Australia! Today we went to the zoo and saw all the awesome Australian animals that I was looking forward to :) One of the best parts was the kangaroo enclosure, because we got to walk in amongst the kangaroos and interact with them. They are actually pretty cute, and very friendly (at least the ones in the zoo are).
The Cairns zoo has really good programming, and there were lots of presentations through out the day. It was really cute to see the ringtailed lemurs cluster around to get fed. Also we learned lots about koalas and got to pet one! So soft :)
We also opted to pay extra for a "reptile encounter", which turned out to be feeding crocodiles/alligators. It sounds more exciting than it was, since we just dangled pieces of fish into the cages on strings. Also the crocodiles weren't that hungry, so they mostly ignored us even when we knocked the fish pieces against their heads. But the alligators sure were hungry! Snap!
Our zoo ticket was good for 3 days, so I actualy returned to the zoo a few days later when Ryan and Scott were scuba diving. I caught a bunch of different shows so it was another full day of zoo awesomeness! I fed pelicans, kokaburas and a cassowary, pretty cool.
Here's many pictures...
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| Koala cuddles! |
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| You can't even hear this snowy owl when it flies by |
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| This bird looks grumpy |
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| Pelicans are so cool! |
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| Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree..... |
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| Curious little kangaroo (or this might be a wallaby) |
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| Soft! |
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| Hehe goofy |
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| This lizard was chilling out in the kangaroo area |
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| Cassowary! We never saw one in the wild :( |
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| Lemurs want food, hehe [now I want to goto Madagascar next! -Scott] |
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| Crocs! |
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| That's reassuring... |
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| Feeding the alligators! |
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| Om nom nom |
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| Only the keepers get to feed the big ones, yipes! |
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| Reptiles are both scary and loveable |
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| Snaaaaaaaaake! This one is not poisonous |
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| Hallo |
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| These frogs like to live around toilets, how nice |
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| These leaves are huge! |
Gotta love the pelicans! Used to see snowy owls in ontario! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFeeding the pelicans was the best. They flop the fish around in their mouths until it's facing the right way, so they can swallow it head first (so the spines on it's back don't hurt their throat).
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