At first glance it doesn't seem like it, but Peggy, Anzac and Cupcake have a lot in common with each other. All three are Australian marsupials who were orphaned following three different road accidents that involved and killed their mothers.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
At first glance it would not seem like it, but Peggy, Anzac and Cupcake have a lot in common between them. All three are orphaned Australian marsupials following three different road accidents that involved, killing them, their mothers.
It is difficult to know their exact age, but the Wild About Wildlife Rescue Center, who have taken care of them, estimates that Peggy the wombat, and Anzac the eastern gray kangaroo, are between 3 and 4 months old, while Cupcake, the wallaby, 5 months old.
If you are wondering what a wombat is, it is a small, stocky and extremely strong marsupial, traded by the first European colonizers of Australia for a large badger. Unfortunately, this species is also at risk of extinction, due to a series of factors including habitat destruction and hunting.
Not even kangaroos do well in Australia, where, although they are the symbol of the nation, they are indiscriminately exterminated by hunters and very often hit by racing cars (hence the importance of bridges and flyovers for animals). The fact, then, that there are very few centers like the Wild About Wildlife, means that the adult injured marsupials are not welcomed, giving priority to the cubs.
"As a direct result, wounded adult marsupials are shot, euthanized, even if the injuries are not very serious. This happens due to the lack of alternatives, ”writes the center. Unlike others, fortunately the three little orphans made it. Treated in the wild animal rescue center and raised with enhanced milk, they have become inseparable friends.
“The trio is doing splendidly, Cupcake is particularly active these days. When we look for it, we don't bother looking at the ground, but we always find it jumping from some piece of furniture, ”says Alistair Brown, founder of the Wild About Wildlife Rescue Center, which will release marsupials into the wild once they are big and strong enough. The images they give us are very tender and excited. Just look at them to have, once again, proof that too extremely different animals can be friends.
Roberta Ragni
