Princess Mary’s adorable 50th birthday wish fulfilled
Princess Mary has finally received her 50th birthday present - months after announcing that the Australian animal exhibition at Copenhagen Zoo would be expanding.
The Princess announced on February 5 that "Mary's Australian Garden" at the zoo would be introducing several more Aussie animals for visitors to enjoy.
Among the Aussie animals already calling the Princess’ Garden home are kangaroos and Tasmanian Devils.
The new facility is home to the cockatoo, the rock kangaroo, the emu and the ant hedgehog, and the bear-like wombat.
The new additions include koalas, echidnas, yellow-footed rock wallabies, wombats and emus.
But the most special animal to arrive at Mary’s Australian Garden is the kookaburra, described as the "Australian laughing bird" by the zoo.
"We are of course happy and proud to be able to accommodate that," Copenhagen Zoo director Jørgen Nielsen said.
"In the Australian Garden, we can draw guests even closer to the animals and the zookeepers' daily work, and the hope is that our commitment and efforts to look after the world's animals rub off on both children and adults.”
Back in 2006, Princess Mary was gifted four Tasmanian Devils for the baptism of her son Prince Christian.
Copenhagen Zoo was the first place outside of Australia to keep the animals and then went on to successfully breed a pup in 2013.
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