# @sandiegozoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZxxFnj74I
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34250808-sandiegozoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/cae2c30c97.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-04-27T20:48:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) — https://gondola.cc/sandiegozoo

## Caption

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

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## Tags

throwback, tbt, tinkastransformation, parmawallaby, sandiegozoo, animalstories

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