I was so excited about going to have the vocational day in Taronga Zoo this morning, which made me lose my sleep till 2 last night. It was a really early morning for me and my alarm was ringing on time at 6. When I opened my eyes, unbelievable, the sky was still dark. However, we had to go to Sydney Olympic park wharf on time to catch the ferry (Nanette, Penny and Sue, these three beautiful and thoughtful ladies arranged for us, they wanted us experience different view from train system. Thanks, ladies!)
What a beautiful Zoo! Inside the zoo, you can see the Opera House, Harbor Bridge, and the entire city and harbor views. It makes me feel jealous of animals live there. In the first 2 hours, there was a lovely guide, Ben, explained the native Australia mammals for us. Ben is so professional and friendly, we do learn a lot of knowledge we never learn from books from him. Let me show you something interesting:
Cassowary They look friendly but not really. In the zoo, they belong to dangerous group as lions and leopards.
Platypus They are mammals but they lay eggs.
Wombat They are relatives of koala, and they use rock butt for self-defense.
Koala Joeys eat their moms’ poo poo for developing their digestive system.
Roos When they suffer harsh environment (drought), the fertilized eggs always store inside the reproductive tract. Eggs will start to develop when the environment recover to good condition.
More…(too much to write!)
Furthermore, we patted wallabies and fed them with corns. We visited the animal accommodation part to see how they prepare diets for zoo animals.
Be jealous of us?
I would like to say “Thank you” to D9690. They organized such a wonderful vocational day for us. Actually, this is my second time to be in Torango Zoo. First time, I went there by myself, I just walked around and took some photos with animals. This time, we are just like VIP to visit somewhere not open to public, and we do learn lots of things about animals. Thanks again!
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| Lovely Ben and Taiwan GSE |
by Herbie
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