We're all going to the Zoo tomorrow...

Well actually we went today.
It was a gorgeous day in Sydney - yes the winds have passed - and we headed, by ferry, to Taronga Zoo.
[Now Lil, I know you don't approve of zoos, but they do some good work and the animals are so cute]

We started off having our picture taken with Koalas - I kept my distance, they can be viscious buggers and you definitely don't want to be disturbing their sleep. They're cute and everything but have you seen how long their claws are and they can't retract them.

Then we saw the Chimpanzees getting fed. The Alpha male had to "sort out" some of the younger fellas who were getting a bit uppity. There was a moment there when it nearly got very ugly. They have a few new baby chimps and they are so cute...

We also saw the penguins getting fed. They have little Fairy Penguins - the smallest species of penguin. They're tiny and blue and very cute - their size just makes them all the more lovely when they're clumsy and falling into the pool :-). We then saw the penguins enemy (the leopard seal) at play. He's actually very clever. He's got gates that he can open so he can move between pools and he has lots of toys. He practically put on a show for Jamie and me - opening gates and throwing toys....

There was a cool bird show but I think the best bit was being able to walk around beside the Kangaroos and Wallabies. They just sit there eating while you walk passed. There was a baby wallaby wo was intrgued by the activity and just hopped around like a mad thing - Ah!

There will be lots of photos from the zoo going up in the next couple of days. It'll make a nice change from the Opera House.