Connie's Wednesday at The Habitat

It's a little hard to see, but there is a joey poking his head out of his mother's pouch. The kangaroos are really cute. I saw them on my visit to The Habitat just north of Port Douglas.

The Habitat is a nature preserve that features the ability to walk in among the animals and feed them if desired. The wallabies were very friendly and were disappointed that I had neglected to pick up a bag of food.

While Rob dove the reef, I was exploring. The lady at the bookshop recommended The Habitat. She was right. It was amazing. It also took several hours and I just had time to get back to the marina and have a beer before Rob returned. I saw examples of fox bats and found out that the large bats we have been seeing at night around the hotel are actually these critters.

I also saw more koalas, crocodiles, and birds of all kinds. I even saw another cassowary. The naturalist giving the tour was the only one I had heard give any warning about encountering the cassowary in the wild. It is bad tempered and seems to be a direct descendant of the raptor dinosaurs. Looking at the feet is like looking at the velociraptor from Jurassic Park. Eeeeeew.

Well, they live in far north Queensland and I don't think we will get there on this trip. Of course there is always next trip......

Bye for now. Connie.