Meeting Koalas, Kangaroos and more Australian wildlife at Lone Pine Sanctuary

[@nancyhobson9710]

Don't think I have ever seen a person so happy on sighting a kangaroo.

[@HappyHoppe]

😂 it was my childhood dream coming true ❤️

[@nancyhobson9710]

@@HappyHoppe And the koalas and the ibis and emu and kookaburra, and of course, the custard apples?

[@adriennehunt1799]

Where were the Easter Chocolate Bilbys? Look it up. It's a real thing.😁

[@u2u2productions]

Glad you enjoyed Australia, need to come back , there is sooooo much more to see.

[@samanthadavis5139]

The Kolas 🐨 are so stinking cute. I would love to be able to pet them. I've never been anywhere where you can touch the kangaroos 🦘 How awesome is that.

[@HappyHoppe]

It was so great 🤩 🦘

[@adriang6259]

I'm from Perth. We went to the Lone Pine park in Brisbane a couple of years ago. Got to hold a koala. Loved it. Loved Brissie too.

[@stuwhiteman3810]

Forget the religion part, hot crossed buns heated up with melted butter or margarine is something to die for! Glad you enjoyed your stay guys,..lol! I've heard the notion of Kangaroos jumping down the street in Australia and thought yeah that's BS! But after moving up to the far north coast of NSW,...yes it is true I've had Kangaroos on my front lawn, so it is true depending on where you live in Australia. The same goes for Koala's, there was one rescued from a main street in Port Macquarie which is about an hours drive south from where I am. Also we actually had a wallaby in the house at my parents place at Port Macquarie before I bought the place at South West Rocks and moved out. I heard a short scream from my mother that there was a wallaby in the house and I thought BS! But when I walked out from the computer room there it was a bloody wallaby in the house! My first thoughts where how the bloody hell did that get in? Under close inspection I realised that it had jumped in through the wire screen door some how? Anyway I'm glad it was only a small one, trying to capture it and put it back out side was a handful,,,. so strong and powerful that little bugger was! But I got it outside in the end by holding on to it's tail and trying to guide it out the door,...few! Wasn't expecting that after checking my emails. 🤣

[@HappyHoppe]

Oh my goodness! Your wallaby story is cracking me up 😂 🤣 that’s hilarious!

[@stuwhiteman3810]

Yeah even when I tell other Aussies that story they look at me in disbelieve. Even at the time I thought Mum might need to go into a retirement home, she's seeing wallaby's in the house? Yeah we thought it was probably being chased by a dog or kids or something as wallaby's don't usually come crashing through your front door lol!

[@joelroosen9932]

Its so funny to see the reactions of people to things that seem so normal to us😂. I live on acreage and it's not uncommon to see a brown snake in our back yard. But you guys definitely did not see enough of the good stuff Australia has to offer! Next time you come here you have to go see Fraser Island, Whitsundays/Great Barrier Reef area, and Ayers Rock as a must!!

[@HappyHoppe]

Thanks for the recommendations:) glad you have enjoyed some of videos :)

[@brodietaylor7467]

instablaster...

[@michealblackgoldcoasteryou3117]

Use guys are Kool I'm new to your channel use are makeing great videos keep up great work

[@HappyHoppe]

Glad you are enjoying our videos :)

[@nathanmontgomery4330]

the australia zoo on the sunshine coast is bigger its where the crocodile hunter worked!!!!!!!

[@_LiveTheLifeYouWant_]

HAHAHAH What Aussie told you they are bloody speed cameras nah mate they were a mystery to all Brissy locals apparently they make workers more careful when they are digging as there is underground pipes and wire connections

[@GeneralG1810]

OMFG I lost it at the ROUS remark, I've never thought about it before but you're absolutely right XD

[@HappyHoppe]

😂🤪

[@RexAlfieLee]

Btw I think the word atheist & atheism are oxymorons as the -ist & -ism part mean belief in & there is no belief.

[@MultiDwang]

Just found your channel and enjoying the content. You guys are great. Your road trip in New Zealand reminded me of lots of the same roads my wife (a Kiwi) and I travelled when touring NZ on holidays from Australia. And your adventures in Australia also brought back lots of great memories. Your joy is infectious. Thanks guys. Stay safe.

[@qs4589]

The parrot is amazing 😂

[@HappyHoppe]

😂 I know! So funny!

