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This is a photo of a Pademelon, which is in the same family as a kangaroo. I took the photo from my bedroom when it dropped over for a quick bite on my lawn

Pademelon in the garden
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Welcome to DPS....I seriously thought there would be some kind of a poisonous melon...very cute animal....
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Cute little bugger. How prolific are they. Around here in No. Texas the "the little wabbit is a pest".
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Heck im from Australia and i dont think ive ever heard of them...cute little guy
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Old 07-31-2009, 12:43 PM
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Welcome to DPS....I seriously thought there would be some kind of a poisonous melon...very cute animal....
they are very cute, but not when they get into the vege patch

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Cute little bugger. How prolific are they. Around here in No. Texas the "the little wabbit is a pest".
we have a number around the place, they're numbers vary but lots at the moment

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Heck im from Australia and i dont think ive ever heard of them...cute little guy
they are similar to Quokkas, found on Rottsnest, WA
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That's what I love about DPS, I get introduced to lots of new things. Thanks for sharing!
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Wow, you learn something every day if you stay on this forum. That is very cute, and it looks pretty small and harmless...but I know about the veggies. Nice shot though.
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