My first day back at the zoo after my break has been an awesome one. There's actually a new arrival in the zoo early this year and I didn't have the chance to see it before I went back for holidays. Ahh... I missed the cuteness.
So tadaa!! This is the new little celebrity in the zoo. This picture was taken by the keepers very early in the morning. And it's a boy!
On my first guiding day, the crowd was not as massive as before. So I took this opportunity and quickly snapped some photos of the baby.
Can see the baby? His mom was teaching him how to flick some sand on to his back. So cute! The teenage elephant behind it is his sister, Mali. The other big elephant in front is Mali's mom. At the moment, the baby still doesn't have a name. Few Thai names have been selected and it's up to the people to vote for their favorite name.
All the young elephants have the same father but different mothers. This is Mali's another small brother, Ongard. I've been watching him playing with the tyre the whole morning. Toooo cute!! His little tusks are visible now, which make it easier to differentiate between him and Mali. Before this, I always looked at their tails to identify who is who. Haha. Ongard used to be afraid of water when he was a baby. I still remember how he ran for his life when the keeper tried to splash a bucket of water at him. Omg.. that was so funny!! Hahaha. But he loves to swim in the pool now. Lol.
That's all for the elephants. The next one I want to talk about is our all time favourite, Timon! Meerkats are altruistic. So you will always see one or more of them acting as sentries to look out for danger while others foraging and playing. And it's what this fella was doing in the picture. He was so high up on the bush and so close to me, so I cannot not take a picture of him. Lol.
Melbourne's weather never obeys the rule. It's still hot like summer when it's supposed to be autumn now. Where else can you find an autumn that is even hotter than in Malaysia? Look. Even they are already fed up with the heat. I should add a caption in this picture saying "pang-nangs-nya~~~". (that's how my bro says very hot) Hahahaha...
There are more babies in the zoo. Out of five baby meerkats, I managed to see two of them running around. They are only few weeks old and they are soooo tiny! Look at its size! So cute!
When are they getting a Pumbaa?? Hehe.
The band was getting ready for twilight concert. Although I can get free tickets but I haven't been to one yet as I'm still waiting for musical bands that suit my taste. Sometimes they have got orchestras which I missed out. Ahh...
That's my zoo updates for this time. Now back to my work. And autumn ah..... where are you??
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