[@seegee7728]

Thanks for the fun vids guys, looks like you had a blast here in Oz , safe travels and come back and visit us again. Hooroo.

[@Stepwel4two]

You both looked like you had a wonderful time in South East Queensland, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast glad to hear it. You’re commentary was excellent really enjoyed your take on our wonderful country.

[@HappyHoppe]

Glad you enjoyed our videos! We sure did enjoy our time in Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️

[@ralsharp6013]

Love how you guys are exploring the fauna, Flora and wildlife in Australia.

[@RolandjHearn]

Glad you guys got to spend some time in Brissie. So many people all they ever hear about is Sydney and Melbourne so that is where they go. Both great cities but Brisbane is just such a laid back city with so much to see and you found that out. BTW so glad someone helped you with how to say Brisbane and Melbourne.

[@HappyHoppe]

😂 yes, I felt like a got my Aussie accent degree by the time we left 😂 I said so much wrong 🤦‍♀️ We loved Brisbane! Probably our favorite city we visited!

[@ykook7000]

Great vlog...you definitely picked the right place to go at Lone Pine...value for money to see all the Aussie Animals...we have the yellow tailed black cockatoos in our area...your favourite was the red tailed black cockatoo...they are beautiful birds...🇦🇺🐨

[@HappyHoppe]

Thanks 😊 Yes! I thought it was incredible value for our money! Yeah, that black cockatoo was so active and followed me around when I would move to different sides of the cage. That’s so cool that you have cockatoos that you can observe in their natural environment:)

[@elizabethconnolly6946]

it was super cool to see some one from OS reacting to our fury ones cause these we all grew up with in OZ fun video the emu feathers a very soft to touch and the cockatoos can learn to talk so most of the white ones talk at loan pine, I did a vlog there late last year and the Tassie devils were hiding, i the wombats are the Grumpy arses of the Native animal Kingdom here and those dragon lizards are amazing glad you had a fab time

[@HappyHoppe]

Awesome 👏 yeah, it was amazing 😍

[@sophdog1678]

So adorable to see some folks excited about kangaroos and koalas! We have some pretty cool animals here in Oz. Don't worry too much about snakes and spiders. Most people rarely if ever run across them in the wild.

[@HappyHoppe]

Ok good 🕷 🐍 😅

[@alancampbell1161]

Even better (but not quite so close) in the wild. Most of my early morning bike rides have kangaroos and wallabies crossing the roads and tracks, which means you need to be pretty careful, because they have zero road sense. Or I can go a few minutes up the road to my son's house, and nearly always find koalas and other interesting critters on his property. Great life.

[@HappyHoppe]

That’s awesome 👏

[@cwil7252]

Y'all were lucky to see the tazmanian devils so active! It was obviously a feeding time. I spent over a month there years ago and toured many nature parks and never saw one awake. The wombats were always asleep too. Lone Pine was my favorite though. We actually took a boat from Brisbane. I got hold a northern koala named shadow... that was 17 years ago. Eventually the kangaroo became commonplace ( they are so much like deer) and feeding them yams got a bit old... but I never tired of watching the koalas.

[@HappyHoppe]

Oh wow! I didn’t realize that the Tasmanian devils aren’t normally so active. They were really fascinating to observe and yeah I probably had 20 minutes of footage of us just watching the koalas 🐨 the slow way they move and their adorable faces make them so fun to watch! ❤️ I’m so thankful we had the opportunity to go to Lone Pine!

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

Excellent video, Thankyou for acknowledging Jesus and Easter. 🇦🇺✝️👍

[@leonkoskinen9295]

That was probably a bat colony you could smell. They hang upside down and pee on themselves all day lol

[@HappyHoppe]

What? 😂 so gross!

[@leonkoskinen9295]

@@HappyHoppe fun fact, they also carry the Hendra virus. Spread to horses (via bat urine in the horses drinking water) then passed onto humans. It's about a 60% death rate. Love your vids BTW. Brizzy bloke here 🤙

[@sandyosullivan]

I don’t think it was. Possum urine smells exactly like skunk. That area has a fair few possums.

[@markh4705]

Glad to see you had a happy time in Oz. God bless you both. Oz Christian.

[@lanceallen5092]

Beware the dreaded Australian Drop Bears

[@HappyHoppe]

I had no idea what you were talking about, so I looked it up - and now I’m laughing 😂 that’s funny!

