Wallabies are a small breed of kangaroo and can be mistaken for young ones, and this group looked to be a mix of wallabies and kangaroos – turning up right when I was thinking about them, conveniently next door in a neighboring paddock – It was hard to tell exactly which breed(s) they were as they were pretty well at the limits of our camera’s zoom, but the large dark one was definitely a kangaroo.
There are several differences between kangaroos and wallabies, from differences in teeth to differences in ankle-to-knee proportion (the kangaroo having more length, as they are built for racing along in open spaces, while wallabies are more built for forested areas).
The biggest difference between them is size. There are quite a few species of both kangaroo and wallabies, and quite a range in sizes for both. Wallabies can reach six feet from head to tail, but if you are looking at height and discount the length of their tails, wallabies only grow to between 30 cm and 104 cm (1 foot to 3 feet 5 inches) and weigh between 2 and 24 kg (4 to 53 pounds). Kangaroos, however, can grow over 2 metres (8 feet), and can weigh over 90 kg (200 pounds).
In the close-up of one of those pictures, there are six shown (click picture to see larger). There is a single one to each side of the shot, and two pairs in the middle. The pair on the right hardest to make out, as the one tucked behind is soft grey and blends in so well.
There were certainly more in the group, and it could well be that the smaller ones are young roos (kangaroos), or a small breed, rather than wallabies.
Oh, let’s just call them a bunch of Hoppy Things.
Cheers everyone! 😀
Allyson
Bloodstone Sci Fi 
I miss when the animal channels used to have more shows about animals like kangaroos. Maybe blogs are better than t.v. 🙂
Hi Chris! 🙂 Actually, I rather think blogs have been better than t.v. for years. LOL.
Excessively cute!!!
i love love this post.
it looks like i were playing a “find the kangaroos or wallabies” when i read this post. interesting to see how free it was. Ah, it’s so much better too see the picture in this post than the one i saw at the Zoo because all i could see just a sleepy head Kangaroos. Once again, it’s better when it’s free 😀 😀 (But thanks to zoo, they make me saw a real one, kekekeke).
Hi Yuna! I’m glad you like these pictures. I couldn’t believe my luck when they turned up – but I had to run to get the camera. Then it was fun and games because every time one of us aimed the camera at them, they put their heads down to eat. At least we got some pictures of them looking up.
Yep, up to 8 feet tall. The big one in these pictures was probably between 5 feet and 6 feet tall. They can be aggressive (all wild animals can be if they feel in danger), but mostly they are not. He would be more likely to run away from you. 🙂
You were very lucky. Funny Kangaroos and Wallabies, as though they avoided a paparazzi, LOL.
Well, they’re all over the place here. Trick is to get them to stand still and smile for the camera. 🙂
So, please trick them well Allyson 😀
I will try, Yuna. 🙂
Enjoy trying Allyson :))
LOL. I see lots of blurry kangaroo photos in your future, Yuna. 🙂
Kekekekeke, ehm that means the Kangaroos are alive :D.
ow, i can imagine how cool your life with those things around you Allyson. Really.
They are beautiful, Yuna. To me, you are the one living in an exotic place. Which is what makes the whole world so wonderful. 🙂
Nice to hear that *happy face*.
Feel like to sing “What a wonderful life”. 😀 😀 😀
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Thank you for posting those lovely Kangaroos and its similar species (Wallabies), How big the 2 meter Kangaroos? ehm, if i saw one, i think i would run away or just stuck. 😀
2 meter = about 8 feet. They are quite muscular, too, but generally they are shy.
Muscular and shy, kinda peculiar mixture, kekekke
You ought to see them. 🙂
People have actually been killed by kangaroos. It’s very rare, but it does happen if you get an aggressive male wanting to fight.
Ah, so i think i don’t want to meet the male with fighting spirit. LOL
That makes sense to me. 🙂
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So, definitely not rabbits or hares? Somehow life seems a little tamer around here now…..
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LOL. You can tell the difference between a rabbit and a kangaroo. You just have to check the back end to see if there’s a little pom-pom tail or a long muscular one, and if you get kicked in the head that’s probably a clue that it’s not a pom-pom one. 🙂
Funny, because that didn’t work on the girls in the Crazy Horse in Paris. They had pom-poms & kicked like mules.
Good point. I guess it’s a good thing we never taught kangaroos how to dance. 😛
Better still if you hadn’t taught them to box…..
I think they taught us how to box. 🙂
OK, it’s midnight & the creative fairies have all gone out for a night on the tiles….. & somewhere there is a pillow with my name on it!
I’m done.
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Thanks for coming in and having some fun. Cheers to you (and goodnight). 🙂