The best wildlife experiences
in Adelaide!

Who We Are

At Animals Anonymous, we have the largest range of friendly and interactive wildlife in South Australia. Established in 2007, our core purpose is connecting people with their local natural environment.

We offer quokka encounters, wombat encounters and yellow-footed rock wallaby encounters. You can also meet quolls, potoroos, bettongs, gliders, bandicoots and dunnarts! Or, have a reptile encounter, with over 30 species such as pythons, goannas, geckos, turtles, dragons. Also meet owls, frogmouths, parrots, amphibians and so much more!

Adrian Sherriff and Dianne Pearson started Animals Anonymous with a simple idea: get people close to wildlife, and something shifts. That quiet yearning to reconnect with nature - even if you can't quite name it - finds a starting point.

They both come from backgrounds in conservation, wildlife husbandry, and ecology; plus, they facilitate wildlife handling workshops at the University of Adelaide's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and at Flinders University!

Every presenter who works at Animals Anonymous shares this same trust in curiosity's momentum. When you read feedback about our "patient, professional, entertaining" staff, that's not accident - it's the team we've built. Each person understands that their role isn't just to show animals, but to create space where wonder can happen. They know when to step back and let someone spend extra time with a bearded dragon, when to answer the hundredth question about pythons with the same genuine interest as the first, and how to help a neurodiverse participant feel like they belong.

A woman and a man gently hold a pademelon joey between them, smiling at each other as they interact with the animal outdoors in a natural setting.

A woman wearing a black jacket standing in a forest, smiling as a squirrel glider rests on her shoulder.

Two people holding a lizard and a quokka in a green outdoor environment.

Conservation

At Animals Anonymous, we have a strong commitment to conservation and protecting Australia's unique and vulnerable species. Working in collaboration with a network of private and professional keepers across the country, we are involved in important breeding programs to maintain a genetically diverse population of some of Australia's most threatened species.

Protecting Ecosystems

In 2016, Animals Anonymous purchased a three-acre block of remnant stringybark forest that we lovingly refer to as Animals Anonymous Headquarters (AAHQ). AAHQ is a precious breeding-ground for around 150 species of indigenous plants, fungi, lichens, liverworts, invertebrates, birds, frogs, reptiles and mammals. Many rare and endangered species naturally occur at AAHQ, so its protection is a priority for us.

We thank all the people who have ever booked a presentation with Animals Anonymous over the years; you have helped us purchase this special biodiversity hotspot in the Adelaide Hills which our animals now call their home. We endeavour to protect and conserve this small piece of paradise and maintain it for all the local flora and fauna.

Our past and present breeding projects include Tiger Quolls, Bettongs, Yellow-Footed Rock Wallabies, Potoroos, Quokkas, Fat-Tailed Dunnarts, Bandicoots, Pygmy Possums, and Squirrel Gliders.

Breeding Threatened Species

The team at Animals Anonymous are proud to be part of a nation-wide network of private and professional keepers and, who aim to maintain a genetically diverse breeding pool using some of Australia’s most threatened species.

Some of the vulnerable and unique species we are currently working with include: