The largest of the Rock-wallabies, Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies stand at 90-100cm tall, with males weighing an average of 8kgs and females 6kgs. They are one of the most brilliantly-coloured rock-wallabies, with brown and yellow rings on their tail, yellow paws, grey fur covering their body, and a white belly with white stripes on their cheeks, hips and abdomen.
Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies are a herbivorous species, feeding on herbaceous flowering plants, tender young grasses and tree and saltbush browse.
Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies live in colonies of up to 100 individuals, consisting of smaller groups with a dominant male, females and sub-dominant males. Dominant males will fight for females, and will mate with as many females as possible. Gestation lasts for approximately 31 days, after which a single joey is born and makes its way to the pouch. The joey will develop in the pouch for 6-7 months, and after leaving the pouch, will remain in a cave or crevice while the mother forages. Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies reach sexual maturity at approximately 18 months old.
Standing at 1.5-2m tall, Kangaroo Island (KI) Kangaroos are a subspecies of the mainland Western Grey Kangaroo. KI Kangaroos are dark-brown in colour, with dark-brown to black paws and feet. They are a robust species, but smaller than their mainland cousins.
Kangaroo Island Kangaroos are herbivorous, feeding on a diet of grass and vegetable matter.
Like other Kangaroo species, Kangaroo Island Kangaroos live in mobs consisting of a dominant male, several adult females and subordinate males, and joeys. During the middle of the day, mobs will rest in the shade in grasslands, feeding in the early morning and evening. The dominant male will mate with the females in his mob, and fight other males who challenge him. Females give birth to a single, embryonic joey which crawls into the pouch and develops there for approximately 8 months. Joeys then leave the pouch and travel on foot by their mother’s side, learning how to fend for themselves and be aware of their surroundings.