- [Narrator] Okay, you've got a parade of little lambs
who've been rejected by their moms
and you've got a giant bunny who's got no company
because she's so darn huge.
So what do you do?
You put them together and see if they get along.
Here at Auchinggarrich Wildlife Center in Scotland,
this odd family, just works.
You're probably wondering how this all came to be?
Well, first things first, what's the deal with the sweaters?
- We wear little jumpers in the winter time,
and even February, we have to have them with jumpers on
because it's quite cold, even though
we've got a heat lamp inside.
- [Narrator] That makes sense.
Without a mom, the lambs go without milk and warmth
and without milk and warmth, well, they wouldn't survive.
At their age, they need to be fed about five times a day.
The warmth of this barn here will do.
And as you can see, they've got food coming their way too.
But a mother's love is something every kid needs.
What will these precious little lambs do?
Well that's where Millie comes in,
ever seen a bunny this big?
Millie's, what's known as a giant continental rabbit.
And you can clearly see why.
- She's bigger than the domestic rabbits that we have.
She hasn't got the same companionship
as the other rabbits in here,
because we don't have anything her size.
The other rabbits, they've got burrows and things.
But Millie's too big to be there with them.
So she's just been on her own.
- [Narrator] When you weigh in at around 50 pounds,
like eight times the size of an average rabbit,
it's kind of hard to fit in.
Being without friends and companions,
breeds stress for rabbits.
- Hello, are you here to see Millie?
- [Narrator] Knowing her bunny needed pals,
Maxine decided to let Millie roam around
outside her pen one day.
The other residents caught wind of this development
and wasted no time.
(lambs bleating)
- When the lambs came, It was just so unusual to see.
They were all racing around together
and then would have a little rest and lie down together
and a little bit of grooming and then they would move on
and have another race.
Millie really seemed to want to be with them.
I think she takes them on his own little babies
and wants to look after them.
- [Narrator] Unconditional love at first sight.
And from that day onward they've spent every day together.
The kids can be a handful,
but Millie doesn't seem bothered by them.
Ever since the lamb stormed their way into her world,
she's no longer alone.
- I'm so pleased that we did let her out beside them
because she's really been enjoying life
since the lambs came along
and getting lots of exercise as well, aren't you Millie.
- [Narrator] With the cold months behind them,
the sweaters will soon be gone,
but at least now everyone will finally be warm.
- [Narrator] It's well known that Joey's make good friends.
How you doing?
Leave two toddlers in a room together
and they'll usually find enough in common to get long.
These kangaroo and wombat Joeys are no different.
Bet you'd never guessed their origin stories
have very similar beginnings.
Let's start with Buggy.
- Buggy is a very, very sweet kangaroo.
He's been very sweet from day one.
- [Narrator] This Eastern Grey kangaroo
was found by golfers on a golf course,
cowering next to his dead mother.
They picked him up in their golf buggy,
which is where he got his name and called for help.
- And we went there and picked up buggy
and he was the cutest little fella.
He was in really good shape.
He didn't hiss at us in any way, which a lot of roo's do.
- [Narrator] Without a mom and only about
eight months old at the time,
buggy needed round the clock monitoring
and a warm pouch to sleep.
His thick adult for hadn't grown in yet.
And without help, he never would have made it.
So Holly and Grant came up with a makeshift pouch
as a substitute.
- Here we go.
Got your milk ready.
Here you go, hop in.
That's it, good boy, good boy.
Oh, you're hungry aren't you?
That's it, that's all you got to drink today, huh?
- [Narrator] It's only been three months,
but he's already packing on the pounds.
In the past month alone, he tacked on 12 pounds.
Four bottles of milk a day for a growing boy will do that.
He needs all that sustenance to grow
and to hop around the joint as kangaroos are known to do.
Buggy had it made, but before long,
he had to share his crib with Wally.
About seven months ago,
Holly and Grant spotted a dead wombat
by the side of the road.
An inside her pouch was Wally.
- Well, I initially got out of the car
and I could see his little feet moving around in the pouch.
Once we got him out,
you could tell he was in good condition.
Look at him, he's so sweet.
(Holly laughing)
He didn't seem injured.
So we took him to a local wildlife carer
who could give us some wombat milk.
- [Narrator] Holly and Grant gave Wally a second chance.
But would Buggy be on board?
At first, not so much.
With time, Buggy got attached to Wally
and wouldn't let go, literally.
- Buggy, for some reason,
likes to just hang off Wally and suck his ears.
He likes to sit and he will suck all day.
So maybe it's just having something nearby
that's easy to suck.
- I think it's a comfort thing.
You know, when they're in their mother's pouch,
they're obviously always on the teet,
always sucking that as well.
In the absence of that, they take whatever's
the nearest thing and that's the thumb or their tail.
Or in Buggy's case, it's Wally's ear.
- [Narrator] Inside their cute little nursery,
the Joeys each have their own pouch to rest in.
But they've become so close, they'd rather dream together.
- We kept on noticing that Wally
would always get into the same bag that Buggy was in.
- It doesn't matter what I do,
I can walk away for two seconds,
I come back and either Buggy's in Wally's pouch
or Wally's in Buggy's pouch and it's continual all day.
It's a comfort thing for both of them
because Buggy would still be in and out of his mom's pouch,
Wally would still be waddling side-by-side with his mom.
So to have them both together, I think's mainly comfort.
And they really enjoy each other's company,
which is beautiful.
- [Narrator] Beautiful, yes but also a tight tweeze.
- I have to check on them quite regularly and make sure that
someone's not squashing someone else.
- [Narrator] Eventually they'll each be ready
to be released back into the wild,
so they've got to get the hang of life outdoors.
- Come on, that's it.
Just take them for a little walk so he can
get used to hopping.
- Until that day comes, the company they keep
we'll keep them warm.
Nice to see things or look it up, down under.