thanks for joining today we're at the kangaroo creek farm just outside
wallabies aren't native to new zealand in fact new zealand doesn't have any native mammals at all
however people had introduced a lot of non-native species over the year
and eventually the new zealand government decided that they needed to eradicate the alien species
to keep them from doing damage to the environment unfortunately that meant that a lot of kangaroos
were going to either be shot or poisoned the owners at kangaroo creek farm managed to get
agriculture canada to allow them to bring in a group of 10 kangaroos that would have otherwise
been destroyed since then they've been able to keep the genetics strong by introducing new blood
from other captive bred animals the animals on the farm are many generations removed from their wild
australian counterparts in fact australia's had a ban on export of their wildlife since the 1960s
marsupials are a type of mammal that gives birth to their young and then keeps them in a pouch
carried on the outside of the abdomen here's one of those mothers with its baby joey
does a great job of replicating the hot australian weather in the summertime despite the perception
that australia is a hot country there are regions where it actually grows quite cold
the kangaroos are surprisingly hardy the kangaroo's fur helps insulate them from both heat
and cold in the winter they grow a thick coat and get quite shaggy but they do need help to survive
in the canadian climate they wouldn't survive long here in the wild if they were ever to escape
heat lamps are hung inside their buildings and they get extra bedding to help keep them warm
the largest species on the farm is the red kangaroo
which is commonly known to visitors as the symbol for australia
it appears on the australian code of arms on its currency
and is also used as the logo for australia's most well-known airline
qantas
this here is a bennett wallaby which is found in tasmania
and a subspecies of the red kangaroo at kangaroo creek you can find a few
albino bennet wallabies while this is rare in the wild it's fairly common in captivity
this is because wild albinos tend not to survive but in captivity
they're protected from predators so their camouflage isn't a disadvantage
these dama wallabies are originally native to south and western australia and are one
of the smallest species of wallaby these guys have an incredible range of sight and can see
up to 324 degrees they've also adapted to live on islands without fresh water
and are able to drink salted seawater the farm also has some common wallaroos
they're quite commonly found in australia with the exception of tasmania and the tropical north
region sometimes they're called hill kangaroos due to their preference for elevated rocky terrain
these common wallaroos have adapted to their environment they can go for several
months without drinking water and they survive only on the moisture in grasses
these patagonian cavities known as mara come from argentina
they're the fourth largest rodent in the world and are also related to guinea pigs and capybara
they have a funny stature they look like a cross between a hair and a deer
and look especially deer like when they're running often bouncing and leaping like gazelles
they can jump up to six feet in the air and sprint at 45 kilometers an hour
also native to australia are these emu one of the largest birds in the world
second only to the ostrich
these are super cute down here you can see some of the baby emu
the kangaroos that are in here
this is one of my favorite these are the capybara they're the largest rodents in the world
adult capybaras can weigh as much as 150 pounds
and spend a lot of their time either grazing or swimming
cappy bear can hold their breath for up to five minutes
despite their small size they can run as fast as a horse
they're related to guinea pigs and make very similar noises and bark when they're alarmed
this male capybara is relaxing quietly
behind the fence here you can see the female capybara and her new baby
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