Yellow-footed rock wallaby
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby Births
The yellow-footed rock wallabies (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) at the Palm Beach Zoo have increased their family by four. One joey was born to "Adelaide" and "Bowser" in September '09 and another in December '09 to "Jillie" and "Bowser." The dates of birth are estimates because a newborn joey is very tiny and hidden inside the mother's pouch for several months. Both joeys are now much larger and visible when they pop their heads out of the pouch. "Adelaide's" joey is a female named "Lyla." The sex of "Jillie's" joey is still unknown. The other two joeys are still inside their mothers' pouches. Next time you visit the zoo, go to the new wallaby viewing station and enjoy watching these fascinating animals.
New Viewing Station Now Open!
Go where no zoo visitor has gone before... inside the wallaby exhibit! Visitors can now enter the newly constructed habitat to get up close views of the newest additions to the wallaby family and interact with many different waterfowl species from the viewing platform all at the same time!
- Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
- Yellow-footed rock wallabies weigh between 6 to 20 pounds and have light brown-grayish face and head, a dark brown streak starting on its back and a long, ringed tail.
- They are found on mountain tops and rocky ramparts leaping up to 4 yards from rock to rock in South Australia, Western New Wales & Southwestern Queensland. These acrobats are able to climb cliffs and tree trunks.
- Wallabies graze on grass, plants and shrubs. To help digest their food they have a complex stomach consisting of many compartments.
- One month after mating, a hairless and blind baby, about the size of a kidney bean, will find its way to its mother's pouch, where it will stay for up to 6 months.
- The Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby Reintroduction Project sponsored in part by the Palm Beach Zoo is gaining insight into how captive-bred rock wallabies adjust upon release to the wild.
Location at Palm Beach Zoo
- Near the contact yard and Burmese python.
