There were hundreds of people there and we wondered how much we would really be able to see from driving the 6 km around. We were pleasantly surprised we saw so much.
Our advice to anyone coming here to see the animals is to start right on 9am when they open as the animals are at their best, being fed early morning.
These Persian Onagers are the fastest member of the horse family. It is able to sustain 50 km/hr pace and is capable of 70 km/hr bursts. They are now only found in three desert regions where they have been protected for 30 years.
There were no visible fences blocking your view as you watched the animals. We could walk up a slight incline and when you looked down there was a ditch with the fence. The animals looked as if they were out in the open plains.
You can see the surroundings of this water buffalo.
I loved these horses from Mongolia . ……the Przewalski’s Horse (pronounced Shah-val-ski ).
Przewalski was a Russian explorer and naturalist who discovered and named this horse. Przewalski’s Horses are the wild ancestors of the domestic horses. These were once found in the semi arid deserts of Mongolia but are now classifies as extinct in the wild.
We went and had some morning tea at the Zoo’s Cafe and went around the 6km circuit again. This time we arrived at the Hippo’s just as feeding time was happening.
and of course we saw every zoo’s favourite, the elephant.
The second time around the ostriches were closer to the road.
and one of my favourite animals, the Zebra.
This has now spoilt me as the experience of seeing these animals without fences and Perspex spoiling my view was like a once in a lifetime experience. We picked Kurgan up at 2pm and although he was eager to get into the car, He was a bit reserved in his greetings.
This morning, Sunday, Kurgan decided to forgive me once I had fed him breakfast. We decided to go to Narromine, 38 kms from Dubbo. Before we left we went to get some fuel where I met Max, a working cattle dog. He had one blue eye and one brown eye.
We came into this town and the first thing we saw was a statue honouring Glenn McGrath, a famous right handed fast bowler whose cricketing career lasted from 1993 to 2007.
We decided to look at the caravan park which was next to the aerodrome. Lucky for us a National meet of Ford Cars produced between 1932 and 1943 was being held and I had a field day with the camera.
This car is a Ford Phaeton. The 1935 Ford's combination of price, practicality, and looks vaulted the company ahead of rival Chevrolet for the sales crown that year, with 820,000 sold. You can see why with this car, Lance’s favourite at the show.
This is a Ford Lincoln Continental below……………
………and this is a 1932 Roadster.
Below is a 1938 Ford truck….
This is a sample of some of the vehicles we saw..
Back to the caravan Park to get ready for moving on.
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