So we've seen kangaroos in the wild, and we got some great koala photos...but we hadn't actually touched any of them...so did that count? But rest assured, there is a wonderful animal sanctuary outside of Brisbane, the Lone Pine, that is large, clean, eco-oriented, and does run a petting zoo. We spent the morning there. We looked at all the exhibits, including the raptor show, the amazing cassowary (Australia's heaviest non-flying bird), the dingos, the Tazmanian Devils, and one of Miriam's favorites, the platypus. And we spent the $2 on "roo food" and took our bag into the huge enclosure full of kangaroos and ostriches. The fur is soft, and they are really pretty perfect petting zoo animals, letting us pet them and feed them. They took the pellets gently with their teeth, more like a pony than a goat, and patiently let us look at their huge feet and powerful tails.
The sanctuary has scores of koalas, but they are not kept out to play with like the kangaroos. For them we had to wait in line (and pay extra) for the opportunity to hold one, and then wait in another line for the chance to "meet" another one. But we got to hold a koala! He was so soft, and his hands gripped onto my shoulders! Worth it.
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