Wildlife Sydney Zoo

We started our day walking to the Wildlife Sydney Zoo. It was about a 20 minute walk to get there. It's in a cute little place. We purchased tickets at the kiosk as it was $5 cheaper per person. We paid for 2 attractions. One being the zoo and one being the aquarium.

First, the zoo.

We arrived right as the zoo opened. It was almost like walking into a haunted house with its long walkway. It just kept going and going. Finally we saw some animals. This zoo sits right on the corner of a harbor and they have to pack a lot into a little area so the animals are on several different floors.

We saw Australia's big 5! It was well worth it. Both of our favorite animals at the zoo were the koala, the kangaroo, and the tasmanian devil.

The koala were our favorite because they just hang out in the trees, sleeping. I envy that life haha. You are not allowed to hold koala here.

The kangaroo walkabout they had was fun, also. Some of the kangaroos were up and about eating. They moved very slow. I felt bad because they don't have a lot of space.

The wallabies were much quicker and seemed to have a larger area.

The tasmanian devils were running around. They are bigger than I expected.

The cassowary is a weird looking bird. It was sitting the entire time we were around it but he was close so that was nice. Really big bird.

There was a quoll that had the markings that remind me of a deer.

The crocodiles were cool but I would not want to be in the wild with one.

The platypus tried hiding. He hid from the camera really well but he did sneak out so that we could get a small glimpse of him. I wasn't able to capture him by photo but we saw him nonetheless. They are much smaller than we expected them to be.

The wombat is quite the opposite. It is HUGE. Much bigger than we expected. He was up and walking when we first got there but by the time we were able to get closer to him he had settled into his little den.

The snakes were fun to watch. At least for me. Erik hates snakes. I loved watching them coil up. Would I like them in the wild? Nope. I'll keep my distance.Read more