Taronga Zoo staffer becomes surrogate dad to wallaby baby

By Steve Jacobs
Updated November 3 2014 - 10:09am, first published October 10 2014 - 3:14pm
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira.  Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira. Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira.   Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira. Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira.  Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira. Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira.  Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira. Photo: Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira. Photo: Paul Fahy, Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo education co-ordinator Matt Dea with rescued wallaby joey Alkira. Photo: Paul Fahy, Taronga Zoo

A Taronga Zoo staffer has become surrogate dad to a baby female wallaby whose mother was killed by a car near Sydney.