[@cwmapp]

Yeah, they drink Bundaberg Rum :-)

[@Bobbydazzlla]

What - no one mentioned them when you were here? It's a classic tourist story.

[@roscored1000]

@Peter Breis no its chlamydia, but probably just as bad

[@roscored1000]

@Peter Breis ahhh ok got it.

[@fknows1]

kangaroo's come in red and Grey, the reds are usually bigger than a grey. and can be 6-8 feet tall, jelly beans at easter???

[@shaikhbakhas1324]

Lots of kangaroos and koalas in the Australia

[@jelitasyphers7630]

Here's the funny one in Australia in old days they called Shiela instead Toilet.lol..no wonder my Daughters name is Shiela Marie and change it to Shyla..

[@planet_next_to_mars2058]

Hi , glad you guys enjoyed your trip here to my home town Brisbane. Bit of trivia for you. For America's bicentennial gift back in the 70's Australia gave San Diego Zoo some Koalas and they came from Lone Pine Sanctuary. Also on my channel I have a couple of videos of WIld Cockatoos coming to steal my passion fruits out of my garden, you should check them out ! Cheers

[@HappyHoppe]

Oh cool 🐨 ❤️

[@datwistyman]

There is a doco on dingos that explains the difference between dog's and dingos. I'm Australian and had no idea how different they were. It's fascinating. I'll try to send a link if I can find it. One tree lol. Lone pine ha ha

[@HappyHoppe]

Oh that’d be cool! Thanks 😊

[@Jet7600]

If you come to Australia again WA has some beautiful sights too! Some places are Broome and Karajini. There are also some great Aboriginal tours/experiences in the pilbra and Northern Territory

[@peterm4683]

Those yellow people on the side of the road are definitely not speed cameras. You will see them where there are roadworks and they are to inform the workmen where the underground cables are so they don’t dig them.

[@PBMS123]

I was told they're there to subconsciously tell people to slow down because theres workers about.

[@peterm4683]

@@PBMS123 yes that too but primarily to indicate where the sensitive underground equipment is. www.google.com/amp/amp.triplem.com.au/story/those-yellow-cutouts-have-turned-up-on-the-m1-and-we-now-know-why-65764

[@peterm4683]

@@PBMS123 yes they are that too. But primarily they are there to inform where the sensitive underground equipment is located. :)

[@christopherburnham1612]

Lone pine was named after a part of the Gallipoli campaign site, it's south east of Brisbane

[@MJTAUTOMOTIVE]

South east of Brisbane? Are you sure.

[@ClemDayOutbackMiniModels]

Did you ever make it to the Australia Zoo. It's a 30min drive from Alexander Headland Sunshine Coast. Puts Line Pine to shame. My wife is American and she now lives here in Australia. G'day from Mackay Queensland.

[@HappyHoppe]

No! That sounds awesome 👏

[@ClemDayOutbackMiniModels]

That's a real shame. I'm glad you had an amazing time here in AUSTRALIA, and thanks for giving this amazing country a positive review. Safe travels to the both of you.

[@HappyHoppe]

Thanks 😊 we’re currently done traveling, but still editing our trip :)

[@phoarey]

'Shame'. Bullshit. We live nearby Lone Pine. My grandson loves it.

[@akashbiswas8639]

In the end which city dis u guya love the most and would want to stay sydney brisbane or Melbourne.. lovely videos..❤❤

[@HappyHoppe]

Glad you like our videos! We liked Brisbane the best because of Lone Pine koala sanctuary, amazing downtown beach, close to gorgeous beaches in Gold Coast and nice city parks :) Melbourne a close second

[@mrmems77]

Treetops! My local!

[@christopherburnham1612]

I need to get a rooskin rug again

[@matthewcullen1298]

My mother in law hand raises orphan baby kangaroos. Apparently they love carrots.

[@cwmapp]

Did you go to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary at the Gold Coast? Its also great :-)

[@HappyHoppe]

We did not! Is it pretty similar?

[@cwmapp]

@@HappyHoppe It is mainly famous for the Rainbow Lorikeets. Check out their website. I went there many time when I was a kid :-)

[@Misshowzat]

Pretty sure the US is the only place that has peeps for Easter & Aussies don't associate marshmallow or jellybeans with Easter. It'll be chocolate, smarties, chicks, bunnies, sugar eggs & sweet breads like Easter buns.

