These photos were taken at the Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park, on a beautiful day my camera decided to play nice and actually do its job for a change.

petting the Koalas

Kids patting a Koala

talking to the animals

Riley feeding a Kangaroo (or is it a Wallaby? I can’t remember)

feeding kangaroos

Keira doing the same, with still my species confusion.

Wombat

BIG Wombat. With big claws.

Baby dingo trying to kiss Keira

Baby Dingo leaning in for a kiss.

Riley with baby dingo

Riley was much more ‘arms-distance’.

Inland Taipan

An Inland Taipan in its enclosure. The sign outside read: WORLD’S DEADLIEST SNAKE. If you were in any doubt, the capitalisations put those to rest.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity