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The quokka (/ ˈ k w ɒ k ə /) (Setonix brachyurus) [4] is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal. [5] The quokka's range is a small area of southwestern Australia.
The animals had stayed only on the granite part, which covers a third of the island, and there had not been enough food to sustain them. [38] In 2017, four animals were translocated as a temporary trial from Bald Island to Middle Island, a 10.4 km 2 (4.0 sq mi) island in the Recherche Archipelago. The signs were good, so a second trial began in ...
There are 84 recognized species in the genus Oligodon according to Reptile Database as of April 2023. [2]The source column gives direct links to the sources used: IUCN description of species at International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
Conservation efforts have grown an initial wild population of 30–40 to over 100. [3] All species of Potorous are well within the "critical weight range" for mammals in Australia, those weighing from 35 to 4,200 grams (0.077 to 9.3 lb; 1.2 to 150 oz) whose trajectory was toward decline or extinction during British settlement.
Oligodon cinereus, the ashy kukri snake or Günther's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [1] [3] Description. See snake scales for terminology.
Western Plains Zoo opened to the public on 28 February 1977. When the zoo opened, it contained 35 different animals from six countries. The zoo is an open-range design, with walls and fences replaced by concealed moats which divide the animals from the visitors. This creates the impression of actually being with the animals in the wild.
Articles relating to the Western, espionage, and science fiction television series The Wild Wild West and its adaptations. Set during the administration of President Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877), the series followed Secret Service agents James West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) as they foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over part or all of the United ...
The western kukri (Oligodon affinis) is a rear-fanged species of snake found mainly on the forest floor in the Western Ghats mountain range of India, usually south of the Goa Gap, a pass in the mountain range. [3] The snakes are brown above with a dark brownish patch on the head that appears like a bird silhouette on the head.