Taking up approximately five acres, the area was surrounded by tall eucalyptus trees, and every time visitors opened the Aboriginal art-decorated gate the music of a didgeridoo wafted from speakers hidden among their branches. The Aussie animals lived in large, separate enclosures that mimicked their individual native habitats. Besides the stars of yesterday’s television program, the zoo boasted four dingoes; several tiger cats; a mating pair of Tasmanian devils, both thankfully untouched by the horrific cancer that was decimating their Australian relatives; and various rodents. Wallaby Walkabout was set up much the same as Monkey Mania, with the animals roaming free and sometimes even hopping across the visitors’ path.I wandered through Down Under until I arrived at Wallaby Walkabout, where I found Abim hopping in tight circles around Bill’s feet. The nervy look in Abim’s eyes showed that he hadn’t yet recovered from yesterday’s experience.Poor Abim wasn’t doing much roaming today.
