We were greeted by this Wallaby at the entrance to the Cataract Reserve. I'm sharing this photo here since it's the only decent photo of a Wallaby I managed on the whole trip!
The 'Crumb clearing team' soon appeared at the Rotunda Cafe as I devoured a humongous Almond Croissant. They are known in UK as 'House Sparrows'.
I couldn't resist a shot of the Peacock - the 'Dandies" of the gardens.
Throughout the whole trip we did not see a Wombat - described as 'furry rocks on the move". The nearest we got was to a Wombat burrow on the Enchanted Forest Walk in the Mt Cradle Park (See photo).
The Enchanted Walk finished next to a pond on which regular ripples could be seen, we were told that this was a Platypus.
Coincidence alert!
I was listening to a late-night Nature Programme yesterday hosted by Sue Perkins - a leading comedienne here in the UK. The programme last night included as a guest, an expert from the London Zoo who explained that male Platypus have a venomous claw on the back of their feet. The exact nature of the venom is not understood but is thought to include a nerve agent. The claw is used at breeding times to fend of other males. A keeper who was inadvertently attacked by a male Platypus had a swollen hand and arm, similar to a blown-up Marigold glove, for three weeks!
Second alert! Did you know that Wombat Poo is square! Because Wombats live in drier areas water is scarce so there is little moisture in their poo. It is exuded as a rectangular tablet but once in the air springs into a cube!
Wombats also have a bony structure in their bottoms. When chased by predators such as Dingoes they will scuttle to their borrow leaving their backsides protruding. It is said that a swift and hard kick back can crack a Dingo's skull! Who knew, and perhaps more pertinently, did you want to know?!
I was just interested to see an Ashgrove Dairy Van delivering milk to the Rotunda Cafe in the Cataract Gorge Park.
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