Curious Wallaby, Victoria, Australia

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A wallaby is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea. They belong to the same family as kangaroos but kangaroos are specifically categorized into the four largest species of the family. The term "wallaby" is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or a wallaroo that has not been otherwise designated. There are nine species (eight extant and one extinct) of brush wallabies. Their head and body length is 45 to 105 cm (18 to 41 in) and the tail is 33 to 75 cm (13 to 30 in) long. This particular wallaby was curious about what I was doing while I photographed her.