True story – Ryan and I can now say that we’ve pet kangaroos!
The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane had way more than koalas. There were kangaroos, wallabies, birds, and reptiles of all shapes and sizes.
Here is our proof of Ryan petting a red kangaroo.
Look at the way this emu twisted its neck. They’re not the most attractive animals. A ‘lil creepy if you ask me.
We also saw a kangaroo with a baby joey (sorry for the blurry pic)
This ‘roo was just chillin’…
Ok, check out this guy’s claws. Ummm, that was as close as I got.
At the sanctuary we also saw a multitude of birds and reptiles, including: a family of turtles, an iguana, and even a cassowary. Eat your heart out, Bill Bryson! We also saw the world’s deadliest snake, the Taipan. Even with a thick sheet of glass in between us, I can’t say I felt the safest.
Hee hee… I feel like I”m stalking you, leaving all these comments tonight but I had to just add this one.
Right now… in my lounge… hanging in a bag from the air conditioner, is a joey.
A baby wallaby. She’s still bottle fed, still needs to live in a ‘pouch’, cute as a button. We’re hand raising her as her real mum was killed. There’s lots of wildlife carers about in Aus! (Don’t try it yourself until you’ve learnt the ropes!)
@brokenbelladonna – wow, good for you! I can’t imagine taking care of a wallaby but I’m sure it’s rewarding. Are you going to name it?
She was named after the person who found her in her mums pouch and gave her to us… we wont have her too long though, once she’s out of the pouch she’ll move on to a property near here, where she will be prepared to move back into the big wild world, where she’s meant to be 🙂
I admire what you’re doing. Stop back and keep us posted.
I shall try to remember 🙂 You may have to keep on me to do it tho lol
She has met grass now and is doing very very well. Nearly had a little sister to grow up with but as she was a different (and much bigger) species of wallaby she went to another carer who is better equipped to deal with them!