Field Observations on Group Compositions in the Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis (Gould) (Marsupialia : Macropodidae)

Abstract

Group compositions of agile wallabies were recorded during field studies in north Queensland. Single individuals were the most commonly observed 'group', which suggests an essentially solitary nature. Groups of more than four were feeding groups, seen mainly when food was in short supply. The relationship between a female and its young was of short duration, and the sexual association between male and female was transient.