Kangaroos

Cairns Tropical Zoo & Palm Cove

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June 3rd 2008
Today I was going to go on a one day adventure with Aboriginals, but unfortunately that did not work out. So, instead I took a bus ride to Cairns Tropical Zoo in the morning and spent the afternoon on a beautiful beach. The zoo was great, they encouraged people to interact with the animals. I took many pictures and some of them I put up. I was able to hold a koala, feed kangaroos, and go to ma ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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