So Hubby and I thought hard about the exhibits that the Bees had not visited - and we realised that they had not ventured into the great outback adventure!
To test Big Bee's navigational and map reading skills, we gave her the formidable challenge of finding the outback exhibit. Plucky her took up the task, of course, and was very serious in searching for the exhibit in the shortest possible time! Other than a couple of crossroads where she needed a wee bit of guidance, she was able to navigate independently to the great outback! Little Bee tried to contribute by poring over the map, and we were pleasantly surprised that she would exclaim and point out the animals that we had visited before, although it was definitely too onerous for her to help us find the way!
The busy map readers!
In the outback exhibit, the Bees waited with much anticipation for the kangaroo feeding session. Once in the exhibit with those lovely furry tame creatures, Big Bee started stroking the friendly kangaroos incessantly, whereas Little Bee squealed with pleasure when the kangaroos started nibbling the roo food off her hand, telling us, "Ticklish! Ticklish!"
Things went on well until a particular kangaroo with a huge appetite and an over-active salivating gland stumbled onto their waiting hands and started dumping plenty of saliva while eating off their hands. Hubby and Big Bee were overwhelmed by the amount of saliva on their hands and quickly passed this kangaroo most of their food!
It was indeed fun to be so near these animals, almost like when we were in the kangaroo farm in Perth with Big Bee so many years back! It was really sweet to see the Bees busy petting the kangaroos, some of whom towered over Little Bee!
We then went on to spend some time in one of our favourite exhibits, the Hamadryas Baboons. Hubby and I read about their lifestyles in fascination - about their highly dominant males and large harem in each family! Yet, in the previous cassowary exhibit, we read that the male cassowary incubates the eggs and cares for the chicks for 9 months after birth. The mind-boggling array of gender dominance in the animal kingdom is intriguing indeed.
Hubby and Big Bee did a naughty thing of teasing the Hamadryas Baboons by putting on a sing and dance show for them - much to the amusement of some baboons, especially the younger ones, who were staring at them like they were some sort of human loonies!
We are now planning for our next zoo trip and wondering which exhibit we should be aiming for...elephants the next time?
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