A joey swamp wallaby being fed a bottle - It is a common practice within the zoo industry that zoos will often pull young joeys from their mothers to hand raise. They do this so they can have docile and people friendly wallabies for visitors to walk among and feed.
Little to no consideration is given to the joey or the mother.
 - Captured at Billabong Zoo, Sancrox NSW Australia.

A joey swamp wallaby being fed a bottle

It is a common practice within the zoo industry that zoos will often pull young joeys from their mothers to hand raise. They do this so they can have docile and people friendly wallabies for visitors to walk among and feed.
Little to no consideration is given to the joey or the mother.
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Published: Mon 24 Jul 2023 by Anonymous
Captured/filmed: 24 December 2017
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Country: Australia
Location: Billabong Zoo, Sancrox, New South Wales, Australia )