October 27, 2022
Day 152: Rest day
This morning was very windy. We were booked in to do a snorkel with fur seals. Unfortunately on the drive to the beach, the operator called us and cancelled the snorkel as the swell was too big.
We had a lazy brunch and then went to the Raptor Domain Conservation Centre.
There were no animals in cages on display like at a zoo. They would bring them out individually for interactive shows. I care greatly about animal welfare. These animals were rescues and were well treated.
First we saw the reptile presentation. We were allowed to handle boxes that contained some scary invertebrates.
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This Urodacus manicatus is 5cm.
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Selenocosmia crassipes. I dont like spiders so I was very brave holding this box.
Urodacus elongatus is the largest Australian scorpion. They can grow to 12cm. I used an UV light on it to make it glow.
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This Notechis scutatus didn't have any stripes.
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Tiliqua scincoides scincoides.
Tiliqua rugosa are monogamous and will grieve if their partner dies.
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It was pretty cool seeing the reptiles.
After the show and talk of how dangerous snakes can be, I was a little concerned about snake bites as the weather will warm up so I bought a snake bite specific compression bandage to carry on my ride.
We had a wait and then went to the bird show.
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The scientific name Falco longipennis refers to it's long primary wing feathers.
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There was only a small group of visitors which gave us more opportunity to hold the birds.
All of the birds were untethered except for the wedgy. They would fly amongst us and the nearby trees.
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My favourite was called O'Gin.
It was an awesome day.
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That sure looked like an amazing hands-on experience with the animals. Your photos of KI's wild animals are great too. Particularly interesting were the ones showing the woolier kangaroos and the white spined echidna. All that uniqueness makes Kangaroo Island kind of like the Galapagos of the eastern hemisphere. Now I want to go there.
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