Elle the wombat was cool, and happy to be patted, but she also made it very clear she was only in it for the snacks, and dragged her keeper off as soon as all the goodies were gone.

The dingoes were a little more sociable, or maybe they were just sizing me up for a snack. These two have both been DNA tested as 100% pure dingo. (Apparently white is a normal natural dingo color.)

The keepers said they behave more like cats than dogs, and can be either aloof or charming as they feel like.

This short-beaked echidna is 24 years old and quite mellow. He was a rescue animal who was found sick. They discovered his illness was due to an allergy to ants (!), which isn’t a great thing for a wild echidna, so he’s living the good life on an ant-free diet at the Zoo.

The crocodile statue was a gratuitous bonus. Crikey!