Koala Day at Taronga Zoo,Sydney

What a fabulous, FABULOUS birthday present.

A BehindTheScenes with Koalas and Wallabies at Taronga Zoo!

This tree kangaroo was 70 days pregnant.

The first 100 days is crucial.

When BabyRoo grows claws and starts to scratch inside the pouch, mum can (and HAS) thrown him out of the pouch.

We have had a Tasmanian Devil fridge magnet up on our fridge for about 25 years, I'm sure Cub bought it at Chester Zoo when he was a junior member,.Never did I think I would ever see a real one.

WITH ITS JAWS OPEN WIDE.

Darren, the Australian Pelican was huge.

Can't fly but can give a good nip.

Wallabies are small kangaroos,

This is Earl. At work.

The Echidna nearly ran over my foot.

Kookaburra sits in the Old Gum Tree.

Merry, merry king of the bush is he.

Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra,

Gay your life must be. ooo-ooo

AND THEN.

OH MY DAYS.

OH MY ACTUAL DAYS.

THE KOALAS.

Asleep.

Mum and baby.

Wide awake and munching!

Touching koalas in NSW is not allowed.

Which was totally fine!

Baby koala is sticking her arm out of the pouch.

Impossibly cute and we were so lucky that they weren't all asleep.

A tiny,tiny,tiny slider.

And a baby elephant!

This wonderful cuteness meant we were too late to do the Manly-Spit coastal walk so we did an evening walking tour of the Rocks area of  Sydney which very conveniently ended near the Lord Nelson pub so it was fishnchips for tea again, because Australians are GOOD at fishnchips, especially the chefs at the Lord Nelson. Winnerwinnerpropertastydinner. #happyali