Description
When: October 21, 2018
Where: Zie-ZOO Volkel, The Netherlands
You've seen this curious adventurer getting a taste of some dry leaves, but I bet you didn't think he'd look this completely adorable
Species: Dusky Pademelon or Wallaby (De Bruijnpademelon)
Latin name: Thylogale Brunii
Originates from the Papua province of Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea.
Current status: Vulnerable
Did you know:
…The Dusky Pademelon was named after a Dutch painter, Cornelis de Bruijn, who first described it in the second volume of his “Travels” in 1711. There, he labeled his description with a name then current: Philander. A later common name for the Dusky Pademelon is Aru Island Wallaby.
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