--- title: VIDEO: Prince George Goes to the Zoo and Meets Namesake Bilby description: Prince William and Duchess Kate brought baby Prince George to Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Sunday after attending Easter service. canonical: https://time.com/70428/prince-george-bilby-zoo-sydney-australia/ author: Diane Tsai article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-21T16:45:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:52:36.282Z og:title: VIDEO: Prince George Goes to the Zoo and Meets Namesake Bilby og:description: Prince William and Duchess Kate brought baby Prince George to Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Sunday after attending Easter service. og:url: https://time.com/70428/prince-george-bilby-zoo-sydney-australia/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a14b5eb382ec6a6/69868b9ef983e7179204d675/prince-george_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1280 og:image:height: 720 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Tour Australia And New Zealand - Day 14 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: VIDEO: Prince George Goes to the Zoo and Meets Namesake Bilby twitter:description: Prince William and Duchess Kate brought baby Prince George to Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Sunday after attending Easter service. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a14b5eb382ec6a6/69868b9ef983e7179204d675/prince-george_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince George Goes to the Zoo and Meets a Marsupial Named After Him > Sponsored content. 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In his first adorable act of public duty, baby Prince George joined his parents and several other families for a group playdate in New Zealand Wednesday._  by [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Apr 21, 2014 4:45 PM UTC Prince George goes to the Zoo... and gets a bilby named after him.  by [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Apr 21, 2014 4:45 PM UTC In continuation of their [Australia tour](http://world.time.com/2014/03/02/britains-royal-baby-goes-to-work/), the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought baby [Prince George](http://time.com/52074/photos-prince-george-kate-middleton/) to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo on Sunday after attending an Easter service. There, Prince George was introduced to another George: one of the zoo’s bilbies, a desert-dwelling marsupial which was named after the prince. The family spent some time admiring the small furry, long-eared animal together from just outside the enclosure. When George was handed a stuffed replica of the animal George, he elicited chuckles by immediately throwing it aside. We get it, George—we’d want the real thing too. ## Transcript It's being called the most watched playdate, well, ever. In his first adorable act of public duty, baby Prince George joined his parents and several other families for group play date in New Zealand, Wednesday. Eight month old George, Prince William, and Duchess Kate of Cambridge, that's her holding the infant, met 10 other families at Wellington's government house. The massive playdate was organized by Plunkett. A local organization that provides health care and support for new parents. As NBC reports the ten lucky kids who got to play with the future king were all around the same age and come from a range of households. Including single mothers and gay parents. According the the reporters and photographers present at the event. The little prince looked like he was having a blast with his new friends, and he was certainly one of the best dressed too. He wore a simple white T- shirt under a $ 129 Rachel Riley dungarees with a sailboat on the front. George seemed to love all the toys set out for the group and people noted, one onlooker quipped, he was quite a bruiser while playing with the other kids. And he definitely looked tuckered out by the time the event was over. But the adorable play date was just the beginning of the royal family's engagements in the area. They're currently spending three weeks touring New Zealand and Australia to make several public appearances together. Thanks for watching. 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