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Red-Necked Pademelon 29 July 2011 Driving home late in the evening local residents saw something move next to the car then felt the bump as it went under the wheel. They stopped and found a female Pademelon had run straight under the car giving them no time to stop. She had been killed instantly. They checked the pouch and found this small joey seemingly unharmed. Her weight was just 270 gram, her fur was coming through, she felt soft and velvet.
Seen here two weeks later, she has settled in to care, her fur is getting longer and she gets excited at every feed to see her bottle. It will not be long before she will be joining the other Pademelon's in care in the outside enclosure. Pademelon's are small and extremely fast, being fast is something that comes naturally to these animals as almost everything is a potential predator. They seldom move much more than 30 meters from dense forest ensuring they can find cover almost instantly should the need arise. This speed can also land them in trouble as in this case and many others as they have no road sense what so ever, not having evolved with our favorite mode of transport being cars.
She is seen here in September now getting out of her pouch regularly and also very inquisitive.
November she is almost ready for release munching away on browse and grass.
17 January, 2010
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