Melbourne by Day

Bob Dylan and the Melbourne Zoo

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August 22nd 2007
As I was quite anxious to see some Aussie wildlife I found my way to the zoo this weekend. It really is a great zoo, pretty typical animals but the "Australian Bush" is pretty open the animals are free to roam about. However most were pretty sedated and stayed in their own area. I was able to take some good pictures though. I thought this Koala was fairly active as far as koalas go anyway. I f ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more