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Tasmanian pademelon joey
Tasmanian pademelon joey

Pademelons are small marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. They are some of the smallest members of the macropod family, which includes the similar-looking but larger kangaroos and wallabies. The name, pademelon, is derived from a native Australian term for 'small kangaroo from the forest'. The Tasmanian pademelon, also known as red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia. It has developed heavier and bushier fur than its northern relatives, which inhabit northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Pademelons are solitary and nocturnal, spending the daylight hours in thick vegetation. After dusk, the animals move onto open areas to feed, but rarely stray more than 100 metres from the forest edge. The young measure around 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in total length at birth, and rapidly move to the pouch, where they attach to one of the four teats. They grow relatively slowly compared with other marsupials of their size, opening their eyes between 18 and 20 weeks, and first developing fur between 20 and 22 weeks . They are fully furred by around 23 weeks, at which point they first begin to poke their head out of the pouch. The first full emergence from the pouch can occur between 23 and 28 weeks of age.

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkIV, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, 75mm (=150mm), ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkIV
Lens: OLYMPUS M.75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length: 75mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm)
ISO: 320
Exposure Bias: -1.3 EV
Flash: On, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Saturation: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.2 (Macintosh)
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