Here in Kuranda, this latest addition to our mob of Red-legged Pademelons has left its mother’s pouch for the first time (and the dominant male, quite possibly its dad, was there for the occasion, too).
The little Red-legged Pademelon is hardly bigger than our smallest kangaroos, the Musky Rat-kangaroo.
https://youtu.be/iWojTdpKR-g
Most of the Musky Rat-kangaroo females have full pouches at this time of the year.
They normally have twins, and as you can see, it is getting crowded in the pouch. I managed to get a few glimpses of babies shortly before mum left them behind in the nest, which she built from leaves on the ground in the forest.
Cassowary update:
Dad and Socks are still mating (4 months now!), and leaving skid marks on the lawn:
A few days ago, she made inviting moves towards him, he took the next opportunity to sit down behind a big rock , as if he wanted to hide from her. She certainly looked perplexed to me as she stood there on the lawn, waiting, for about 5 minutes! No mating this time.
