Koala bear

Oh, the animals we are seeing

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March 1st 2006
1 March: I probably should do an “animal album”. I can’t believe how many different animals we are getting to see. Yesterday we went to Healesville wildlife sanctuary. It was a beautifully done park/zoo, very well laid out and taken care of. We saw a birds of prey show, saw wallabies, emus, kangaroos, koala bears (they are so cute), wombats, kookaburras and more - all these animals I have o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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