<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffff99" text="#000099"> <big><big><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://australian-animals.net/wallaroo.htm">http://australian-animals.net/wallaroo.htm</a><br> <br> </big></big> <h1> <center><b><font color="#800000">WALLAROO (Euro) </font></b><img src="cid:part1.03080501.06000808@hotmail.com" width="32" height="32"></center> </h1> <a href="http://www.afrigalah.com/"><img src="cid:part2.00020602.04060504@hotmail.com" alt="click for info on pic" width="300" align="right" border="2" height="251" hspace="10"></a> <h2><font color="#800000">Is a Wallaroo a Kangaroo ?</font></h2> <center> <h2>NO</h2> </center> <h3> There are 4 main types of "Kangaroo like" animals<br> 1) <a href="http://users.tpg.com.au/readmana/red.htm">Red Kangaroo</a> <br> 2) Grey Kangaroo <br> 3) Wallaby <br> 4) Wallaroo (Euro)<br> <br> These are all mammals, and are termed marsupials because they keep their young in a pouch They are the only vertrabrate animal over 5 kg to HOP <br> <br> <font color="#800000">Common Wallaroo or Euro</font> <br> In eastern Australia it is a grey animal and is called the Common Wallaroo, (1/2 way between a WALLaby and a kangAROO in size)<br> In central and western Australia it is reddish, lives in hot, arid regions and is known as the Euro.<br> But essentially they are the same animal.<br> The above statement is a non-scientific generalisation as their are many species & sub species of Wallaroos<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.wildcare.com.au/"><img src="cid:part3.00090306.01090603@hotmail.com" alt="click for info on pic" width="200" align="left" border="2" height="217" hspace="10"></a> <a href="http://community.webshots.com/user/steveaxford"><img src="cid:part4.08030900.01070205@hotmail.com" alt="click for info on pic" width="330" align="right" border="2" height="208" hspace="10"></a> <font color="#800000">Description</font><br> Wallaroos have bare muzzles and relatively large ears<br> Head and body: 55-110cm<br> Tail: 53-90cm<br> Male Wallaroos are as much as twice the weight of females (Males up to 40 -50 Kilograms).<br> the Infant born to a Wallaroo is called a Joey<br> Wallaroos are quiet animals using foot thumping to warn each other of danger, When annoyed they may "hiss or cough".<br> <br> <center><font color="#800000">Habits</font></center> <a href="http://www.richardanderson.org/photos/australia.html"><img src="cid:part5.09060704.02070301@hotmail.com" alt="click for info on pic" width="245" align="left" border="2" height="164" hspace="10"></a> The Wallaroo is a solitary animal, preferring its own company<br> During the day the Wallaroo sleeps a in shelter, usually under a rock overhang on a rock strewn slope or in a cave on the upper parts of an escarpment.<br> At night the Wallaroo descends to graze on more level ground, such diverse areas from forest to arid tussock grassland, to the edge of plains.<br> Because of this habit, the damage it sometimes causes to crops or pastures is often blamed on plains-dwelling kangaroos.) The Wallaroo will stay in its own home range which is fairly small (usually 2-3 km radius)Wallaroos have bare muzzles and relatively large ears <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.afrigalah.com/"><img src="cid:part6.03050807.08040905@hotmail.com" alt="click for info on pic" width="250" align="right" border="2" height="237" hspace="10"></a> <font color="#800000">Dry Spell Habits</font> <br> In dry spells,the Wallaroo can survive obtaining all necessary water <br> from its food, so long as moisture bearing food is available. <br> By staying in caves during the day energy is conserved<br> Their loss of water is similar to a camel only 2-4 % of their <br> body weight per day<br> Wallaroos also breed less when conditions are harsh, and unlike the Kangaroo will stay put and "tough it out" in severe droughts<br> <br> <br> <font color="#800000">Breeding</font><br> Sexual maturity is reached between 18 and 24 months. <br> Wallaroos breed through out the year. <br> A single young Wallaroo is born, a hairless creature the size of a <br> peanut which crawls up to the mothers pouch, burrows inside and attaches itself to a teat. <br> The infant Wallaroo can stay up to a year in its mothers pouch</h3> <br> <big><big><br> </big></big><br> On 2010.11.24 08:47, Romas Z. wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:ichcpf$h2a$1@trimpas.omnitel.net" type="cite">Latviai sako "eiro", bet jiems tai draudžiama ;) <br> <br> Bulgarai norėjo ant euro banknotų matyti užrašą kirilica (graikams tai leido), bet jiems parodė špygą. <br> <br> <br> Visur politika. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> "AS" wrote in message <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="news:ich949$c7m$1@trimpas.omnitel.net">news:ich949$c7m$1@trimpas.omnitel.net</a>... <br> <br> <br> "Romas Z." <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:romas@z.lt"><romas@z.lt></a> wrote in message <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="news:icgvnt$vhj$1@trimpas.omnitel.net">news:icgvnt$vhj$1@trimpas.omnitel.net</a>... <br> <blockquote type="cite">Tai kad visi sako "a hundred euros". <br> <br> O raso (oficialiai) "EUR 10,000", par example: "Total budget amounted to EUR 10,123.12". <br> <br> </blockquote> <br> <br> Visi sako "eurai", bet pagal tuos pacius standartus draudziama. Tai ir <br> suprask galu gale... <br> <br> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>