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 Zoo Life
Marsupials (mammals with pouches) are fun and interesting zoo animals. Bennett's wallabies look like small kangaroos.
In the wild, the BennettT Wallaby lives in Australia, Tasmania and the nearby islands. They generally live in grasslands, brush and scrublands.
These grazing animals, usually prefer to graze in open plains where they can see predators coming. Bennett's wallabies, also known as Brush wallabies, are commonly kept in zoos.
We are staff veterinarians for the Athens Zoo. Once a year, the zoo veterinarian gives them a complete physical so they can keep hopping along without any problems! |
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Most zoos keep different types of primates, like the ring-tailed lemur, found in south and southwestern Madagascar. They are about the size of a house cat.
In the wild, lemurs live in social groups of 3 - 25. In zoos, they are typically kept in groups.
Just like us, lemurs need to be examined on a yearly basis to be certain they are not sick. |
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Veterinarians that work with zoo animals weigh them, take blood samples, and sometimes take X-rays of these animals as part of the routine preventative medicine program. |
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When animals do get sick or hurt, we may help out other vets in treating them. For example, we also work in conjunction with Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina and Zoo Atlanta.
Here we are preparing to do knee surgery on a lion. |
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