We decided that based on the information we had gleaned from the literature available to drive our vehicle around rather than taking bikes or other forms of transport available. Once we were there we found that several exhibits were often grouped together so it was easy to park and walk to several different exhibits before moving on.
Wild dogs sleeping in the sun
The Zoo had a very large group of Giraffes which were obviously doing very well as there was several youngsters in the herd. These giraffes were much lighter in colour than the giraffes that were out on the savannah exhibit mixed with other animals.
This mother duck and her brood were spotted at the tiger exhibit and she was in a real tizz as 2 of her ducklings had found their way down to the moat on the other side of the fence and were being harrassed by some adult ducks and she was trying to get to them. Eventually she just flew down to rescue them but that left all the ducklings up on top. They however also found the gap in the fence that their siblings had found and all were reunited in the moat.
Great Horned Rhino- note single horn
The exhibits in this Zoo were set up in some of the cleverest ways we have seen. Although they seemed to be just across the paddock ,there were electified fences and moats surrounding them. These couldn't be seen when looking across at them but only became noticable when you got up close.Unfortunately some were not on show as they were being updated and I have heard people complaining about still having to pay the full price when so many were offlimits. We weren't worried about it as the displays will only get better and the very small kiosk at the entrance is being upgraded to a full education centre and larger parking area etc.
These horses are doing very well at Dubbo to the extent that we have sent quite a few back to Mongolia to be part of a breeding program to reestablish them .
Guarnavo not alpaca
We had a lovely day at the Zoo but were very tired when we got home. Lynn really found all the walking very tiring. We would certainly recommend others to go . The entry fee entitles you to 2 days of admission so it is probably best to go for a shorter time over 2 days.
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