The Count

After living in Australia for nearly 14 months, here's how many famed Aussie animals that I have seen in the wild:

• kangaroos-0
  
• koalas-0
  
• emus-0
  
• snakes-0
  
• venomous spiders-0
  
• scary-looking, but 'harmless' spiders-100s
  
• water dragons-70ish
• bush turkeys-100s
  
• bandicoots-0
  
• Tasmanian devils-0
  
• whales-5
  
• ibises-100s
  
• possums-3
  
• kookaburras-30 or so
• platypuses-0

A pretty sad tally, huh?  Thank goodness for the Australia Zoo.