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Arrived in Australia. We're at the Gold Coast, which is about an hour south of Brisbane. This is taken in the Currumbin Sanctuary - a wildlife park near Burleigh Heads.

This is a white stork -- "a common heron," said a biologist via e-mail.

That's a Kingfisher, I believe...

Dingos. While they remind me of dogs, Edson assured me that these are way too hungry to keep them as pets. Imagine you're walking your dingo and the little brat causes a massacre at Hungry Jack's nearby (Australian Burger King).

Big Bird from Behind.

Another cute Aussie animal. It's a wombat.

OK, Australia fans. Here is your Koala. The guys spend most of their days sleeping. They're nocturnal animals, after all.

Koalas love the smell and taste of Eucalyptus.

Edson loves Koalas, too!

This hungry buddy is not as cute, but definitely just as sleepy as the koalas. There are two types of crocodiles in Down Under: bigger ones (salt water crocs) and smaller ones. Can you eat both of them?

Mr Kangaroo and Mr Reitter.

pick, pick.

Joey and his mummy.

Most Aussie animals seem to be sort of slow...

... but some of them can attack quickly.... This is Australia's most poisonous snake. I know, it's a cruel way to measure this, but: one bite of this one could kill 100.000 mice.

Lorikeet, a bit of milky water and David.

Edson would always turn his head for a nice bird!