Wallaby

marsupial · hopper · australia

Smaller than kangaroos. Wallabies belong to the same family as kangaroos but are smaller or medium-sized. They're called wallabies mostly because they're not big enough to be called kangaroos.

Home in Australia. Wallabies are native to Australia and New Guinea, but people have brought them to other places like New Zealand, Hawaii, and the United Kingdom where they now live in the wild.

Powerful back legs. Like their kangaroo relatives, wallabies have strong back legs and long tails that help them hop around and balance. They can move fast and cover lots of ground with each jump.

Babies in pouches. Wallabies are marsupials, which means baby wallabies called joeys grow up inside their mother's pouch before they're ready to explore the world on their own.