I really enjoy relaxing with friends … even the furry kind.
We took advantage of yesterday’s public holiday here in Australia to head to Whiteman Park for the afternoon with the family. We only live about five or ten minutes from Whiteman Park so it was a handy place to catch up with some of our extended family.
Once inside Whiteman Park we headed to Caversham Wildlife Park, Perth’s premier native animal park.
It was great seeing and touching the variety of animals and birds that they care for but my favourite part of the day would have to be spending time in the kangaroo enclosure. It was wonderful to be able to feed and touch the roos. They are such magnificent animals and there are dozens of them roaming free in quite a large area. There were several with joeys either in pouches or just out of pouches.
The kangaroo in the picture was having a relaxing time laying around on the grass so I decided to join him. (Click the photo for a better look.)
I might post some other kangaroo or koala pictures later.
If you’re thinking of visiting Perth, make sure you get in touch. I’m looking for an excuse to head back to spend some more time with the kangaroos.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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I would SO love to visit both you and the roos. Maybe… Someday.
i would love to live that close to a place where you can hang out with the roos (we have healesville sanctuary out in the outer suburbs but you can’t just hang out with the roos and wallabies anymore). i spent an afternoon at lone pine koala sanctuary in brisbane last year (highly recommend it if you’re ever up that way) and probably spent most of the time with the free range roos. they’re great!
Great picture!!
Look at you! That is awesome. I have always wanted to get up close to a kangaroo. Here of course we only see them in cages at zoos.
This is so rad! How totally cool. I am just amazed that you can get up close and personal with a roo!!! I wish I could visit !
I love kangaroos rodney, especially of the A.F.L (Aussie Rules Football) variety!
carn the roo’s