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A trip to Melbourne Zoo (23 December 2017)

Once again we headed into Melbourne Zoo in the hope of capturing some good photos on the new Carnivore’s Trail. As usual we arrived prior to the gates opening and queued up with other keen visitors. Once inside our first port of call was, naturally, to try and photograph the snow leopards. The animals, like us, are still getting used to the new enclosures and for some, including two of the snow leopards, still adjusting to smells, sights and sounds of Melbourne Zoo. Seeing little evidence of any movement in the snow leopard enclosure, we moved on with the intention of returning later in the day.

A little further down the trail is the fantastic new Sumatran Tiger enclosure. Here we eventually noticed Indrah hiding out in the back among the foliage showing how well she can camouflage herself.

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A trip to Melbourne Zoo (26 November 2017)

After a wonderful morning at Werribee Zoo the previous day we had decided on a quick trip to Melbourne Zoo before heading off to a family lunch, despite the forecast predicting heavy rains. Indeed, we often like to visit the zoo when the forecast is for inclement weather as the crowds tend to be smaller and we therefore tend to get better photos of the animals. Plus, we often find the animals tend to be more relaxed and demonstrative, for example, as we passed the gorilla exhibit that was in the process of being cleaned, we could hear the piercing call of the white-cheeked gibbons as they called to one another.

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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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Family catch up at Melbourne Zoo (30 June 2017)

One of the best things about being members of Zoos Victoria is the fact that we have unlimited entry every day of the year. This means that we can catch up with family at the zoo, have a great time together wandering the zoo and seeing the animals, and, the best part is that none of us have to clean the house before or after the catch up.

Of course, I naturally go in extra early to get a chance to take some photos before the rest of the family arrives, so I can concentrate on spending time with them too.

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