quicko: things mom noticed/learned/was told, day 11

--massage (pronunciation; abundance of Thai facilities; number of people who get them)
--a baby platypus is called a puggle
--platypuses in general are fairly small
--that emus growl
--baby koalas look just like full grown ones, only smaller and less world-worn around the edges
--it's springtime here -- and lots of babies at the zoo
--black cockatoos and lots of other birds
--there are tons of children on field trips about now ... and the zoo is much nicer when then go home
--zoo maps are hard to read the world over