Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies are one of the more colourful species of wallabies that are found in Australia. Once widespread in South Australia, Queensland and NSW its stronghold is now mainly in South Australia. It is a threatened species but with breeding programs like the one at Monarto Zoo, they are making a comeback in places like the Flinders Ranges, the only place I have seen this species in their natural habitat.
The captive group on display at Monarto Zoo are easily seen and approached for photos – or even a pat or two.
Click on the photos to enlarge the images.
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Meerkats at Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Meerkat at Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Meerkats would have to be one of the more popular animals on display in any zoo. These endearing little creatures are fun to watch and everyone seems drawn to them for their antics. Of course, there is a serious side to their behaviour: survival. Without those comical poses like that shown in the photo above they would be in serious danger from predators. So what looks funny to humans is a matter of life and death for the Meerkats.
The small meerkat display at Monarto Zoo here in South Australia is a popular attraction to all visitors. Their enclosure is only a few steps away from the Visitor Centre and restaurant, and so it is one of the most visited parts of the zoo. It is also on the way to the bus stop zone where most visitors get on the shuttle buses taking visitors on tours of the zoo.
Monarto Zoo is just a ten minute drive from my home town of Murray Bridge, and only 50 minutes drive on the SE Freeway from Adelaide. To learn more about the meerkats at Monarto Zoo click here.
Meerkat at Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Meerkat at Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Southern White Rhinoceros, Monarto Zoo, South Australia part 2
Southern White Rhinoceros, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
The Southern White Rhinoceros on exhibit at Monarto Zoo near Adelaide, South Australia are truly magnificent animals. During our visit last year we alighted from the bus taking visitors around the zoo and took the short walk to the lookout platform over looking their enclosure. This enabled me to get these great shots up close. It’s awesome to have a rhino only metres from where you are standing.
I also wrote about these animals here, including more photos of the enclosure.
Southern White Rhinoceros, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Southern White Rhinoceros, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Southern White Rhinoceros, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Kangaroos, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Western Grey Kangaroo (with joey), Monarto Zoo, South Australia
On our bus tour of Monarto Zoo last year I managed to get these photos of several kangaroos. The Western Grey Kangaroo was carrying a joey in the pouch (see above). Below is a shot of a large Red Kangaroo.
When the zoo was opened to the public in 1993 the area was enclosed by a tall fence. Some kangaroos native to this area were trapped inside the fence and have continued to thrive, albeit not in the enclosures housing the cheetahs and lions!
Western Grey Kangaroo (with joey), Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Red Kangaroo, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Addax and Barbary Sheep, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Addax and Barbary Sheep, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
A few kilometres from our home in Murray Bridge, South Australia we can visit the Monarto Zoo which is a part of the Adelaide Zoo in our state capital city. This is an open range zoo with visitors being able to travel through the animal enclosures on regular shuttle buses.
Today I am featuring two of the animals seen in the zoo. In the photos (click on them to enlarge the image) you can see Barbary Sheep (brown colour) and Addax, a species of antelope.
For more information about each species, go the zoo website:
Addax and Barbary Sheep, Monarto Zoo, South Australia
Addax and Barbary Sheep, Monarto Zoo, South Australia