Almost 8 years in Sydney and I’d still never been to the Taronga Zoo; Richard thought we must fix this! It’s been raining (yes, still) so we took our chances going there today on a double date with Richard’s friends. Thankfully, it didn’t fully rain on us but only a little sprinkle here and there. Win!
Photo dump with caption:

Crocodiles… I think. Don’t ask me what the difference between crocodiles and alligators are; that’s what Google is fortongue

Everyone! The koala moved! Take a picture!

Tree frogs on the glass

Lizards and a very active tortoise that moved all over the place

Tortoises, in a pile. Is there any reason they want to be on top of one another?

Python — a real one, not the programming language from work!

More lizard; reptiles are a little cooler than I expected

Everyone! A turtle pond! Let’s all throw coins in!

Giraffes. (It started to sprinkle around here.)

Himalayan tahr doing their thing: defying gravity

Goats of some sort #animalexpert

Chimpanzees

Richard vs bird

Kangaroos, because we’re in Australia

Rodents in the dark; I tried

Meerkats (not captured: meerkats chasing a turkey off their territory)

Sydney Harbour Bridge view from ferry with two humans blocking it

Sydney view from Taronga Zoo; we tried so hard to get that shadow out of my face; we failed
Highlights of the day:
- The reptiles were a bit cooler than I expected them to be.
- The rodents (usually my favourite) were cute, but less cool than the reptiles.
- The otters (Richard’s favourite) were a bit of a disappointment.
- The meerkats put on a show for us and chased off a turkey from their territory.
- A turkey completely messed up a neat pile of leaves left on the side of the road. That jerk.
- The other mammals and birds were… okay.
The meerkats win as the most interesting animal of the day!
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