It's a roos' life.

After getting a tip from friends at Wildlife Victoria, mom and I made the 90-minute drive to Ballarat Wildlife Park on Friday to see their impressive mob of roos (above).
Per Narelle at Wildlife Victoria, most of roos here have been rescued and transported from Western Australia. They've obviously become comfortable with humans -- as my mom discovered, when one came up behind her and began gnawing on her paper bag of roo food.
Mom makes a 'buh-dey', as she would say.
Like every other warm-blooded creature, roos enjoy a hearty neck rub.
Most of the roos were enjoying a siesta in mid-afternoon sunshine (below). Only a few, like this guy, approached us food-bearing humans.

A joey surveys the sunny scene from mama's pouch.
Another joey burrows into mama's pouch. His legs don't quite fit.
Other animals roam the park's grounds ... we'll have a look at them in a future post.