Ballarat Wildlife Park
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Ballarat Wildlife Park is an interactive wildlife park situated in Ballarat, Australia which was opened by Greg Parker in 1987. The Park is situated on 37 acres (149,733.8 m²) of natural bush land.
s and emu
s that can be handfed. Most of the animals are native to Australia, but include foreign animals such as the Indian Star Tortoise
, the Mississippi Alligator and the Giant Tortoise.
Animals
The Park currently holds around 400 different species of animals, including free-roaming kangarooKangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
s and emu
Emu
The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia...
s that can be handfed. Most of the animals are native to Australia, but include foreign animals such as the Indian Star Tortoise
Indian Star Tortoise
The Indian star tortoise is a species of tortoise found in dry areas and scrub forest in India and Sri Lanka. This species is quite popular in the exotic pet trade.-Anatomy and morphology:...
, the Mississippi Alligator and the Giant Tortoise.