Meet our kangaroos

We are the only school that has kangaroos.*

And yes, you absolutely can visit them.

*we think

Jutta

Willy

Erna

Introducing Joey

Mother Jutta has been very protective, making sighting hard So far we haven’t seen much more than a head pop out, but it won’t stay that way for long. Joeys have three months of pouch time before it’s time to discover the world.

Fact sheet

Red-necked or Bennett wallaby-Kangaroo

Scientific name:

Macropus rufogriseus.
Its name is due to the reddish fur on its shoulders and nape. The rest of its body is tawny gray, except for its white chest and belly.

Eastern part of Australia

Common in temperate, fertile parts of Australia.

Nocturnal

Red-necked wallabies are mainly nocturnal animals and spend most of the daytime resting.

Lifestyle

They are mainly solitary, but gather together when there is enough food.

Grooming and play take place amongst individuals of a similar ranking. Red-necked wallabies are mainly nocturnal animals and spend most of the daytime resting

They cool off by licking their paws and forearms when they are nervously excited or in hot weather. They are not very vocal, tending to use actions and body language to communicate. They growl, chatter, and hiss if provoked.

Red-necked wallabies are herbivores and their diet consists of grasses, roots, tree leaves, and weeds. Ours love apples, nuts and sweet-potato.

A newborn must crawl to its mother’s pouch, where it will nurse for 7 months. The young are not very developed when born and they complete a large part of their growth in the pouch. At 7 months old they are large enough to stay out of the pouch for a short time.

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