On the way to the viewing platform for the Twelve Apostles on the southern coast of Victoria we spotted a wallaby. He was completely unafraid of people and left the long grass to hop towards the path.
We soon saw what he was after. Someone had thrown some potato chips to the ground.
He carefully picked up a couple and ate them, had a look around and hopped off.
He was covered in prickles, which didn’t seem to bother him.
So cute but such a shame about tourists feeding Australian wild animals bread and chips.
By: Francesca on January 20, 2017
at 10:02 pm
I’m sure chops are not good for wallabies, but they aren’t much good for us either.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 20, 2017
at 10:32 pm
True. Most tourists are aware of the harm done by feeding our wild animals these days.
By: Francesca on January 20, 2017
at 10:34 pm
They should be, but there are many silly people about.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 20, 2017
at 10:45 pm
That’s a beautiful drive – how many apostles are there now? Some get washed away & then others pop up depending on the sea and the erosion –
By: Elizabeth Valerie Litzow on January 20, 2017
at 10:11 pm
I’m not sure how many there are. Some are hidden behind others from our vantage point.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 20, 2017
at 10:33 pm
LOL! That poor little guy is just covered with spiky burrs!
By: Niles on January 20, 2017
at 10:32 pm
They didn’t seem to be bothering him.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 20, 2017
at 10:33 pm
They are called buzzy grass here in Tassie. They are not spiky but they break up when you try to remove them, leaving hundreds of tiny seed heads that get tangled up in fur. Horrible of you have sheep – or long haired dogs like our Poppy!
By: Tiger Dreaming on January 20, 2017
at 11:02 pm
Yuk, poor wallaby.
By: Debra Kolkka on January 20, 2017
at 11:58 pm
Lovely little animals. There used to be quite a few at the Southport Yacht Club resort on Moreton Island. They used to approach people and our girls were delighted to pat them. They loved to be scratched behind the ears. Like most animals!
By: Mulino Dominillo on January 21, 2017
at 6:44 am
Beautiful little creature, I love seeing our native wildlife so close even though their lack of fear must put them in danger at times. Chips are not food to be fed to animals and I’ve noticed that even when there are signs and rubbish bins are provided people leave food and rubbish lying around, pure laziness. Those burrs are horrible, we used to get similar ones stuck in our horse’s tail and mane and they would take ages to remove. What a lovely drive that must be, hope to do it one day in the not too distant future.
By: Two Black Dogs on January 21, 2017
at 7:26 am
Some people are just so ignorant, it would seem….
By: Sue on January 21, 2017
at 7:59 am
That’s a Wallaby After My Own Heart!
By: The Daily Cure on January 21, 2017
at 10:45 am
I hope the little wallaby’s fur is thick enough for it not to be irritated by those awful burs. I guess these little animals adapt to eating whatever is the easiest for them to get, but, really, some people do have chips for brains!
By: Jan on January 21, 2017
at 12:13 pm
Great pictures of this interesting animals. Thank you very much for sharing them with us.
By: Renata on January 21, 2017
at 5:21 pm
Ha! Planning a trip there in a few days.
By: Mallee Stanley on January 21, 2017
at 8:03 pm