Lots of baby animals and joeys in pouches at Cleland Wildlife Park
IF you want to catch sight of joeys peeking out of pouches, Cleland is the place to be — as little Pareesa found out.
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Young animal lover Pareesa Amini came face-to-face with a red kangaroo this week at Cleland Wildlife Park.
The park is currently full of joeys peeking out of pouches, to the delight of two-year-old Pareesa and her family.
Sahil Amini, 40, from Parkholme, said his daughter loved animals, and getting up close to the kangaroos made them “feel like a friend”.
“I thought she would get scared but she is very friendly and she loves them,” he said.
Mr Amini said Cleland was a great place to take family visiting from overseas.
“The main attraction is the kangaroos and the koalas,” he said.
Cleland Wildlife Park curator Byron Manning said young could be spotted in the pouches of yellow-footed rock-wallabies, Kangaroo Island kangaroos, red kangaroos, swamp wallabies, tammar wallabies and potoroos.
“Everybody likes to get up close with wildlife,” he said.
Mild weather at the start of winter has benefited Cleland’s animals, with an abundance of food still around.
Mr Manning said visitors to the park could see and feed kangaroos at all stages of development.
“We certainly have young animals out of the pouches and starting to become independent,” he said.
“If the winter stays like this (Cleland) is a fantastic place. It’s really nice to walk around.”
The park, which is located 20 minutes from the Adelaide CBD, is open 9.30am-5pm daily.