Category: Mammals

Brown Hyena – Shaggy Scavenger

hyeana brunnea

 

The brown hyena differs from the other hyenas with its longer shaggy brown coat and mane. They have black stripes on their legs. They can often be found living alone or within a family setting. During the day they can be found sleeping in burrows which has been left unattended by another animal or else tucked away in the tall grasses.

 

Red Kangaroo – Largest Marsupial

macropus rufus

 

The red kangaroo is the largest kangaroo, the largest marsupial and the most populous kangaroo in the Outback. The males and females do not have the same color fur. That makes it easier for us to tell them apart, other animals should have thought of that. The female’s coat is blue-gray in color and the males are a rusty red.

 

Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo

tree roo

 

The Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo is only one of the 12 species of kangaroo that have taken to the trees. Besides the Lumholtz’s, there is one other in Australia and ten in New Guinea (they keep finding more species). They don’t look so much like the more familiar roos but somewhat like a lemur.