Here’s some of the natives animals that I hugged, carried, stroked and gawked at on my Tassie trip. It’s a really good wildlife park as they allow you to carry, pet n pose with the animals. Most other parks either dun allow touching or try to rip u off with pay-to-carry scheme.
p.s. hey mummy.. since no more tv for Enen.. here’s some free education shows for her ok – “Aussie Animal Show” Taddaa…
The kangaroo I posed with was HUGee.. easily taller than me at full height… ok ok *roll eyes* I’m not THAT tall but he’s still big ok.
On the top right Mr Itchy Skippy (Skippy is Aussie’s pet name for kangaroo). A hilarious sight as he tried to scratch under his armpit with his left paw! So human-like in this action.
Some national geographic action in place! First time I’ve seen a joey in mummy’s pouch!! Soooo cute ehh! And another feeding in mummy’s pouch too.. that’s a big bb!
Another famous Aussie icon. Known to be always chewing on leaves, super slow-mo up the branches or snoozing away with its butt wedged nicely against the tree.Too bad we weren’t allowed to carry Ms Koala coz she was in one of her “bad moods” but we got up close n personal! Oh yeah.. they have super tough flat butts… that’s how they secure themselves in the trees for a nappa without falling off.
Something to ponder on.. Although Koalas are a native of Australia, they cant be found in Tasmania, this baby was imported from mainland Australia. Haa.. jus goes to show Koalas cant swim…
My BIG Favourtie… Wombats!!! They are really irresistibly cute! Chubby and furry.. and pretty heavy too! They have a big tough bum like Koalas too but its more for protecting themselves against predators as they scurry into their tunnel with their bums facing up when attacked. And boy dun be deceived by their chubby wobbly looks. They can shot off really quickly into the distance when scared or stressed.
Tassie Devils are found only in Tasmania. Dun they looks cute and pretty harmless?... wait til you hear them growl and scream…. Its REALLY HORRIBLeeee… very bloodcurling cry that sends shivers down your spine and goosebumps popping!.. I’m not kidding.. you have to hear it to believe… like a torturous animal/vampire cry u wld hear out of a horror film. Another reason they are also named devils because when they were first discovered, their ears were bright red in colour like the red horns on a devil. (u can c it in e pic) oh boy.. and you think that’s all…. You have to stay til feeding time and see how these ferocious creatures go crazy at the smell of blood! Growling, attacking, fighting, spatting over the feed ( in tis case was the leg of a wallaby culled by farmers) they start chasing each other round n round the pen like whizzing Ferrari cars while snarling, howling and tearing at the meat. Now you know why they have such a bad reputation. Other than that, they are actually pretty harmless adorable tiny animals….really.
Less famous but super cute n furry Australia natives… the dark brown “mouse like” kangaroo will keep furrying n snuggling in to your warmest corner when you carry it. I love the white dots and the pink nose on the other one! *sorry.. cant rem their names. If you know wat they r called… u win J*
Simply Love the irony of this pic!Kangaroo 1 : Humph ~ after being scrutinized and stroked all day, finally its our turn to people-watch.
Kangaroo 2 : Yeah! See that red baby hopping around? Mayb we should go pet her!
Kangaroo 3 : Hee hee….Let’s hop over to scare her.. BOO!
Ohhhh and lastly!! A kungfu panda wanabe!! Haa… even the colour matches! Need to work on the expression though! *oppss this is a China- import on Aussie visa*
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