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morning. Such a chance mortal wound must be a very rare thing in 
the animal world. 
ON THE WALLABY TRACK. 
The wallaby is smaller than the kangaroo, and it has hair on its 
hide, whereas the kangaroo has fur. Moreover, the wallaby does not 
A Proud Mother. 
use his tail as an aid to moving as the kangaroo does. His tail is not 
nearly as powerful, and it slopes to a point in quite a different way from 
his great cousin’s useful appendage. Although the amateur finds some 
