A Day with Kangaroos at Healesville Sanctuary
Hello people, I’m still in Australia! 
We are currently staying with our host Kendal, who’s been so very kind in bringing us around during the weekend. He brought us to Healesville Sanctuary, one of the zoos in Victoria, just about half an hour away. We were heading towards the mountains and it was so cold outside! First thing to do, get tickets!
Entrance to Healesville Sanctuary
Tickets are sold at AUS$24.80 each for adults. The whole zoo was not very big, we managed to finish it in less than 3 hours. I’ll just be showing you pictures of animals we saw that day, of course, the main attraction being the kangaroos and koalas.
Emu
Don’t remember this bird’s name 
An over 70 years old Eucalyptus tree – plenty of these in the sanctuary
Australian Dingo – An Australian canine which is decreasing in population
We were in time for a bird show, called Birds of Prey, featuring birds that eat animals.
Audience at Birds of Prey show
Brown falcon
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Eagle getting ready to fly
The huge wedge-tailed eagle with its trainer
At the end of the bird show, an extra performance followed by an aborigine who showed us his culture and played the Didgeridoo, a musical instrument developed by the indigenous Australians. He also showed us how to throw a Boomerang, which was pretty interesting. Check out the video I took of him below!
Blowing the Didgeridoo
Throwing a Boomerang
Then we went around the rest of the Zoo and saw more animals.
A Brolga?
Tasmanian Devil
Some reptiles:
Crocodile
Brown snake
Another snake – look at the scales
Another crocodile
with Possum playhouse
And of course, how could we miss out on kangaroos!
Kangaroo #1
Kangaroo #2
Us with kangaroos
The koalas were so adorable! They feed only on eucalyptus leaves, which were aplenty around the zoo.
Koala
It was indeed a fun day out, despite the cold. I saw so many animals that I did not see before in person. Definitely interesting! :)
Healesville Sanctuary
All you need to know: http://www.zoo.org.au/HealesvilleSanctuary
For the rest of my Melbourne adventure, check out my Melbourne Itinerary.
Comments (20)
The zoo is more on birds? so did u get to carry the koala to take a pic?
claire recently posted..Friday In Gentings Highlands
Very interesting animals. Thanks for sharing…
khengsiong recently posted..How to be Famous on Facebook
awww the koala is so so so cute!!!! can i keep one as pet? <3
WHOAA eagle! cool! eiyerrr d koala so cute!! heee
Caroline recently posted..Stink Bean- anyone
nice shot of huge wedge-tailed eagle with its trainer… like all the photos at the Healesville Sanctuary
M-Knight recently posted..The Wave Song
wow.. there are a lot of animals at there… haha.. the kangaroos are really cute
wyyv recently posted..Street food @ Puchong
wah…interestng experience ….really nice to read ur aussie trip
see the snake my finger also got numb. . . geli!
taufulou recently posted..New Chef Heiji- Enju Japanese Restaurant @ Prince Hotel
I remembered koala! Soooo smelly
tot they’d be cute n cuddly, but ended up stinky! and kenot cuddle them oso 
Merryn recently posted..McDonalds Grilled Chicken Burger
wow must be truly a learning outing! lol! Did you see the animals mating?
Big Boys Oven recently posted..The Club Saujana & Anton Mosimann
70 years old tree..wow…much older than me . Lovely learning experience trip
kathy recently posted..Uncle Snack CornerUpdated July 2010
First time I see a real boomerang in action.
Fascinating, I wonder the physics behind it.
Shingo T recently posted..Drinking problem
Now, I want to get a boomerang!
Irenelim recently posted..Love My Back Pretty Top
The snake really geli lah, why the scale so big 1? >.<
mimid3vils recently posted..Tao Cuisine
I like koalas!! So cute!! Haha
foongpc recently posted..My Take On Inception
Do you think koala or panda bear is cuter? LOL!!
foongpc recently posted..My Take On Inception
So you like those cute kangaroos? No wonder you told me you would never eat kangaroos even if there is McKangaroo being sold in McD! LOL!!
foongpc recently posted..My Take On Inception
Wah if I throw that boomerang, either ppl’s head crack or I crack … lol
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o.. i love koala.. but the few time i saw them, they are sleeping.. i dunno what they do when they are awake.. haha.. eat?
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