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Featured Animals – Red-necked Wallaby

Discover “everything wallaby” around the Zoo below; from news to adoptions, births, conservation programs, your own encounter options, animal experiences, shows, events and more.

Wallaby Highlights

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Red-necked Wallaby Joeys

Where Australia Walkabout

March 2024 – Exciting news! Gidgee and her sister Katt are carrying 5-month-old wallaby joeys! Both joeys are regularly popping their little pink heads out of the pouch, taking in the world around them. Gidgee is carrying her third wallaby joey. Gidgee was first time mom to Clifford in 2020 and had her second joey, TimTam, in 2021. It’s hard to know the exact birth dates as wallaby joeys are born after approximately 29 days of gestation and are about the size of a jellybean. After a joey is born, it crawls into their mother’s pouch and latches onto a nipple for about 3 months. Joeys typically pop their heads out of the pouch around 5 or 6 months and start regularly exploring outside the pouch at around 7 months. Keep an eye out for a little pink wallaby heads popping out of Gidgee and Katt’s pouches in April and a bouncy joeys exploring the yard in June!

Everything Wallaby

Double Adorable “Walla-Babies” Start Peeking Out of Pouches!

February 29, 2024

Not one, but TWO wallaby joeys are starting to steal the hearts of every explorer in Australia Walkabout! Gidgee and her sister, Katt, are both carrying 5-month-old joeys who are starting to poke their heads out of the pouch, taking in the world around them. This is Gidgee’s third joey and Katt’s first. Both moms . . .

Gidgee’s New Wallaby Joey is having a Pouch Party

November 21, 2023

Exciting news! One of the red-necked wallabies in our mob, Gidgee, is carrying her third wallaby joey. Gidgee was first time mom to Clifford in 2020 and had her second joey, TimTam, in 2021. It’s hard to know the exact birth date but we think that Gidgee’s wiggly joey is about two months old. Wallaby . . .

Gidgee’s Joey Name Reveal

September 22, 2021

Gidgee’s joey has been making more appearances out of the pouch, and it’s time to reveal his name! As a nod to wallabies’ native Australia, we named our newest joey Tim Tam (Tim, for short), after a popular cookie there. At 7 months old, he has grown his full coat, and has begun popping out . . .

Our Babies are Growing Up Fast! Check on CMZoo’s Young Ring-Tailed Lemurs, Red River Hoglet and Wallaby Joey

July 29, 2021

Oh, babies! It’s been a busy spring at CMZoo. Get up-close for a check-in with our Spring 2021 babies! Join keepers for a gender and name reveal with our ring-tailed lemur born on April 26, and an update on its twin cousins born July 11. Next, hear how our Red River hoglet is getting along . . .

It’s a Boy! Get a Peek at Gidgee’s Pouch Joey

June 24, 2021

Earlier this month, we announced that Gidgee, our 2-year-old red-necked wallaby, has a joey in her pouch! Join us as we get another pouch peek at this little one, who is still hairless and is starting to try to open his eyes. Bruce, Australia Walkabout keeper, will tell you more about the joey, its family, . . .

New Babies

The pride and joy for all new parents, these newest members of the Zoo family make our hearts sing. Learn about new baby details, locations of babies for your visit and young animals to watch for!

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Members Donate $20,000 to Australia Bushfire Recovery

February 4, 2020

Simply by visiting the Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo members and guests contribute to important global conservation work. “Watching the devastating bushfires in Australia from our living rooms in Colorado can leave you feeling helpless and wondering what you can do to make a difference,” said Bob Chastain, CMZoo president and CEO. “It’s important to note . . .

Meet P. Sherman, CMZoo’s New Red-Necked Wallaby

January 30, 2020

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has welcomed a new red-necked wallaby to the mob! Australia Walkabout Lead Keeper, Bailey Jones, introduces us to the two-year-old male wallaby, P. Sherman, and provides an update on how introductions are going with CMZoo’s existing group of wallabies.

Checking in with CMZoo’s 2019 Babies

September 26, 2019

We had a baby boom in 2019! From meerkat pups to mountain lion kittens to a giraffe calf and more, the seven species of babies are growing up fast. (Make sure you watch until the end to meet our latest addition: five meerkat pups!)

Meet & Feed An Animal

Once in a lifetime Opportunities Select your unique experience from the following options: Meet & Greets – unique animal interactions year-round, with any one of our smaller animals listed below. Animal Encounters – connect with amazing animals and their Keepers, plus options to feed many of the animals listed. V.I.P. Tours – behind-the-scenes exclusive animal . . .

V.I.P. Small Group Tours

Custom Memories for a Lifetime. Book a world-class V.I.P. Tour at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Treat yourself and your fellow animal lovers to an experience of a lifetime! Go behind-the-scenes to meet, feed, or train your favorite animals. Learn more...

Australia Walkabout

G’day mate! Surround yourself in the beauty of our Budgie Buddies aviary, and experience the excitement where you can hand-feed budgies while overlooking the city. On warm weather days, walk in the yard alongside free-roaming wallabies, and discover the unique and adorable Matschie’s tree kangaroo. See other animals native to that far-away region too, like an emu.

Endangered Species at the Zoo

Are They in Danger of Extinction? Animals listed here may have a threatened or endangered conservation status with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Adopt an Animal

Foster any animal and you’ll help Cheyenne Mountain Zoo continue to provide outstanding care. Whether given as a gift or used to celebrate a favorite species, symbolic adoptions come with a variety of benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy. Ways to adopt your favorites: Digital Adoption – ($35) choose any Zoo animal from the full . . .

Marsupial Encounter

Meet this Animal Up-close.

A marvelous marsupial mash-up! Enjoy experiences of a lifetime, fantastic photo-ops and feeding or enrichment opportunities with your favorite.

Enjoy this amazing experience, which may include:

Meeting one of our most charismatic creatures – the red-necked wallaby.
Learning about keeper husbandry, listen to their stories and maybe even get to observe a training session.
An opportunity to hand-feed these marsupials some of their favorite treats.
There may also be an opportunity to pet a wallaby.

Note: Closed-toed shoes required.

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