I came, I saw, I ate it

 38oC for a few days in a row now and I hear February's just getting started on its reputation as the hottest month. It's been so hot lately I can't go outside for more than a couple hours without getting wiped out. The heat's not quite as bad as 38oC in Toronto, since it's much drier here and more breezy being by the ocean but it's still not a walk in the park.


Nonetheless, there are animals to be eaten.

Our quest to ingest started off at a restaurant called "Perth Zoo", well known for its free-range leaf fed animals and gluten free buns. My exhaustive research indicated that you can roam around the animal enclosures and pick which animal you want to eat at which time they'll slaughter it for you on the spot.

Waiting for the maitre'd

Amy had a tonic clonic seizure after eating the parking lot mushroom appetizer

Did you know that a kangaroo is no different from a large wallaby?

Just like there's no difference between Dr. Oz and a large douchebag.

That's right...

Eat up young wallaby.

EATUP

Whoa, so bony.

Better pick something a little meatier...

These are white ibis(es?). They are completely boring. For something really interesting, read about how the platypus secretes milk or the male echidna reproductive organ. Seriously, they're freaks.

 

He looks like he's dead, but he's just playing.

I hope. He's not moving...

This is a Little penguin. In Sydney, they are protected (as in people will shoot you if you mess with them).

And now, a buttload of koala amuse bouches.

 

Tasmanian devil. Wouldn't come out into the open.

Emu with grill marks. Delicious.

Black-necked stork. The Mir Shikars of India used to require young men to capture one of these birds before getting married. This practice stopped in the early 1900s after one man was killed by one of the birds.

It was you, wasn't it? MURDERER.

It's alright. I won't tell. You probably did everyone a favor. Killing off anyone who can be bested in a fight by a stork only makes the human species stronger.

Cold blooded killer monster. HUGE. His arms are the size of Steve  Mann's arms.

Royal Park in Perth

The robot wang. A welcome sight on a hot day.

Activate!

World's biggest broccoli.

Elevated walkway through the tree canopy.

I asked a lady working at the visitor centre where this walkway was.
Me:"We're looking for the walkway."
Lady: "THE WOT?!?"
Me: "The walkway."
Lady: "WOT?!?"
Me: "The walkway."
Lady: "WOT?!?"
Me: "The walkway."
Lady: "WOT?!?"
Me: "WALK.WAY."
Lady: "WOT!?!"
Me: "... the walkway."
Lady:" EHHHHoooo.. THE WOOKWAY"

Foreign exchange indeed.

I am waiting for a bus.

Kangaroo burger, knifed to ensure maximal deadness and higher rates of WSIB claims.

Finally got our kangaroo burger. I'm not sure what cut it was. I'm guessing pouch. It had a bit more bounce back than a beef burger, and had a definite smell to it, although not unpleasant. It's all in all a very close substitute for beef. Amy's back to work this week so there may be more anesthesia focused posts from now on. Me, I'm still a stay at home dad without any children and without any income. Sort of like I'm not even alive. No beating heart dad. Not-alive-beat dad. There's a name for my situation, I'm sure. See ya later.