Thanks for the information, Usha di. Yes, you are right....Wiki also says that typical Wallaby is closely related to kangaroo, and belongs to family Macropodidae... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby [I have been only to Memphis zoo and didn't find this one there]
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Not a zoologist... so Ushaprabha ji is right must wait for an > expert... > > but in the meantime.. I'll take a wild guess... its a * Wallaby > * ... related to kangaroo, . face, ears, over size all different... > > Usha di > > === > ps Dr. Raman ... dont know if you have a zoo in your neck of the > woods, but both Sandiego and Bronx zoo have a few... and now Tampa > Lowry park just got permission form Australian govt..(some new > International treaty makes it mandatory to get permission from native > country ) to host and display wallbies they acquired for scientific > genetic research !!! > > ========== > > > On Sep 8, 4:34 am, ushaprabha page <[email protected]> wrote: > > Better to confirm from the experts, > > and thanks. > > > > On 8 September 2011 04:48, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Wow! what a nice depiction of plant-animal interaction?! is the animal > a > > > relative of kangaroo? > > > > > Regards > > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > > University of Mississippi > > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 6:14 PM, ushaprabha page < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > >> Viburnum suspensum- F.-Viburnaceae > > >> Evergreen bushy shrub.. > > >> Native of Japan. > > >> Wallaby (wild animal of Australia) feeds on the its leaves. > > >> Location-Blue mountain National Park. >
