Blogs from Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 2

ok so we made it to oz finally, to melbourne which is about as south as you can get, its really south.theres a place a few hours from us called phillips island or something that has penguins on it.havent gone. havent really seen anything here, been very lazy and just sat about most of the time.its very expensive. and cold.in fact its very much like england.too much like england.its kinda boring in that way, im not seeing anything new, its just more ozzy accents than there are in btown. the architecture of where we are is pretty 70s, as are the shops and the general feel.people wear flares.the 'cool' bits are so 90s i cant help but laugh as a walk down the street.its not like people dressing 90s in an 'ironic art student'kinda way, its ... read more

Day 6 of our trip was spent in a zoo. We had the dilemma of either going to an Open Range zoo at Werribee or to Melbourne Zoo. We picked Melbourne Zoo solely based on close proximity. I’m not quite certain on my stance on zoos. Although I was amazed to see exotic animals & all, but is it right to deprive animals of their liberty by caging them in zoos for the amusement of mankind ? Australian zoos are among the best in the world. They are designed to replicate the animals’ natural habitat as much as possible. They are well maintained and the animals are properly fed & loved. Zoos are also built to provide safe haven for animals from the third world endangered of being captured by poachers. But it is not right ... read more