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Kyabram Fauna Park The Kyabram Fauna Park has the second largest range of Australian fauna in Victoria. Catering for animal lovers since 1967, the park covers some 55 hectares of open woodland, wetlands, and lakes. With more than 160 animals including native birds and insect species unique to Australia, summer is a good a time as any to visit the Kyabram Fauna Park. A highlight this season is the new interactive koala exhibit and the park also features alpine dingoes, owls, snakes, wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, cockatoos, parrots, waterfowl, cranes, finches, lizards and much more. Spring kept keepers busy with a number of baby birds being born including superb parrots, regent parrots, princess parrots and cockatiels. The park also houses bush stone-curlews. This elusive,
mainly nocturnal bird is similar to the road runners that inhabit North America and have a diet of frogs, spiders, snakes and small mammals. The park is ideal for school groups of all ages to learn about the fauna first hand, by watching them in their natural habitat.
It is fully equipped with a 100-seat theatre, classrooms for organised learning and there is a fauna ecologist on site four days a week to answer any questions you may have. For further information call the Kyabram Fauna Park on (03) 5852 2883.
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Enjoy a unique two-hour cruise through an area of International Importance in the world’s largest River Redgum Forest. Experience a different aspect of the Murray River along the Barmah Choke. Marvel at the 236 bird species & 56 mammals in their natural environment. Departs Barmah Lakes Day Visitors Area Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday. Booking Essential: 5855 2855 • Email: info@kingfishercruises.com.au • Web: www.kingfishercruises.com.au What's On Autumn 2014 - Page 13.