Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

This place was cool...again, think open air zoo. At this one you were allowed to get pictures holding a koala! One point I'd like to make -- Koala's are NOT that cuddly. Furthermore, they stink really bad -- they have scent glands that they use to mark territory, attract a mate, etc...not pleasant in the slightest.

You have to pay $10 to get a photo -- the money is used to build new Koala sanctuaries. However, after that you can snap all of your OWN pictures that you want. Here is Cori holding Mark the Koala.

Here are a pair of male, teenage koalas doing what these animals do best -- sleeping and eating! They sleep upwards of 18 hours a day, mainly because eucalyptus leaves have a natural sedative in them. Koalas sleep in the most precarious of positions -- often we wondered how it was possible that they didn't fall out.


Despite what this picture might indicate, this wallaby was NOT buying what I was selling. Damn bugger wasn't hungry!

I'm certain there is some sort of "Larry the Lounge Lizard" joke here...but I can't quite put my finger on it. In all honesty, however, these Red Kangaroos were HUGE. Over 6 feet tall. These were the only kangaroos that you couldn't go up and pet / touch, mainly 'cause if you made 'em mad, their kick could put you in the hospital.


Australia has some fantastic birds of prey. Here are two examples.

Wombats. Cute...but sleepy!

posted by Team Shawn Michaels @ 7:11 p.m.

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