Sunday, May 8, 2011

My Travels - Australia's Wild Life

Going with the stream of my travel adventures, here comes the one about my visit to Tasmanian Wild Life Park in  Australia.

It was so interesting to see Kangaroos, which were unbelievably "not wild". They were coming to us and waiting to be fed. Also, the view and the experience of holding Koala Bear was very memorable. I dreamt to do it since I was a child and I have to say, the bear is really like a toy- cute, warm and friendly. You just have to be careful, because it has very sharp nail  and while the bear clutch to you, it really scratches.
As the park was situated in Tasmania, the main attraction was the Tasmanian Devil, which is rarely found these days and it is protected under Australian preservation I didn't like it's appearance at all though.
Another Tasmanian animal I saw there, was a bear called Wombat, very cute creature. Wombats dig extensive burrow systems with rodent-like front teeth and powerful claws. One distinctive adaptation of wombats is their backwards pouch. The advantage of a backwards-facing pouch is that when digging, the wombat does not gather dirt in its pouch over its young.

Here it comes the photo of Tasmanian Devil:


Here I'm petting the baby kangaroo:

and here comes the meeting with Koala Bear:


and at last - Wombat:




 

2 comments:

  1. Your pictures are beautiful. It must be a fantastic experience to see and touch such exotic animals. The wombat and the coala bear look so cute...

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  2. They were very cute indeed ...and yes, it was a fantastic experience. I'm glad I had the opportunity of lifetime, to visit Australia and all the other countries. Now, I'm just left with great memories, but I'm happy I have them :)

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