Roo-mates

While in Dubbo, I’m living with Kristie again. You may recall that the last time I was there, she was hand-raising a little Eastern grey kangaroo named Emmett. Well, Emmett has gotten much bigger, and he now has 2 “brothers”: Parker (another Eastern grey),

and Xander (a swamp wallaby)

– both of whom were rescued from pouches after their mother was hit by a car. Em & Parker are fairly independent – they have their own bedroom, they spend a fair amount of time outside,
joey daycare at the zoo

and they are close to being weaned off the milk formula (much to their dismay – Em is particularly addicted to it!).

They are pretty good buddies, too.


Em is much more interested in people than Parker is, and will even share his secrets with you.


Xander is teeny, and still lives in his little box. But the other day he ventured out of his pouch, and although he looked like Bambi at the beginning, he was getting the hang of it by the end.
bambi-legs

dinner time