Meaning of parma wallaby | Babel Free

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A rare species of wallaby, Macropus parma.

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“The parma wallaby, Macropus parma, last seen in 1932 and thought to be extinct, was subsequently rediscovered in 1966.”

“It was thought that parma wallabies were extinct in Australia in 1957, but it is now known that they exist in an area of coastal New South Wales, north of the Hunter River (Maynes 1977).”

“The rest of the macropods are wallabies. They are usually smaller than kangaroos and wallaroos. The smallest is the parma wallaby (Macropus parma) of New South Wales in Australia. Adult parma wallabies average 18 inches (47 cm) or so in body length, with tails about the same length.”

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