The French have Salon de l'Agriculture.
In Australia, country comes to town with Royal Melbourne Show from September 24 to October 4, 2011.
Families with young kids will surely make stops at the Animal Nursery Precinct with "450 animals of 18 different varieties to meet and cuddle! The Animal Nursery will house a large patting pen featuring calves, lambs, kids (baby goats) and chickens to name just a few."
Have you given a pig a hug lately?
If not, "get up close to pigs with their newborn piglets, in the dedicated Piglet Patting Pen" while "he Birthing Centre will have various animals give birth at the Show this year, including sheep, goats and llamas."
Native animals reign in "Animals of Oz wildlife education program. See and even touch live native crocodiles, snakes, lizards, birds and marsupials" which aims to educate show goers on these locals and their habitat.
If crocodiles and snakes keep you cold, Alpacas whose fleece you might wear will be spotlighted from September 24 to 30, ahead of the Alpaca competition from October 1 to 4.
Did you know that young alpacas are crias or tuis? I learned this from the program.