点评:I have to admit that we didn't visit the Arboretum to look at the trees. We tried to appear interested as the very helpful lady in the office explained about the trees in the various areas, but we were only there for one thing - to see platypus in the wild. We followed her directions to the lake, stepped onto a small bridge and almost immediately spotted a platypus. This was around 11.30 in the morning, in broad daylight. Out on the lake there were more, which could be seen coming to the surface. There is a narrow, shallow channel between two islands in the lake and you could see the trail where they were digging up the bottom with their bill, looking for food, then come to the surface. It was magnificent. We spent over an hour just wandering around the lake, watching the wildlife.
It costs just $10 to visit the Arboretum - an absolute bargain in my opinion. If you want to see platypus in Australia, visit the Tasmanian Arboretum.
翻译:我必须承认,我们去植物园不是为了看树。办公室里一位非常乐于助人的女士向我们介绍了各个地区的树木,我们试图表现出兴趣,但我们去那里只有一个目的——看野生的鸭嘴兽。我们按照她的指示来到湖边,走上一座小桥,几乎立刻就发现了一只鸭嘴兽。当时是上午 11:30 左右,大白天。湖面上还有更多的鸭嘴兽,可以看到它们浮出水面。湖中两个岛屿之间有一条狭窄的浅水道,你可以看到它们用喙挖开湖底寻找食物,然后浮出水面的痕迹。太壮观了。我们花了一个多小时在湖边漫步,观察野生动物。
参观植物园只需 10 美元——在我看来,这绝对是物超所值。如果你想在澳大利亚看鸭嘴兽,那就去塔斯马尼亚植物园吧。