Healesville Sanctuary

Today we went to Healesville Sanctuary, a wildlife park. It has only Australian animals. We found our way going to the wombats first. We had a “magic moments” ticket which allows you to go in to the enclosure and pet the animals and take as many photos as you want. We were the only ones who signed up for the wombats magic moments. Wombats are really cute, furry, pig-like creatures. We had half an hour with them. We saw cute Tasmanian Devils. They got their name because of the sound they make, which is a loud scream/screeching. We saw some nocturnal animals in the “Animals of Night” exhibit. We saw fruit bats, helmeted, honey-eaters, kookaburras, and arid birds. They were all different colors. The pelicans were huge. We saw wallabies, which are like tiny kangaroos. We saw woodland birds, which are all different from each other. We also saw the largest bird in Australia, some emus. We saw platypus, which was why I really, really wanted to go there. They looked furry and cute.

We saw reptiles and we also did a magic moments with them. We got to hold a python. We also saw a show about birds and how they adapt to the world around them. Right after that, we saw someone throwing boomerangs. I bought a boomerang from him. We went to the lyrebirds aviary, but we didn’t see any lyrebirds, just a lot of other bird in there. We went through the wetlands track and saw a black swan. We saw lots of parrots in the “Land of Parrots” exhibit. We saw high country birds.

We saw dingoes. Which are dog-like animals. At the koalas home, we also did a “magic moments” but we couldn’t pet or touch the koala because of special reasons. We tried to see an echidna, but we could only see the spikes on it because it was hiding in a log. We also tried to see Leadbeater’s possum, but we couldn’t see any. We went to the kangaroos and had a magic moment with them. We got to feed and pet the kangaroos. We had lunch at the harvest café right next to the tree kangaroo enclosure. We saw some orange-bellied parrots, which are very colorful. I think we all had a wonderful time there. I know I did.

We came back and put our clothes in a Laundromat. We ordered dinner for take-out. It was Vietnamese. The day was full of fun and animals.