Travis Kelce Shares Highlights of Sydney Zoo Visit with Taylor Swift: Petting a Rhino ‘Felt Terrifying’

Travis Kelce had the best day with Taylor Swift at the Sydney Zoo!

In the latest episode New heights with Jason and Travis KelceThe NFL star, 34, gave new details about the couple’s trip to the zoo, which they visited after arriving in Sydney last month to support Swift during her Australian tour.

Recalling the visit with Swift, 34, the Kansas City Chiefs told brother Jason Kelce that they were met with “full helicopters just flying around … they helicoptered us in.”

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“Well, not us, Taylor,” he clarified, adding, “This is all because Taylor is the biggest and best thing possible.”

Travis Kelce feeds a kangaroo at the Sydney Zoo.

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He then recalled some of the creatures he and Swift had interacted with at the zoo – ranging from “friendly” to downright “terrifying.”

According to Travis, he “got to see a red panda up close,” as well as some kangaroos that he said “were pretty cute.”

The football pro also said one of his “favourite things” was being a zookeeper for a red panda (which he called a “friendly raccoon”), revealing the animals were “escape artists”.

“This thing just got me so many cookies, man,” Travis said, recalling thinking, “How many times has this thing gone out?” Is it daily?”

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The tight end also recalled seeing a “huge” crocodile and African elephants, as well as some very memorable big cats.

Travis Kelce with a lion at the Sydney Zoo.

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“I saw a tiger sitting in a treehouse. That s— was pretty freakin’ cute, I’m not gonna lie,” he told Jason, 36. “I saw a lion up close. Man, when you hear that [roar] — ’cause I told Taylor to take a picture — it was just like, ‘Oh my God.’ ”

Added Travis, “Let alone one, you see three of them running off their rock, their perch, knowing they’re going to get eaten … you see how fast and nimble that thing is, man, it’s over.”

“I don’t mess with cats, it doesn’t matter what size they are,” Jason said, and his brother added, “You could tell a big one was bad, I just said, ‘Damn, that’s a bad man.’ ”

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As for the less intimidating species, Travis told Jason that they were able to feed not only red pandas, but also koalas and capybaras, which he described as “huge hamsters,” and pet a rhinoceros.

“Petting a rhinoceros? How is that not something you lead with,” Jason asked and Travis remarked, “That’s a good point.”

Travis Kelce petting a rhinoceros.

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Reflecting on the experience with the mammal — which Travis’ friend Ross Travis documented and shared in an Instagram post — the Super Bowl champion said, “It was scary … to even be in the same pen.”

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After Jason asked him if his skin felt like a “leather jacket,” Travis said, “That thing just ended up running around in the mud, like I was petting, it was like I put my hand on drywall… dude, that thing was rock solid.”

“Man, those things are magnificent, man,” he said. “You can tell how heavy that thing is and how it could just lift you up.”

And, summing up the entire trip to the zoo, Travis said: “It was fun. That was fun, and then we got to enjoy Taylor Swift’s performance.”

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