[GreenKeys] OT: How Aussies keep our social distance

[Dave Horsfall]

On Tue, 7 Apr 2020, tony.podrasky wrote:

> Anyway, the enclosure has pebble paths in it and the rules are IF an 
> animal comes onto the path, you can pet it - but once it leave, you may 
> not go onto the grass - because they want the animals to feel secure. I 
> was there one morning and a wallaby came up to me. I got to pet him for 
> about 5 minutes. They are interesting creatures.

Word of warning to anyone thinking of visiting down-under (not that you 
can right now, of course): never approach an adult male 'roo in the 
breeding season; they can, and will, disembowel you.

I am not joking.  Trust me.  Really.

And now back to composing my RTTY hist'ry...

-- Dave