Taronga Zoo- Animal Kingdom Expressions & Emotions

Yesterday Morning , bright and early , we decided that a trip to Taronga Zoo was our activity for the day. Kiel had never been to the zoo so it was time to show him his beloved elephants and other exciting critters.


We didnt really think this decision through i have to say...cos it was absolutelyfreakingHOT.. and who in their right mind goes trekking round hills and stairs in that sort of heat?..


We did. (In our defence i must say that at the time we made the decision to go it was a lovely pleasant morning and not at all uncomfortable.)


The ferry trip across the Harbour was wonderful.. cool seabreezes whipping our hair around and a beautiful big blue sky overhead made for a lovely trip. None of the kids had ever been on a ferry before now so i was even more pleased the weather was so perfect. Kiel was also wanting to see the Sydney Opera House......we missed seeing it last time we were in Sydney much to his dissapointment.

Now on to the critters...........

The zoo didnt look to have changed much since were there last... i think it must have been a good 10 years or more that we were last there.

Off we set to see what animals were present today..

Among throngs of people all vying for the spot you MIGHT catch a glimpse of a critter....a hot and tired critter..sleeping the day away.

There were a few displaying some character....

My faves were the lion...he atleast was interesting to watch as he gazed around his yard. You can't blame him for not doing much else.

I also really enjoyed the Chimpanzees.. their facial expressions are just so amazing!

A particular Gorilla mother made my eyes tear up.. just watching her expressions as she fed her youngster, i had to wonder what type of human thoughts would be running through her mind.

She looked sad, fed up, hot , bothered. and a little angry!

The little 10 week old baby Pigmy Hippo was so adorable!. I was lucky enough to catch her going for her daily exercise and swimming lesson... she's learning to be a big hippo lol. Totally cute!

There were many more i loved... a few dissapointments as well. We really would have loved to see some tigers but they didnt seem to be in evidence..never mind.. i guess it has to be expected.

Enjoy the rest of the critters............