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... wallabies , echidnas and lyrebirds get trapped and most die slowly . The correct way to deal with pests is to kill ... wallaby . This is the common brush - tailed rock wallaby once found over much of Australia and still common in many ...
... wallabies , echidnas and lyrebirds get trapped and most die slowly . The correct way to deal with pests is to kill ... wallaby . This is the common brush - tailed rock wallaby once found over much of Australia and still common in many ...
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... WALLABIES Just as the tree kanga- roos are adapted to tree climbing , so are the rock wallabies to rock climbing . The non - skid pads on their feet enable these wallabies to travel up what seem almost impossible slopes . Eleven ...
... WALLABIES Just as the tree kanga- roos are adapted to tree climbing , so are the rock wallabies to rock climbing . The non - skid pads on their feet enable these wallabies to travel up what seem almost impossible slopes . Eleven ...
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... WALLABIES Among the most beau- tiful of the larger wallabies are members of this group . Actually the only real difference between these wallabies and kangaroos is size , large species being called kangaroos . The brush wallabies are ...
... WALLABIES Among the most beau- tiful of the larger wallabies are members of this group . Actually the only real difference between these wallabies and kangaroos is size , large species being called kangaroos . The brush wallabies are ...
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