Notamacropus rufogriseus
Red-necked Wallaby at Bodalla, NSW
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| Notamacropus rufogriseus | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Sep 2024 | |
| Notamacropus rufogriseus | CarbonAI | 2 Sep 2024 | |
| Notamacropus rufogriseus | JonSteinbeck | 2 Sep 2024 |
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There were three wallabies, including one that looked like a juvenile. They were eating grass very on the shore, close to Lake Tarourga's blocked mouth. In checking my photos later I could see that two of the individuals, including the possible juvenile, had some growths around their eyes, with the juvenile possible having a milky white eye. (I have zoomed in on the faces of the two individuals that I noticed had the growths.) The probable adult seemed to have an advanced condition with the bottom eyelid possibly very exposed. I didn't seem them scratching at their eyes or appearing irritated by them, although they did seem to keep their eyes half-closed at times but that could have been the sun. I thought the group was calm because they were not concerned by my presence and kept eating, even though I was only about five metres away, however, I am wondering if the eye problem indicated an illness that made them lethargic. They later hopped away, casually but they seemed confident enough to move, although the juvenile took a while to follow the older animals.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.133343-36.104893
- Altitude 16.6m
- Places Bodalla, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 31 Aug 2024 04:18 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
- Injured / sick Animal health
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Species information
- Notamacropus rufogriseus Scientific name
- Red-necked Wallaby Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1372.91m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Macropus rufogriseus
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