Noahs Ark » Noahs Ark Zoo Farm

30-10-2008

Noahs Ark have just received grey kangaroo from Chester Zoo, they will share the Australasian area with the Wallabies, Emu and Kune Kune's.

30-10-2008

Hope they thrive there , kangaroos can be tricky to keep in the UK .

30-10-2008

kangaroos, tricky! no offense but they are pretty popular in the uk bele

30-10-2008

Popular they may be, but the larger Red & Grey Kangaroos are not that easy to keep longterm in the UK. In particular they can suffer from a condition called 'lumpy jaw'. Groups tend to die out after living and breeding quite successfully for a while. Bennett's Wallabies are much tougher and less prone to disease though they can sometimes suddenly die if their resistance is lowered by stress-related causes.

Also, it was Bele, not Jelle, who posted this....

30-10-2008

oh opps sorry bele, well the group at marwell seems to be pretty healthy and well numbered...