A trip to Melbourne Zoo (19 August 2017)

Once again we took a trip into Melbourne Zoo to visit our favourite animals and give the cameras a good workout. Winter was still keeping Melbourne temperatures low, but after a hot coffee, the shutter fingers were ready to go. As per usual, we started with those three cheeky male lions. We arrived to see the keepers setting up a tyre and other activities for them to play with. Once the keepers were safely out of the enclosure, the three boys came running out and immediately started playing with the toys that had been left out for them, even if they were yawning still:

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A quick game of chase and tag:

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An impromptu trip to Melbourne Zoo (14 July 2017)

Another cold winter’s morning and the last weekday of the school holidays made for a perfect time to make an unplanned trip to Melbourne Zoo and catch the PhotoArk exhibition.

Naturally our first stop was to drop in on those three cheeky male lions. We found them playing with a stick and rolling around like they were puppy dogs, not big cats.

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