Live Kangaroo Viewing in SA?

[Hemps]

I would rather take him to ETosha and view animals in the wild than a Zoo.

 

[AstroTurf]

I would rather take him to ETosha and view animals in the wild than a Zoo.

Cause of all the kangaroos running around?

 

[bokdrol]

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

tie me kangaroo down sport

 

[Gibson]

Apparently there are a few different types of kangaroo that range, but the Pretoria Zoo has quite a few. Also, I remember the enclosure allowing you to get quite close to them.

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

Think they're the Aussie equivalent of a panda, loaned out by the government as gifts to countries they have a close relationship too. Pretoria's few were for the fall of apartheid, but there's a whole explanation in their special habitat thing.

 

[AstroTurf]

Apparently there are a few different types of kangaroo that range, but the Pretoria Zoo has quite a few. Also, I remember the enclosure allowing you to get quite close to them.



Think they're the Aussie equivalent of a panda, loaned out by the government as gifts to countries they have a close relationship too. Pretoria's few were for the fall of apartheid, but there's a whole explanation in their special habitat thing.

Yea, you can't get too close to the drop bears (for obvious reasons) and are supposed to not use a flash near the enclosure either as it drives them nuts and they go on a killing spree but if you have a decent camera and tripod you can get quite good photos of them.

The Kangaroo enclosures are viewable from practically all sides so you can get quite close.

Pretoria Zoo also have Komodo dragons but I think that is because they are the only natural enemy of the drop bear and are kept hungry in case the drop bears get out.

 

[Mortymoose]

Thanks for all the advice, but I fear that you okies are sidetracking in killer Koalas and all, I just need locations, besides Pretoria Zoo where I can view these beasts......

 

[HammerDown]

Thanks for all the advice, but I fear that you okies are sidetracking in killer Koalas and all, I just need locations, besides Pretoria Zoo where I can view these beasts......

You are talking about drop bears now....amicorrect???? You are so confusing this fred.....sheeesh.....

 

[Tacet]

There's a small zoo (unfortunately also in Pretoria) that have kangaroos.

http://www.besterbirdsanimals.co.za/

They cater for the little ones - the kids can feed marmots, chicks, rabbits...

 

[Mortymoose]

Whilst on the topic, a memory from a record that my uncle in Australia sent to my dad many decades ago popped into my head...

[video=youtube;8T9lq2kWssE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T9lq2kWssE[/video]