Along the great ocean road we stopped at a wildlife park. They said the dingos are very friendly. At first we just pet them through the cage.
They were very friendly and inquisitive.
Then we got to go into the pen. They really wanted to say hi.
These two are just little puppies at a year old.
They were vey friendly and soft.
They said hi to Matt too.
But Kerri was giving them far more attention.
Lots of behind the ear scratches.
Only a couple kisses.
But lots of hugs.
Emus are big.
And funny looking.
With big shark beaks.
And big sharp claws.
Which is why it is not generally recommended to pet them.
But Fluffy Head has been raised in captivity since he was a baby. So he tolerates being petted by tourists.
At least that’s what the owners of the petting zoo said.
That was before we noticed they also had a stag tucked into their petting zoo and started to question their judgment.
Along the great ocean road there was another animal sanctuary that we stopped at. There were more kangaroos.
And wallabies. Some were more inquisitive.
Almost had to clean the camera after this guy finished investigating.
It is good that these ones are fairly tame as those claws could do a good amount of damage.
But Kerri snuck up on him by pretending to be a fellow wallaby.
One wallaby decided she was worth a sniff.
The kangaroos seemed a bit confused as to what this human was doing.
They still liked a good scratch though.
We stopped at another beach on the south shore. There was a cave under the cliffs.
Kerri decided to run from the waves.
Fully dressed.
Because it was cold out.
This did not end well.
The koala crossed the road.
With his funny bouncy walk
To get to the eucalyptus tree on the other side.
And climbed it pretty quickly.
With his sharp koala claws.
To eat the eucalyptus leaves that were obviously much better than the hundreds of eucalyptus trees on the other side of the road.
But apparently not good enough.
Because the really good ones are over there.
Just out of reach.
