Desert Park Panorama

Day 5 Out and about in Alice Springs

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June 27th 2013
Spent the morning at the Desert Park which is a bit like our Healesville Sanctauary but focuses on the different flora and fauna of the desert. It is in a great setting, we arrived in time for the birds of prey talk and as we sat in a small ampitheatre you could look up at this amazing backdrop of red cliffs. The park has a great nocturnal exhibit and some great ideas if you are wanting to create ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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