Scientific name: Setonix brachyurus

Location: extreme south west part of Australia.

Size: 90cm long and weigh up to 3 kg

Life Span: 5 years in captivity

Current Status: endangered, under constant attack by feral animals.

Habitat: low scrubby vegetation

Fast facts:

• eats grass, leaves, seeds, and roots
• they regurgitate their food and chew it
• can go for months without drinking
• is a marsupial
• can hop on two legs and walk on all four
• males are called boomers
• females are called fliers
• babies are called joeys
• authority comes with age
• they are nocturnal (sleeping during the day)
• males are dominant
• they have short legs with sharp claws
• breed once a year
• live in group of between 25 to 150
• the males defends his space