The St. Louis Zoo has two new additions to their family and they come from all the way Down Under.
Meet the two new Tasmanian devils, Yindi and Jannali; both are 2 years old and arrived on March 23 from the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia.
Tasmanian devils are only found in Tasmania and due to a facial tumor disease, their populations have drastically declined.
"Because Tasmanian devils are in such trouble in the wild, the Saint Louis Zoo has joined other like-minded conservation organizations in an initiative to secure a healthy future for this species," said Jeffrey P. Bonner, Ph.D., Dana Brown President and Chief Executive Officer of the Saint Louis Zoo. "These two animals will serve as ambassadors to raise awareness among our 3.2 million annual visitors about the need to save the wild devil population.”
The devil's exhibit will be open to the public on Thursday, April 28 and will be located at the Emerson Children's Zoo habitat.
The spring hours for the Children's Zoo will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until May 26. Admission is $4 a person ages 2 and up.
For more information, visit www.stlzoo.org.
Photos: Tasmanian Devils join STL Zoo
