{"id":644,"date":"2023-03-25T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/?p=644"},"modified":"2023-06-06T20:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:42:07","slug":"featherdale-wildlife-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/25\/featherdale-wildlife-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Featherdale Wildlife Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first visit on the list was the <em>Featherdale Wildlife Park<\/em>, a zoo located in Doonside, Sydney, known to have one of the world&#8217;s largest collections of Australian fauna. It was on the way to the Blue Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was delightful to wander around, seeing so many native Australian animals, many of which were very friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#faebd7;font-size:16px\">In the gallery below, click on an image to view it in a larger format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220537439-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kuddy Koala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221011293-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wise Owls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_220638264-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Koalas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_221425862-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, 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https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_222557532-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_222557532-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_222557532-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_222557532-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_222557532-1-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tree Kangaroo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_223053665-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kookaburra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225313812-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230324_225641365-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Echidna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221337068-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rufous Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_221627869-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wombat, being aggressive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PXL_20230324_222316760-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Southern Cassowary (not friendly!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some videos of some cute animals&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"Wallabies Eating\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_iYk1Ma-cFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"Koala Munching\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iiFyRdnr4dU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"Little Australian Penguins\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNtjHu54lB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"Emus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-eFaystxuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div 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