Orphaned Albino wallaby needs a name
Staff at a wildlife park have appealed to newslite.tv readers to help them come up with a name for an orphaned albino wallaby.The little jumper was born earlier this year but unfortunately his mother died on July 4th.
Since then keepers have taken over mothering duties, including feeding and rather oddly carrying him around in a towel lined rucksack to simulate his mother’s pouch.
Now bosses at Seaview Wildlife Encounter on the Isle of Wight are asking members of the public to put forward suggestions of names.
They will be hopping mad if you don't come up with something good - suggestions in the comments please.
A spokesperson for Seaview said: "The youngster, who is a healthy, bouncing male, is responding extremely well to supplementary feeding by the keepers and loves grazing on grass when he’s outside!
"During the day he hops around with other Joeys. At night he sleeps in a backpack lined with a soft fleece blanket – simulating his mother’s pouch."
LINKS
Seaview Wildlife Encounter
"During the day he hops around with other Joeys. At night he sleeps in a backpack lined with a soft fleece blanket – simulating his mother’s pouch."
LINKS
Seaview Wildlife Encounter
