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Orphaned kangaroo joeys keep outback volunteers on the hop
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August 13, 2019
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1:47Now PlayingHelen Semmens has 12 housemates that require constant attention and feeding at least four times a day.
The upside? They are all joeys.
The Rescue and Rehabilitation of Australian Native Animals (RRANA) volunteer takes in orphaned joeys from across far western New South Wales and cares for them until they are ready to be released into the wild.
Last year, she had 22 joeys living in her Broken Hill home all at the one time.
"They are like children...you'll have some that are very clingy and sooky, others that are very bold and precocious," she said.
"Reds are a bit on the quiet side and greys are very chilled out and laid back, they are what I would call pouch potatoes."
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