2-25-13 - Manly and the Sea lIfe Sanctuary
My last day is going to be spent in Manly! I caught the ferry in the Circular Quay
Sydney.
- Manly is situated seven miles north-east of Sydney
on the lower Northern Beaches, Manly was named by Captain Arthur Phillip after
his encounter with the confident and manly Aboriginal people of the Kay-ye-my
clan who lived here. Surrounded on three sides by water, Manly is the perfect
destination to enjoy both the harbour and the 18 ocean beaches, coves and
inlets to swim, sail and surf.
- First stop – Manly Sea Life Sanctuary
- Penguin Cove
- Manly is
lucky enough to be a breeding habitat for Little Penguins, and is one of the
last colonies on the mainland of Australia!
- The local
population of Little Penguins is around 60 breeding pairs, and they come ashore
to nest every night between July and February.
- Manly's
Little Penguin colony has been listed as an endangered population, and the
local area has been declared a critical habitat for the population.
- Some of
the penguins are named Armani, Elvis, Versace, and Mumble.
- Underwater Sydney
- There are
more species of fish found in Sydney Harbour than in the entire Mediterranean
Sea!
- I saw:
- Octopus
- Seahorses
- Lionfish
- Cuttlefish
- Port Jackson Sharks
- Bamboo Sharks
- Epaulette Sharks
- In the rock
pool I touched a shark egg and held a crab.
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