This is how they swim in the Northern Territory. Picture: Instagram @crocosauruscove
AUSTRALIA, you have some crazy animals.
From the muscly Roger the Roo, who stands at two metres tall and appeared in the film Kangaroo Dundee, to a teeny pygmy rock wallaby called Norbit, who weighs just 1.5kg, nothing says ‘Happy Australia Day’ quite like an Aussie animal hall of fame.
And with the Northern Territory being the epicentre of all things true blue, it’s no surprise that these incredible creatures hail from the north of Australia.
DIGGER AND MARLE
Most people would run at the sight of dingoes, however brother-sister duo Digger and Marle are friendly and affectionate dogs. At six weeks old they were sent to the Alice Springs Desert Park, where they currently reside. They’re now two and-a-half years old, and despite their tender age, are both very well behaved, if a little curious.
The best of mates. Picture: Instagram @laurenepbath
CHOPPER THE CROC
Chopper is saltwater crocodile housed at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, where you can get close to him in the Cage of Death Experience. He weighs 550 kilograms, is 5.5 metres in length and is over 80 years old.
Chopper lived a hard life in the wild — he lost his two front feet in fights with younger crocs and now he’s known for his signature toothy smirk. Picture: Instagram @crocosauruscove
ROGER THE KANGAROO
Potentially the most ripped marsupial to grace the planet, Roger lives at the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs. He was one of the stars of Kangaroo Dundee, about the Kangaroo Sanctuary’s owner Chris ‘Brolga’ Barnes.
Roger likes to be the boss. Picture: Instagram @thekangaroosanctuarySource:News Corp Australia
Roger was hand-raised by Chris after he was found as a four-month-old pinky in his dead mother’s pouch near Alice Springs in 2006 (she was sadly hit by a car) He enjoys crushing his metal feeding bucket for fun, is very protective of female kangaroos and will attack anyone who tries to provoke them.
EBONY AND IVORY
Ebony and Ivory were orphans that were found walking on their own on the NT-SA border and were rescued and brought to Uluru Camel Farm, which has been hand raising them since.
They’re around five months old and have recently been weaned off milk formula and enjoy eating hay — though they’re still drinking a fair bit of milk, nearly five litres a day.
Camels: They’re always thirsty. Picture: Uluru Camel Tours
NORBIT
Norbit is a Narbelek, also known as pygmy rock wallaby — a very small species of wallaby found in northern Australia.
Sadly, he is the only one of his species held in captivity anywhere in the world, so the folks at Territory Wildlife Park are trying to find him a female companion.
Under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Narbelek is ‘near threatened’ — mainly due to habitat loss through mining activities.
Norbit would like a friend. Picture: Territory Wildlife Park
For information on visiting NT see travelnt.net.
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