The keepers at Seaview Wildlife Encounter arrived at work on Saturday morning to discover one of their older female wallabies had died overnight leaving behind a Joey aged approximately 6 months old. The youngster, who is a healthy, bouncing male, is responding extremely well to supplementary feeding by the keepers (he is already eating some solids) and loves grazing on grass when he’s outside! During the day he hops around with other Joeys in the wallaby group, enjoying the summer sunshine; and at night he sleeps in a backpack lined with a soft fleece blanket – simulating his mother’s pouch. The young wallaby is thriving on extra cuddles from the keepers and seems to love being the focus of attention from visitors to the Park! He hasn’t yet been named but the keepers are inviting members of the public to come and see the youngster and put forward some ideas (if possible, before 23rd July).
