Science Art: Lunated Nail-Tailed Kangaroo, 1863

16 September 2018 grant Featured, Science Art 0

From John Gould's *The Mammals of Australia*, 1863: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49740861#page/7/mode/1up
From John Gould's *The Mammals of Australia*, 1863: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49740861#page/7/mode/1up

From John Gould's *The Mammals of Australia*, 1863: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49740861#page/7/mode/1upClick to embiggen

Not just a kangaroo, and not just a nail-tailed kangaroo. A lunated nail-tailed kangaroo. And a cute one, too. From John Gould’s The Mammals of Australia, 1863. Nowadays, Onychogalea lunata is called the crescent nail-tailed wallaby. I like to think they’re still cute, though.

I found the picture in the Biodiversity Heritage Library.