--- ---  # Prince George Goes to the Zoo and Meets a Marsupial Named After Him ## Video: Baby Prince George's First Royal Duty: An Adorable Playdate [Watch (HLS stream): Baby Prince George's First Royal Duty: An Adorable Playdate](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZpNahEVl.m3u8) (1:12)  _Published 2014-04-09. 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  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: (NO UK SALES FOR 28 DAYS) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge meet a Bilby called George as they visit the Bilby Enclosure at Taronga Zoo on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge. (Photo by Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: (NO UK SALES FOR 28 DAYS) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge meet a Bilby called George as they visit the Bilby Enclosure at Taronga Zoo on April 20, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge. (Photo by Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage)Samir Hussein—WireImage  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. 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