TASMANIANS ARRIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE

 

THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK NOW HAS FOUR TASMANIAN DEVILS. TWO MALES AND TWO FEMALES. THEY ARRIVED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT'S TAKEN THE BIOPARK 10 YEARS TO GET THE TASMANIANS. IT'S SAID THAT THE LOCAL CLIMATE IS PERFECT THE ANIMALS, AS THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO MILD WINTERS AND DRY CONDITIONS.

ANDREW KELLY IS WITH THE TROWUNNA WILDLIFE PARK IN AUSTRALIA AND HELPED BRING THE TASMANIANS TO ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THEY'RE FIERCE … BUT FASCINATING ANIMALS THAT ARE CHARISMATIC AND A BIT MISCHIEVOUS."

THE TASMANIANS GO ON DISPLAY AT THE BIOPARK ON DECEMBER 30TH.