Here are all the places you can pat, touch, play with and cuddle baby animals on the Sunshine Coast.
Wildlife HQ
Right at the Big Pineapple, there are animals galore just waiting to be cuddled. At Wildlife HQ, you can book an animal encounter with a koala, Tassie devil, dingo, wombat, crocodile, sugar glider, possum, binturong, sun bear, red panda, baboon, lemur, boa constrictor, marmoset or tamarin! Don’t forget the camera because those dingo pups are adorable!
Up close at WildlifeHQ
Australia Zoo
It may seem obvious but at Australia Zoo, you are literally spoilt for choice when it comes to spending quality time with the animals.
Get nice and cosy with the zoo’s resident wombats, echidnas, possums, dingoes, tortoises, zebras, giraffes, meerkats, camels, lemurs and of course, koalas.
Australia Zoo
Maleny Dairies
As part of the farm tour at Maleny Dairies, you get to meet and bottle-feed baby calves, goats, piglets and chickens in the baby animal pen.
Plus, you get to finish off the tour by tasting some of the award-winning products from this fully functioning dairy farm.
Maleny Dairy
QCamel
On the first and third Saturday of every month, you can head over to QCamel for some camel cuddles!
Each of the camels here have names and personalities to match and their babies stay close for the first couple of months you will see them tagging along. The guys here believe that "Happy Camels Produce Healthy Milk," so you are guaranteed a truly unique farm gate experience.
Qcamel
Farmyard at Terella
Combining craft beers with sustainability and cute animals is what is happening at Terella Brewing in North Arm.
Open on weekends, the animals at the Farmyard range from guinea pigs to miniature horses and all are rescues with names they know and answer to. Pat a chicken, feed the pigs or cuddle a guinea pig – the choice is yours.
Borumba Deer Park
From the name, you know there will be deer at Borumba Deer Park, but you will also find pigs and goats to spend some time with. Meet Barney the Baby Buck and Fi, who come down to the kiosk for hand-feeding and photo opportunities on your next visit.
Situated on 15 acres along the Yabba Creek banks, you can camp here or book into a cabin if you want to stay longer.
