Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park on Instagram: "Nothing sweeter than a stilt chick tucked beside mum ❤️🐣 The Pied Stilt is one of Australia’s most graceful wading birds, instantly recognisable by its striking black-and-white plumage and impossibly long pink legs. You’ll find them patrolling wetlands, estuaries and coastal shallows across Australia, and stretching north through New Guinea and Indonesia to the Philippines. Light on their feet and highly visual hunters, they pick off insects, worm

Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park on Instagram: "Friends who eat together, stay together ❤️😋 The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a master of survival in Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions. Found across South Australia, Victoria, and parts of New South Wales, this stocky burrowing marsupial weighs up to 29 kilograms and grows to about a metre long. Its thick grey-brown coat and signature hairy nose help it face dusty environments, while its slow metabolism allows it to thrive on tough, fibrous

Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park on Instagram: "Small but striking ✨🐦‍⬛ Hidden among the grasses and reeds, the King Quail makes its home in tropical and temperate shrublands and grasslands, particularly near the coast. These tiny birds favour dense, low vegetation—swamps, wet heathlands, shrublands, and even lucerne crops—where they can stay safely concealed. Omnivorous by nature, King Quail feed mainly on grass seeds and green leaf blades but will also take insects, worms, grains, fruit, and

Built for leaves, naps, and treetops 🌿🐨 Koalas are found only in Australia, calling tall eucalyptus forests and low woodlands home. They can be found across eastern and southeastern regions, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. Koalas have one of the most specialised diets in the animal kingdom. They feed almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, which provide both food and moisture. Because these leaves are tough and toxic to most animals, koalas rely on a high