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A new resident has been added to Gadsden's Noccalula Falls Park petting zoo.Mayor Craig Ford said an Eastern Grey kangaroo has been added to the park's petting zoo and is the first marsupial to live there.“We are committed to a thriving animal habitat that can serve as educational experiences for all visitors to Noccalula Falls Park,” Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said. “I have asked the team at the park to look for opportunities to add animals that are not otherwise easily found around northeast Alabama. “Since we have children and families from all over Gadsden visiting, we want to offer the service of helping them learn about these animals and their environments through first-hand experience with them. We hope everyone will come visit our new animal family members at Noccalula Falls soon!” Ford said. The 9-month-old kangaroo still lives in a pouch, but visitors can see her during the afternoons.
GADSDEN, Ala. —
A new resident has been added to Gadsden's Noccalula Falls Park petting zoo.
Mayor Craig Ford said an Eastern Grey kangaroo has been added to the park's petting zoo and is the first marsupial to live there.
“We are committed to a thriving animal habitat that can serve as educational experiences for all visitors to Noccalula Falls Park,” Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said. “I have asked the team at the park to look for opportunities to add animals that are not otherwise easily found around northeast Alabama.
“Since we have children and families from all over Gadsden visiting, we want to offer the service of helping them learn about these animals and their environments through first-hand experience with them. We hope everyone will come visit our new animal family members at Noccalula Falls soon!” Ford said.
The 9-month-old kangaroo still lives in a pouch, but visitors can see her during the afternoons.
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