Visiting Lone Pine Koala sanctuary Brisbane Australia

Hi dear Stemmians

Today I bring you to Lone Pine koala sanctuary. The world largest one situated twenty minutes approximately from the central business district of Brisbane Queensland.

If we are talking about Australia what is the collective imagination? What people born overseas and not in Australia firstly think of it? I mean what is Australia mostly famous for? The first thing (or maybe one of the firsts) coming on our mind are the native fauna. I was one who thought as this collective imagination. An imagination (actually I dream since I was child) who had become real. To cuddle the most iconic in Australia.
An animal that a local aboriginal tribe named koala, which means “the one who does not drink”. In fact this herbivore marsupial eats only leaves of eucalyptus.

To be honest I was worried about its nails could spoil my clothes but it does not happen because the koala was very well trained.

(Map of Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary)

Not many koala sanctuary or reserves allow to cuddle this cute animal. Obviously is not the only attraction for the guests.

I had the chance to see a Koala sleeping with her baby on the tree.

Kangaroo which laid down on the grass with her baby inside her pouch.

Koalas who are eating their leaves. They have a funny and unique call.

Or sometimes when they argue with each other or even fight. ( Here I did not see anything like that but I heard that could happen).
Here I also found information about the oldest koala ever lived in captivity was a very interesting surprise.

Australia has a wide range of native and unique fauna which cannot be included all in this sanctuary. But still the guests could have a great experience from this visit.

Watching wombats which are different than koalas but they also belong to the native marsupials of Australia

The Dingo, a wild yellow dog living in the Australian mainland and its some smaller islands like Fraser Island.

About some species I have never heard them before coming to this sanctuary the laughing kookaburra

The Cassowary a beautiful and colourful bird native of the state of Queensland

More famous is the only carnivourous marsupial in the whole country named "the devil " and native of the island Tasmania.

Walking around the sanctuary I found also animals which apparently look like bats but they are not.

Now I show the reason why they are not bats.

To whom is coming to Australia and wants to cuddle a koala, this sanctuary is a must.
To see kangaroos and/or koalas with their babies around the wild is not easy and expected.
I feel very blessed to have seen another time a koala with their own babies, ( I will show you in one of the next posts) and only one time a kangaroo with her baby here in this sanctuary.

I also am glad to share this positive experience with you hope you will have many positive like that or similar.

For further information please fell free to check the offical link of the sanctuary as below
https://koala.net/en-au/

All photos and videos are mine and they were taken with my camera Casio EX-Z60

Thanks for your attention

See you in the next post