Australia 2006- more parks

I have no idea of the species of duck or goose. But they were protective of each other. I thought they were protecting a nest, but this is late summer, early fall.

Monarto Park has camels you can ride. I love camels. My first trip to Oz in 2001 introduced me to these wonderful creatures. I got to ride one on the beach.

Meerkats. This is a sentry. Meerkats are really neat. They always have one on watch while the rest of the tribe hunt and forage.


Russian steppe ponies. These ponies can trace their ancestry all the way back to ancient times, in the Siberian highlands. These small herds protected in parks around the world are all that is left of the species. Glenelg on the beach at Adelaide. A great place to start exploring Adelaide.

Australia 2006- Monarto Park

Fall foliage in Adelaide. Paths through the forest were colorful and crisp under foot.
My trip to Australia in 2006 was a little bit different. Lots of zoos, parks, animals, etc. Like these ring tailed kangeroos in Monarto Park.
And lions, lionesses. These were so neat, they'd follow the meat truck at dinner time. They knew who was carrying their steaks.

Giraffes. The park keepers put big limbs of their favorite trees on a post and the giraffes would all gather around, reaching up or standing on hind legs to get to the limbs, just like they would in the wild.