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The Australian Enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo  
   

The Australian Enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo

This lovely Red-Necked Wallaby is named Jolene. She was hand-reared and loves to be petted. She is holding onto Barry's hand and licking it while he scratches under her chin.
Feeding Times at the Zoo

June 6th 2014
I woke at 7am and went out to watch the sunrise, nippy but quite pretty. Then after breakfast and making a cut lunch, we opened the door to leave and were pleasantly surprised to see a Red Winged Parrot sitting in the olive tree right outside our door. He was beautiful. Once he’d flown away we drove to Taronga Western Plains Zoo. We thought we’d take a look before committing ourselves to goi ... read more
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Australian Flag 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
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11th June 2014

Think I can see a bald spot there dad. :p
12th June 2014

Bald Spot
It's not quite bald but it is thin and with the sun shining on it you could see his scalp. He loved petting Jolene, too.

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