Animal Encounters at Featherdale Zoo

Jed loved, loved, loved Featherdale Zoo at Sydney.

In one morning, we got a week's worth of Zoology lessons - perfect for my active learner.

Petting the wallabies...

Petting the soft fur of a koala. Smelled like the eucalyptus leaves they like to eat.

Petting a kookaburra bird...

and a dingo pup...

then meeting the pup's sire a few meters ahead.

 

Here's a wombat: 

and a prickly echidna:

Learning about the cassowary bird, which is as tall as Jed.... 

Learning about albinos. What do you call a white/ albino kangaroo? A wallaroo!

 

Here's a lovely albino peacock, straight from the Kung Fu Panda 3 movie. And its cousin with the really beautiful colors. 

 

  

But, the highlight of the whole trip was feeding the kangaroos...

Here's the best photo of all: