. ** Living Requirements: ** They like to feed on grasses, fruits, and leaves from trees. They like to hop on top of rocks and cliffs. They also like to live deep in the mountain for shelter. **Life Cycle:** The female has a pregnancy for 31 days. During that time a joey is formed and immediately goes to the mother's pouch. The joey will not leave the pouch for seven months. It will leave the pouch but will come back until it is fully weaned. This occurs three months after it first leaves the pouch. Breeding of the Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby can last all year long. The males reach maturity at about twenty months. The female reaches maturity at eighteen months. **Male and Female Differences:** There is not much of a differences in males or females. The females have a pouch to hold the joey. ** Interesting Facts: **
 * Phyla**:Chordata
 * They are able to climb trees with thier sharp claws and long legs.
 * A colony of these wallabies have been spotted in Hawaii away from thier native habitat.

The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby is endangered due to population decrease. Most of it is the cause of wildfires. To help the walabies there have been many conservations around the world to keep them and save them from extinction. Many people can also send in donations to these conservations. Department of Environment and Conservation is one of the conservstions that helps recover the population. Zookeeper: Marissa Jenkins
 * Human Impact**: People help these animals by saving the population of the species. They try to recover their population by buying land for them or putting them in conservations.

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