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Eugenie's baby kangaroo from Lincoln Zoo
Lincoln Children’s Zoo nurses seven-month-old baby kangaroo Eugenie, the smallest of all wallabies living in Australia. The baby, who was given the name Liv, was found lying on the ground. He fell out of his mother's bag and couldn't get back.
Photo: Lincoln Children's Zoo
Now the baby is safe, because he is constantly looked after by people. Eugenie Kangaroo is a very rare type of wallaby found exclusively in nature reserves in the southeast and west of Australia. Its natural enemies are dingo dogs and birds of prey.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo is one of the few zoos that grow such rare wallabies. According to zoo director John Chapo, caring for this baby takes a lot of time and effort. “The cub is fed eight times a day, and you have to prepare special food for him, because the milk of Eugenie kangaroos has a special fat content,” says John Chapo.
“Normally, cubs of wallabies stay in their mother’s bag for up to nine months, if they fall out of it earlier, they are likely to die,” explains the director. So we are very happy that we manage to take care of this baby. He eats well and quickly gains the necessary weight.
Kangaroo Eugenie, or philanderer Eugenie, or kangaroo lady, or tammar, or bush wallaby (Latin Macropus eugenii) is the smallest of all wallabies. Eugenia kangaroo is named after the island of Ile Eugene, where this species was first discovered.
Kangaroos of Eugenia live in areas overgrown with thick bushes, where they lead an active nocturnal lifestyle. They eat grass, and in zoos they enjoy eating vegetables, fruits and grains. Shrubbery wallabies are kept in fairly large groups, approximately 40 to 50 individuals. One such group may own a plot of about 100 hectares.
Lincoln Zoo currently houses six Eugenie kangaroos as well as two Bennett wallabies. “Liv is still small enough to join the rest of the group of his relatives, but in the early days of July visitors will be able to see him,” said the Director of the zoo Lincoln.
Source: zoopicture.ru
Photo: Lincoln Children's Zoo
Now the baby is safe, because he is constantly looked after by people. Eugenie Kangaroo is a very rare type of wallaby found exclusively in nature reserves in the southeast and west of Australia. Its natural enemies are dingo dogs and birds of prey.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo is one of the few zoos that grow such rare wallabies. According to zoo director John Chapo, caring for this baby takes a lot of time and effort. “The cub is fed eight times a day, and you have to prepare special food for him, because the milk of Eugenie kangaroos has a special fat content,” says John Chapo.
“Normally, cubs of wallabies stay in their mother’s bag for up to nine months, if they fall out of it earlier, they are likely to die,” explains the director. So we are very happy that we manage to take care of this baby. He eats well and quickly gains the necessary weight.
Kangaroo Eugenie, or philanderer Eugenie, or kangaroo lady, or tammar, or bush wallaby (Latin Macropus eugenii) is the smallest of all wallabies. Eugenia kangaroo is named after the island of Ile Eugene, where this species was first discovered.
Kangaroos of Eugenia live in areas overgrown with thick bushes, where they lead an active nocturnal lifestyle. They eat grass, and in zoos they enjoy eating vegetables, fruits and grains. Shrubbery wallabies are kept in fairly large groups, approximately 40 to 50 individuals. One such group may own a plot of about 100 hectares.
Lincoln Zoo currently houses six Eugenie kangaroos as well as two Bennett wallabies. “Liv is still small enough to join the rest of the group of his relatives, but in the early days of July visitors will be able to see him,” said the Director of the zoo Lincoln.
Source: zoopicture.ru
