Cairns Wildlife Dome

Yesterday was a very rainy day in Cairns. Since we were unable to make it to the beach we went to a indoor zoo in the city. Lets just say it was one of the best days of my life!!!!! It was really cool being able to walk around and interact with the animals so closely. We saw started the day watching a little talk about reptiles and I got to pet this little salt water crocodile. Then they brought out this little blue tongued lizard and I got to pet him too. 

We also got to see them feed a giant crocodile. It was crazy. One of my favorite parts of the day was getting to interact with the Wallaby's. A wallaby is a small macropod in the same family as a kangaroo. We learned that a macropod is an animal that carries its young in a pouch. They were so adorable and friendly until one of them tried to eat my hair and Cassie's rain jacket!!! I decided to stop playing with them after that. haha 

Obviously the highlight of my day was this:

I am pretty sure that was the best $20 i've ever spent. It is pretty safe to say Koalas are now one of my favorite animals. I wish I could take him home with me. Our first zoo adventure was pretty great. The next zoo on our list is the Brisbane zoo and I can not wait. I hope to hold more Koalas while in Australia. Maybe i'll get a job at a zoo and I can play with them all day? Dream job.