Pictures and facts about the Kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives

Bennett's tree kangaroo	central hare-wallaby
banded hare-wallaby	agile wallaby
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Kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Macropodidae

Facts about the family Macropodidae, the kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives

The family Diprotodonta displays these characteristics, and Macropodidae is seen as an ‘extreme’ of these features, with one joey in the pouch at a time, diapause and the ability to produce two types of milk simultaneously to nourish successive offspring. (Full text)

The eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus (family Macropodidae), is common in central Cape York Peninsula woodlands. (Full text)

The birth cycle of the Macropodidae is one of the most fascinating features of these unique animals. (Full text)

The unique birth cycle of the Macropodidae is most fascinating. (Full text)

The birth cycle of the Macropodidae is one of the most fascinating features of these unique animals. (Full text)