Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Koala Conservancy and a Kanga Petting Zoo
Today we went to three places.
1) A Kanga Petting Zooish type thing.
2) A Koala Conservancy
3) Phillip Island to see the Little Penguins come in from the sea.
Of the three, the penguins were the best part. Unfortunately they do not allow photography of any kind in the penguin habitat. Watching and listening to these little guys come in from the sea after a day of feeding was amazing. It isn't something that I will forget for a very long time. You can see pictures and get more information here:
http://www.penguins.org.au/content.asp?pg=54
It was a great experience that I would recommend to anyone in Melbourne.
As for the other two... well here are some pictures. Check out how close we were able to be to the Roos and the Koalas. Also we were lucky enough to see a Kookaburra close up. The kookaburra is the largest of the kingfisher family. The conservancy is in place to save habitat and save the Koala which is at risk. The Koalas are not tame--just fast asleep. The Roos were very tame and you could pet them.
