Awesome Australian Animals

Book excerpt: Chris Humfrey is an Australianzoologist and televisionpersonality who has starredin his own series on ABC andAnimal Planet. Chris shares hishome in Macedon, Victoria, with2,000 animal 'housemates' andtakes his award-winning 'the ZooComes to You' mobile educationprogram around the country,reaching 250,000 children eachyear.And a couple thousand other pets. The Humfreys' residence isn't a home as much as it is aprivate zoo where human and animal sagas unfold daily. It goes without saying that it is noteasy to keep the animals in check, which is why Chris and his wife, Nicole, have a motleycrew of zookeepers to try to keep the animals happy and healthy. Whether it's rescuing ababy joey deserted by her mother or working to keep away the foxes that wreak havoc atnight, it's always an adventure at the Humfreys' Home. foxes that wreak havoc atnight, it's always an adventure at the Humfreys' Home.