A friend of Hillary's at the VA nurses baby kangaroos from the time they are old enough to be away from their mom but not old enough to go to a zoo yet. She has had 9 kangaroos in the past 12 years, what a fun job! Since she works at a nursing home, she brings the kangaroo with her and she told us that the kangaroo works wonders with her patients. Especially this kangaroo.
Her name is Matty (such a good name if I do say so myself) and she was the sweetest little thing. We had to hold her like a baby and she would nuzzle in and suck on our hair or clothes. She was so mellow and even let Elle kiss her face and rub her ears. Elle managed to get her whole mouth around her nose while kissing her :)
Owen's favorite part was chasing her around and watching her hop, and she could hop so fast! It was definitely a chase to get her back in the room. Elle would tell everyone that a kangaroo says, "Hop hop!" and then hop around like one. Cutest thing ever.
One crazy thing about kangaroos that I did not know is that their tails are pure muscle, and strong muscle at that! It's almost like a third foot for them and Matty would balance just on her tail a couple times. We were able to feel her tail and it was just like a snake!
It was an awesome experience and thank you Hillary for letting me tag along with you and the kids! Now for some pictures:
this is awesome!!!
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