Macropus rufogriseus
Bennettkänguruh / Brunhalset kænguru

Food: Plants, particularly grass
Sexual maturity: 1½ years
Gestation period: 29-30 days, followed by 4 months in the pouch
Number of offspring per litter: 1-2
Number of litters a year: 1
Life expectancy: Up to 15 years

The brown-necked wallaby plays the same role in Australia as the roe deer does in Europe. The wallaby flourishes here in Denmark because its natural climate is similar to ours. The wallaby’s long, strong tail serves as a prop when the wallaby jumps. Wallabies are marsupials, i.e. the females have a pouch for carrying their young. They give birth to very tiny offspring – rather like a foetus (weighing about 1 gram) – which crawls up into the pouch. Here, it attaches itself to a teat and finishes growing over the next few months.