Bennett's wallaby News

Experienced mom Victoria and first-time dad Winton welcomed a new joey, who is now starting to explore.

Our newest member of the wallaby mob at the Small Mammal House has been named! Meet Winton in this keeper Q&A.

How do you create a menu that is pleasing to the palates of giant pandas, flamingos and fishing cats?

Hop into caring for and discovering new things about Bennett's wallabies with animal keeper Esther Wray! 

Things are hop-penning at Small Mammal House! On Jan. 24, a wallaby joey popped its head out of mom Victoria’s pouch. Get the scoop on the young joey from animal keeper Esther Wray.

From flamingo courtships to weekly weigh-ins for the African lions, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is buzzing with beastly activity behind the scenes! 

Sydney, a 3-year-old Bennett’s wallaby, died Sept. 20 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.

A wallaby popped its head out of its mother’s pouch last week at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. 

Meet Victoria and Adelaide — the new Bennett’s wallabies at the Zoo! Get the scoop on the Small Mammal House’s marsupials from curator Steve Sarro and animal keepers Ashton Ball and Esther Wray.