Australia Zoo

Crikey! Look at all those Crocs. Today was a great day at the Australian Zoo. Really it’s more like the Steve Irwin Zoo which he helped create before his unfortunate accident with a giant sting ray. The zoo pays him tribute and really educates you about crocs. We watched 6 talks throughout the day about various animals at the zoo. The highlight talk is the 12pm Crocoseum (how do you like the name?) which features trained birds that fly overhead, snakes being paraded around and of course a crocodile feeding. The presenters all had over the top personalities like the crocodile hunter and you could tell they loved their job. To make the zoo even better, they had kangaroo, kola, and bird walk through areas. You walk right through their habitat and can pet and feed the animals. I would put this zoo up there with the San Diego Zoo in terms of best zoos. There aren’t as many animals but is well laid out and the talks really show how well these animals are being taken care of. From what I could tell, most of the animals in the zoo were either injured in the wild or rescued before being exterminated. We thought we would only stay a couple of hours but we end up staying from opening to close.Read more