[@christieo2739]

😂😂 @ Peter. This is not gonna be like Lady & The Tramp when they get to the middle.

[@HappyHoppe]

😂 I was wondering if anyone would catch that 😂 🍝

[@hughenden6]

at 7:30, i think that is a pademelon

[@osocool1too]

We celebrate Easter with chocolate bunnies etc...quite similar to the UK.. some Christians go to Saturday midnight mass at Easter but also eat plenty of chocolate eggs etc, but the religious significance has been diminished over the years. Maybe because we have about 140 different nationalities and religions here now, and who also consume chocolate.

[@josedeandrade3833]

hi. the 'slow down for SAM' signs are near school zones and I believe the naming is in remembrance of a youngster who was struck and killed whilst trying to cross a road.

[@HappyHoppe]

😢 oh wow!

[@josedeandrade3833]

@@HappyHoppe yes. interestingly the sign have speed sensors which pick up your speed and if you are travelling over the limit (which is 40 km in school zones and 50km in suburban streets) then the face is red and green if you are under the limit. Thank you for the videos. I'm really pleased that you seemed to have enjoyed your time here - We Brisbanites/Brisbanians are often looked down upon by our southern 'cousins' as being merely 'simple country folk', I suppose you have a similar thing between the northern and southern eastern states.

[@kanaphotography6437]

SAM - Speed Awareness Monitor. Definitely not named after any child being struck. Also, the yellow shapes on the side of the road aren’t speed cameras, they are used to highlight the fact there are road works to remind you to slow down and be mindful of workers. Great vid, glad you enjoyed your stay.

[@josedeandrade3833]

@@kanaphotography6437 cool. thank you for clarifying that.

[@bealong8718]

Do you guys follow Flying The Nest, originally started as a year out of home travel vlog and has turned into something so much more. Sub'd to you guys too, love the visit to your friends grandparents - that was my first watch xx

[@HappyHoppe]

No, but I am following them now! Thanks for sharing :) glad to have you as a subscriber 😊

[@bealong8718]

@@HappyHoppe wish I had found you before you arrived here, could have shown you some really cool places and somewhere to stay... next time 😁

[@warwickmcdowall6611]

how did you adjust to driving in Australia?

[@HappyHoppe]

It was fine! Much easier than the narrow roads of England or hectic streets of Italy!

[@saadlebdeh89]

To anyone coming to Australia. Don’t approach wild kangaroos, they will mess you up. These Roos in the video are tame or at least used to people.

[@endurodadclint5377]

Slow for Sam... means..... slow awareness message 😀

[@ashleyrogan869]

seeed awareness monitoring

[@captainwalrusbeard3793]

Plus the design is to help kids identify more with the importance of keeping to the speed limit. When the kids seen it (and you are going above the limit) they generally say something to mum or dad or whoever is driving. Basically getting safe driving speeds into everyday culture.

[@jamesw3017]

Please don't call illness tree. It is called lone pine. After a battle fought buy Australian soldiers at Gallipoli

[@RexAlfieLee]

You didn't show the cassowaries. Your man is very tall.

[@HappyHoppe]

That’s because those birds kind of freaked me out 😂 and I didn’t want to get too close! Yeah, he is 6’ 4” (1.93 meters)

[@RexAlfieLee]

@@HappyHoppe For the most part if you ever found one, they rarely ever get seen in the wild, they avoid humans because we're bigger than them & they don't know what we can do. Most animals will not attack something so much bigger unless they're starving & in the jungle there's little reason to starve. Btw I saw on a KZbin channel that cassowaries are larger than emus. Not true unless you're talking about young ones. A cassowary rarely reaches 5ft but emus where I come from can stand well over 6ft & probably more likely to attack.

[@ironcheater1012]

I have the feeling the name of the place you went too is in reference to the battle of the lone pine during ww1

[@christopherburnham1612]

It is and was open during the fifties

[@datwistyman]

It's not. It's just a name not that deep.

