The
wallaby is a small kangaroo. This name comes from a word in the
Australian Aboriginals' language. Wallabies live in Australia,
Tasmania, and
on the island of New Guinea. |
The biggest wallabies are 35 inches
long and the smallest are 12 inches. They hide in scrubs and
bushes, so dingoes don't eat them. Wallabies eat grass, leaves,
fruit and tree bark.
They carry their babies in pouches like kangaroos.
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