Today, we (Vincent, Desmond, Mom/Grandma, and I) went to the
Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park. Located 30 minutes north of our house, it is a wildlife sanctuary/zoo of sorts. We had a great time - there were very few people there, and we were able to wander around and interact with a lot of the animals. Some of the animals roamed freely around the Wildlife Park, while others were in more "zoo-like" enclosures. Here is a list of animals we saw:
- Kangaroos (Grey and Red and many other species)
- Wallabies
- Emus
- Bilby
- Koalas
- Cockatoos
- Rainbow Lorikeets
- various small lizards
- Pythons
- Flying Foxs
- Wombat
- Tasmanian Devil
- Quolls
- Dingos
- and Goats, Bunnies, and Chickens
Both boys - and Grandma - had a great time. We were able to pet the kangaroos and wallabies. We learned how to throw a boomerang. And we ate our morning tea and lunch in the presence of kangaroos, wallabies, emus, and a very friendly cockatoo.
Here are some photos of our adventure... (click on a photo for a larger view)
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| Rainbow Lorikeet |
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| There were at least 3 emus that were roaming around. |
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| Those birds are big! |
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| The view of the bushland from the Wildlife Park. |
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| The kangaroos and wallabies at their morning feeding. |
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| Kangaroos are sooooo soft! |
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| The local cockatoo. |
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| Desmond shows us where cockatoo is - high in the tree! |
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| The Tasmanian Devil |
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| One of the pythons. |
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| Vincent and the wombat eye each other. The wombat was much larger than we expected! |
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| This is Matilda the kangaroo. |
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| She was very friendly! |
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| And cute! |
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| Desmond bonds with the kangaroo. |
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| The koalas were active and very cute. |
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| Vincent shows us how he can jump like a kangaroo! |
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| Grandma and Vincent throw a boomerang. |
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| I got in on the action too! |
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| Zoe the kangaroo wanted to share Vincent's lunch! |
