r/euromigration

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Tracking the migrations of the majestic wallaroo!

r/euromigration

Tracking the migrations of the majestic wallaroo!

Created Jul 28, 2015

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Welcome to Reddit's most highly regarded forum for sightings of the wallaroo, especially the euro (subspecies M. r. erubescens). Join us!

Subreddit rules:

This subreddit is for discussion of the euro and its nocturnal migrations around Australia. More general discussion of other wallaroo subspecies is also welcome. Anything else may be removed.
No racism, sexism, anti-semitism, Islamophobia, or other bigotry will be allowed.
Trolling-type behavior that contributes nothing to civil discussion will not be tolerated. People engaging in that behavior will be given one warning at most.
Repeating the sort of behavior that one has been warned about results in being banned. A warning before being banned is not necessary. Never expect more than one warning.

The wallaroo (Macropus robustus), also known as euro, is a species of macropod. The word euro is particularly applied to one subspecies (M. r. erubescens).

The eastern wallaroo is mostly nocturnal and solitary, and is one of the more common macropods. It makes a loud hissing noise and some subspecies are sexually dimorphic, like most wallaroos. M. r. erubescens can usually be found covering most of its remaining range. This subspecies is variable, but mostly brownish in colour.

Wallaroos are not a type of animal that has one or two mating seasons throughout the year, but rather females can give birth at any time during the year. Through a process called embryonic diapause they are able to get pregnant whenever after giving birth, but the embryo does not start to develop until the previous joey is able to leave the pouch of the mother. Wallaroos are also polygynous, which means that the males can have multiple female partners.

During the mating process, fighting occurs between males in order to attract a female. The fights normally do not end in one of the two wallaroos dying, but rather the two males will fight until one surrenders.

The gestation period lasts around 30 to 38 days, after which the young joey travels into the mother's pouch where it suckles and develops. The young joeys start to leave the pouch at around six months and by nine months they no longer spend most of their time in the pouch. Male wallaroos are fully developed at around 18 to 20 month while females are fully developed at around 14 to 24 months.

The relationship with the joey and his parents changes as the joey grows and gets older. During the time in which the joey is in the pouch, the father stays around in order to protect the joey and mother from predators, but once this protection is no longer needed the relationship weakens between the two. After the joey no longer needs its mother for food, it still maintains a close relationship with her.

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r/Australia

r/Wallaroos

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