Had to have a cute and cuddly day! You can’t visit Australia without spending some time with the unique animals here. We’re in Brisbane and, after a quick city tour, we went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
The first two pictures here show koalas—the first one male with his almost-heart-shaped scent gland showing. They sleep approximately 20 hours a day because they eat a poor diet of eucalyptus leaves that leave them with little energy. I actually held one on our last trip—very cuddly.
The 3rd one should make everyone burst into song—the laughing kookaburra. The 4th picture is, of course the kangaroo. They had a couple dozen very tame kangaroos and wallabys. I petted and chatted with several. The 5th picture is a wombat. I held one of these on the last trip and they too are cuddly critters.
Finally, we had a sheep herding demonstration. That’s the herding dog standing on the backs of the sheep. They’re pretty amazing animals. Wonder if they can herd cats???
A fun day! Two days at sea and then Noumea, New Caledonia. Talk to you then.
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