[@christopherburnham1612]

Watch out for loop snakes,they are agrissive

[@cabanjo1]

Why does Koala put their baby at their back? Because it's hard to push a pram on a gum tree. lol

[@HappyHoppe]

😂

[@Gruvmpy]

That 'joey' looked like a rock Wallaby. As for calling dingos wild dogs, probably more accurate to call them native dogs, only because we have wild/feral dogs already

[@nathanmontgomery4330]

well dingoes arent actually native to australia!!!!!!!!!! they originated asia but were bought over here and now they are probably descendants of the asian ones!!!!!!

[@Gruvmpy]

@@nathanmontgomery4330 Its classified as Native under Australian jurisdiction, and you could say that about any dog breeds considered native and just say theyre all the same since theyre all the same because they decended from Wolves. But either way theres enough genetic seperation from other dogs that they can be pin pointed to Australia, making them endemic to the continent

[@Bobbydazzlla]

And this folks is why they spent trillions of dollars creating the internet- well done professor Eziekiel, they're tourists, you know, like from another country. Loosen up.

[@Gruvmpy]

@@Bobbydazzlla Oh wow tourists?! I had no clue! I have no issue with tourists Bob, but if you spent hundreds of dollars travelling around the world wouldnt you want to know what youre actually looking at? And I cant help but notice Im not the only one commenting about what the different things they saw actually are, so maybe lay off, you know, Loosen up.

[@donkinzett3961]

Look out for drop bears and hoop snakes

[@newshound2521]

In the wild you couldnt pat roos. The run away from people. As they should.

[@gordo191]

Mmmm I stay away from emus they are spooky. A koala can run fast , when they roar in the wild they are louder the a grizzly bear very very scary ,

[@HappyHoppe]

😂 yeah emu’s eyes seem to always follow you! And I had no idea about the koalas! That’s crazy 😳 that’d be frightening to hear!

[@Gruvmpy]

100% agree about the Emus, a nearby farmer has couple living on his lot, and I see people stopping to feed them, but the way they just state at you, No thanks!

[@nathanmontgomery4330]

cockys say hello not bye bye!!!!!!! and no im not talking about cockroaches im talking about cockatoos we call them cockys too!!!!

[@newshound2521]

You had to get Cadbury creme eggs. You missed out there.

[@HappyHoppe]

Cadbury Creme eggs are the only thing that we do have from Cadbury for Easter in the US :) they are some of Peters favorite 🤩

[@peterjames83]

In Australia, we PAT animals Pets are animals that cohabit with humans

[@nathanmontgomery4330]

the little thing you called a baby kangaroo was a wallaby not a baby kangaroo!!!!!! that is actually fully grown believe it or not!!!!!!!

[@nathanmontgomery4330]

that was a kid red kangaroo not a wallaby they are alot smaller!!!!!!

[@traceyzamora9895]

I love your videos, and I hate everything.

[@traceyzamora9895]

that turtle and crocodile...yes!

[@HappyHoppe]

😂 I’m so glad you like the story telling style of our travel days on our year trip :)

[@BassMatt1972]

8:47 note the koala in the bottom LHS... totally crashed in a tree like he is drunk.. their eucalyptus diet makes them have to sleep (as its so hard to digest) and possibly half cut!

[@aew6645]

S.A.M...Safety Awareness Monitor

[@morganqaz]

Speed Assessment? Wait - Oh I just looked it up Speed Awareness Monitor. We are both right..

[@lewtscott3346]

Someones clucky.

[@HappyHoppe]

I had to look this up because I had no idea what it meant 😂 yes, I would love to be mom 💕 6 years of infertility and counting... we hope to be parents sometime soon!

[@captainwalrusbeard3793]

Happy Hoppe and when you do have kids , whether it’s general way or adoption, you’ll both be awesome parents having taken the time to see the wider world and know it’s bigger than just your backyard. Plus you’ll have these vlogs to share with them and inspire them to get out and about when they grow up.

[@aussiebornandbred]

That smell ( at the end of the video) was probably the bats (flying foxes) they stink 🤢🤢

[@HappyHoppe]

😳 🦇

[@AUmarcus]

The tassie devils are on the nose too.

[@barrysmith1651]

Koalas are tase awful ,very dry and stringy

[@brianross4057]

The proper pronunciation of "Brisbane" is Brisbin, and "Melbourne" is Melbin. Aussie's are very lazy when it comes to speaking.

[@PBMS123]

It's almost just like no vowel at all, just scip straight to the end, to the n. Brisb'n Melb'n