Chris brolga barns biography examples

Australian kangaroo sanctuary founder

Chris Barns, nicknamed "Brolga", is an Australian kangaroo carer.

Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC seriesKangaroo Dundee.

Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC seriesKangaroo Dundee.

Brolga's deep love and respect for animals went back to childhood, but for years he had led a nomadic life drifting from one job to the next.

He grew up in Perth in the s.

Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee.

And there, Chris “Brolga” Barnes will introduce you to about two dozen of the cutest little orphaned joeys that he cares for at his Kangaroo.

He is the founder of the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs and was featured in the 2013 BBC documentary series Kangaroo Dundee. Barns and the Kangaroo Sanctuary came to international attention when Roger, one of the earlier kangaroos which he adopted, went viral for his muscular physique.^[1]

Early life

Barns grew up in Perth in Western Australia, in the 1970s and was a shy child who did not excel in school.

He partially attributes this to being 6 feet (182cms) tall by his early teens. Barns left home at the age of 17 to work as a zoo keeper in Broome, going to work at several wildlife parks before starting work as a tour guide.^[2]

Work with kangaroos

In the early 2000s, while working as a tour guide running tours between Alice Springs and Uluru, Barns came across a joey, still in its dead mother's pouch, near Curtin Springs.

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