Why yellow-footed rock wallabies are becoming foster mums at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

By Katie Burgess
Updated December 2 2016 - 1:09pm, first published October 27 2016 - 9:46pm
Senior wildlife officer Dr Jennifer Pierson with Lily, a three-year-old yellow-footed rock wallaby who is a surrogate mother to a young southern brush-tailed rock Wallaby. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Senior wildlife officer Dr Jennifer Pierson with Lily, a three-year-old yellow-footed rock wallaby who is a surrogate mother to a young southern brush-tailed rock Wallaby. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A 10-month-old southern brush-tailed rock wallaby at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Photo: Rohan Thomson
A 10-month-old southern brush-tailed rock wallaby at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Photo: Rohan Thomson

At the ripe old age of three, Lily the yellow-footed rock wallaby has become a foster mum.

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