We interrupt your feed for a ❤️warming #throwback story. In 2011, Tinka was ejected from her mother's pouch. Since marsupials are born very tiny & unformed, animal care staff were presented with some special challenges. Our team carefully nursed her back to health with around-the-clock care, surrogate pouches, and bottle feedings. A year later, Tinka joined the rest of the parma wallabies & had her 1st joey in 2015! Since Tinka's name means "daylight," keepers affectionately named her joey Tinkai, meaning "night." 🌚🌝 #parmawallaby #TinkasTransformation #tbt #animalstories #sandiegozoo