The zoo critters

After my August visit to Melbourne Zoo in August with family, as a senior, I was offered a very good deal to take up an annual membership, and so I did. I've made two subsequent visits, thinking I will see one or two animals and then leave. That is kind of what I did, but still walked far more than I really needed too. 

These are from my most recent visit.  The lion was being uncooperative, as were most animals. 

I think this is a Taiwanese python. 

This style looks familiar.

Sure enough, it is by the wonderful Gillie et Marc.

The great apes were good to see and I listened to commentary by a zoo keeper for a while.

From my previous visit, another sleepy animal, a tiger.

And a rather amusing orangutan. Unfortunately she did not play to the camera. She arrived with a bedsheet draped over her body. You can see it on her arm.

Eating fruit from a bucket. They have to find a bucket with some fruit inside.

My next visit will be more planned to see animals when they are out to be fed and a zookeeper talk.