In footage released on Wednesday, some of the
park's youngest residents, including a koala joey named
Pipsqueak, were seen being given treats, surrounded by Christmas
decorations.
"We wanted to bring smiles to people's faces all over by showing
off our beautiful little joeys that are born this year," said
Brandon Gifford, a keeper at the park.
"We needed to make sure these little guys had the perfect first
Christmas and I think we pulled it off."
Two Tasmanian Devil joeys, Wolf and Alula, were seen in the
footage biting at the bobble of a Santa hat, while Boobook owl
chick Mango perched in a Christmas wreath.
The park, which is about an hour's drive out of Sydney, will be
closed to the public on Christmas Day, though Gifford said some
keepers will come in to feed the animals.
(Reporting by Cordelia Hsu; Editing by Karishma Singh)
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