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Kangaroo and Wallaby Encounter

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby being fed from hand at Adelaide Zoo
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby being fed from hand at Adelaide Zoo
Young girl with brown curly hair watching as a Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby eats pellets from her hand
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby with paws resting on human's hand who is crouching down. Wallaby is munching on pellets from the human's hands
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby being fed from young woman at Adelaide Zoo

Meet the lovable kangaroos and wallabies!

Get up close to the most colourful of all the kangaroo family – native Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies. These little marsupials will steal your heart with their beautiful colourings and super sweet faces.

You’ll also meet another beautiful and bouncy species up close, the Western Grey Kangaroos that share their grassy habitat.

Join our knowledgeable keepers behind the scenes and learn all about their unique personalities plus the trouble these species are facing in the wild, including Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies role in a vital cross-fostering program for other wallaby species.

What’s more? All this will be happening while you watch them eat out of your hands.

Please note the minimum age for this experience is 6 years.

Highlights of this experience

  • Go into the habitat and hand feed the Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies and Western Grey Kangaroos
  • Learn more about their role in a vital cross-fostering program

The Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby inhabits rocky outcrops and caves in semi-arid country.

Two decades ago, Zoos SA embarked on a historic journey to bring the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby back to the wilds of Australia. We’re proud to say, two decades on, the wild wallaby population is holding strong, with a stable population estimated at around 40 animals in Aroona.

How your ticket helps our conservation efforts

Once found throughout the Flinders Ranges, north-west NSW and south-west QLD, Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies are now restricted to a range of approximately 1,000 square kilometres.

Intensive hunting, habitat destruction and predation by foxes and feral cats have resulted in a drop in population to around 2,000 individuals in South Australia, while in New South Wales there are as few as 20 to 250 animals remaining.

By purchasing a ticket to the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby Encounter, you are not only supporting the incredible species at Adelaide Zoo, you’re also helping us raise awareness and valuable funds to safeguard their wild cousins. Part of the income generated from our Animal Experiences contributes to the work Zoos SA does in support of a wide number of conservation programs, just like the one for Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies both within and beyond our gates.

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