ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – From kangaroos to Tasmanian devils, the ABQ BioPark is breaking ground on a bold new adventure at the zoo with the second phase and final phase of its Australia exhibit getting underway. “Australia’s wildlife is so dramatically different from what we see on other continents from just the vast amount of marsupials. Like kangaroos and wallabies, and duckbilled platypuses,” said Allyson Zahm, the ABQ BioPark’s Guest Experience Manager. “They have some incredible animals that we don’t see here, so it’s such a thrill to bring those animals here to the BioPark.”
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The Outback-inspired habitat is modeled after freshwater and dryland regions of the continent. It will be the new home to existing animals and some new ones: from Tasmanian devils to pythons, wombats, turtles, emus, and iconic marsupials like wallabies, and kangaroos.
It’s all rounded out with the existing walk-through Lorikeet Habitat.One of the biggest additions will be the new underground tunnels known as flexible habitats, allowing animals to roam right beneath your feet through glass windows. “This is really important for these animals because not only does it allow them more space to explore, but it also provides new smells and things they can see after another animal has been in that same habitat,” said Zahm…