The Count
After living in Australia for nearly 14 months, here's how many famed Aussie animals that I have seen in the wild:
- kangaroos-0
- koalas-0
- emus-0
- snakes-0
- venomous spiders-0
- scary-looking, but 'harmless' spiders-100s
- water dragons-70ish
- bush turkeys-100s
- bandicoots-0
- Tasmanian devils-0
- whales-5
- ibises-100s
- possums-3
- kookaburras-30 or so
- platypuses-0
A pretty sad tally, huh? Thank goodness for the Australia Zoo.