Newly added to the zoo was an open lemur island. We walked all the way around without seeing any. Just as we were about to leave they all leaped by near the exit.
It was pretty cool to see them hop from tree to tree.
We tried to get some pictures of them in motion but they are too quick.
They weren’t too fast all the time.
But much of the time was spent leaping from tree to tree.
You wouldn’t think that stripped tail camouflages well but it really does.
Not in this shot though.
The kangaroos at the Australian zoo seemed really tired.
This one had a very unusual colour pattern.
They also paint the nails for some reason.
When we say tired we mean it.
Enough to lay in this pretty awkward looking manner.
The wombats were more awake than the roos for once.
As with every zoo the idea is also to showcase other animals from around the world.
In some cases these animals need to have a walk around.
Some manage to get enough exercise on their own.
The Australian Zoo had lots of birds.
Most of them did not belong in Australia.
But they were pretty anyway.
This black cockatoo does belong here.
So does this emu. Australian birds tend to have weird hair.
This is why you don’t mess with emus.
These eagles are also native. We saw all kinds of them flying around Australia.
They are pretty birds.
And not at all scary.
They look sleeker without their neck feathers ruffled.
This is a considerably better picture of a condor than we managed to get in South America. They should really train the wild ones to pose for the camera.
This is a hawk owl, which doesn’t have a flat face like most owls.
Their cassowaries were sitting down, which looks really funny with their legs sticking out.
These weird turkey things were mostly wild.
This is a kookaburra.
They sit on the power lines and make really crazy cackling noises.
This is a bush stone curlew.
He has ridiculously long legs, which look funny when it sits down.
He doesn’t even wade with them, he lives in the bush eating bugs and reptiles and seeds.
These turkey things were wild.
And looked really funny digging nests.
The ibises are awfully big to be stealing scraps from tables.
This guy is very small and cute.
We have seen lots of koalas in sanctuaries and in the wild, but this was our last chance before leaving Australia.
Their leaves were being changed so they were doing a bit more than just sleeping.
There were a few different types of eucalypt leaves being brought in and they were interested in specific ones.
Sometimes enough to climb right over each other.
We also went to the hospital and this was a skull with a facial tumour.
There were also some sleeping ones in the walkthrough area.
Most importantly of all Kerri finally got to cuddle a koala.
Matt got to join in too but Kerri was the primary cuddler.
