Took a trip to the Royal Melbourne Zoo on the weekend as it was a bank holiday and the sun was out. In fact it was around 35°C and we were worried that the animals might not be moving around much. How we were wrong, they were shagging and all sorts… nah nah just kidding. The lions were roaming; one was chomping on a piece of meat while another just continued to roar. There was a Puma that just continued to walk around in the same circle, over and over… made you dizzy just looking at him. The monkeys were fun, one Orangutan looked like he was about to throw up over the side while the other had wet a towel, draped it over his head and was sound asleep under the burning sun. Still haven’t seen a Koala yet, it was just too hot for the little guys I think. The kangaroos were sitting under trees enjoying a cool drink.
Watched a young lady get over excited at the site of a peacock, she wouldn’t leave the poor thing alone, the peacock was to fast for her and she never got her photograph. It was fun to watch her chase the peacock around the park and shouting to her friends to quickly take a picture, at least that is what I think she was shouting. Classic “photo time” incident.
The butterfly house was pretty cool. You walk in and you are surrounded by some of the biggest and most colorful butterflies. Avoid this place if you hate moths in any way, shape or form. The reptile house was ok too but no different from any other, you get bored of looking at snakes that don’t even blink. Won’t take mom to see them when she comes down or should we?
The only thing was how small the enclosures were and how unhappy some of the animals looked but then what else do you expect hey? Melbourne Zoo is relatively small compared to some that we have been too. It will take you about 4 hours to see everything and there are some good picnic areas where you can relax and take cover from the sun under the beautiful trees in the park. Great place to go for day trip just $23 each for an adult ticket.
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