Live Kangaroo Viewing in SA?

[Mortymoose]

Help!

MiniMoose is nagging every morning on the way to Pre Primary that he wants to go to Australia, on enquiring why he wishes to go to Australia so badly, well , he wants to see a live Kangaroo.

Is there anywhere in the Grand Ol' Republic of South Africa where one can view a live Kangaroo?

I think this would be cheaper than flying the fandamily to Oz!

Thanking you in advance....

 

[googoodoll]

Pretoria Zoo has an Australian section with all kinds of Australian animals

 

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http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/member.php/63896-OzzieCapie

 

[Ninja'd]

If you want him to see them cages then a zoo in SA would do, but something like a safari tour then you have to go for the real deal

 

[xrapidx]

I think the ones on animal planet are alive....

 

[AstroTurf]

Pretoria Zoo has kangaroos and drop bears.

In fact I think they are the only zoo in Africa with drop bears.

 

[Mortymoose]

I would prefer the Northern Cape or the Cape, feck I was in Pretoria at the beginning of the year and somebody said go visit the zoo, I went to the mall instead....

 

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I would prefer the Northern Cape or the Cape, feck I was in Pretoria at the beginning of the year and somebody said go visit the zoo, I went to the mall instead....

Hindsight

 

[AstroTurf]

I would prefer the Northern Cape or the Cape, feck I was in Pretoria at the beginning of the year and somebody said go visit the zoo, I went to the mall instead....

Well one zoo is much like the next I suppose. At least at Pretoria Zoo there is more variety and less (mall)rats.

 

[D4N]

Saw some (or was it wallabies?) at Gold Reef City a few years ago

 

[bokdrol]

what on earth is a drop bear?

 

[AstroTurf]

what on earth is a drop bear?

These evil things.

 

[bokdrol]

These evil things.
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OPh but they are adorable with their big black noses. Why is it called a drop bear?

 

[AstroTurf]

OPh but they are adorable with their big black noses. Why is it called a drop bear?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/cconnelly/10-terrifying-facts-about-the-australian-dropbear-s3x

 

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what on earth is a drop bear?

Bear with a nasty STD.

 

[Kornhub]

If you want him to see them cages then a zoo in SA would do, but something like a safari tour then you have to go for the real deal

I wonder what a lion would think seeing a kangaroo

 

[AstroTurf]

I wonder what a lion would think seeing a kangaroo

I wonder how a lion would go about bringing a kangaroo down.

 

[bwana]

Pretoria Zoo has kangaroos and drop bears.

In fact I think they are the only zoo in Africa with drop bears.

A dropbear or drop bear is a fictitious Australian marsupial.[1] Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous marsupials related to koalas (although the koala is not a bear) that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above.[2][3] They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake, wild haggis or snipe hunt.

Maybe you're thinking Koala?

 

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I wonder what a lion would think seeing a kangaroo

/opens pouch

Hey look! A happy meal for the cubs.

 

[AstroTurf]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bearMaybe you're thinking Koala?

Drop Bears Dammit.
Koalas are fictitious animals that are said to be loosely related to drop bears. In reality they are just a flight of fantasy created by the Australian tourism industry due to the fact that every animal in Australia is out to kill you.