Why American alligator in the Asian Rainforest area? Lack of availability on the Asian crocodilian species, or some other reason? (Not a criticism, just curious why zoos have such out of place species when they choose to theme based on zoogeography)
I'm planning on writing a small review today, but to answer the above questions:
Numbats were off display.
Noccy House highlights included Dibbler, Chuditch, Northern Quoll, Ghost Bats, both species of Phascogale and Western Ringtail Possum.
Along with Salties and Freshwater Crocs (both native) American Alligators are the commonest crocodylians kept in Australia. As the Asian section was also closed I didn't get to see them but I imagine their presence was the result of suitable accommodation.
they just had one nabarlek (a male orphaned baby, which was in the nocturnal house). They got him in 2013 but now they apparently have a male short-eared rock wallaby in the nocturnal house instead. I am suspecting the nabarlek they had was actually a misidentified short-eared rock wallaby. I could be entirely wrong, but it seems odd otherwise.
I just had a look in the mammal field guide for Australia to compare nabarleks and short-eared rock wallabies, and the Perth one was a short-eared rock wallaby. The distinguishing feature of the species is a white stripe on the flank above the black mark, and the tail has a black brush, both very evident in the Perth Zoo photos from 2013.
