Australia Zoo African Animals
ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS: Steve Irwin’s dream was to build an African Safari Park, where animals roam free on open plains. Picture by Mike Yardley
JAW-SNAPPING DRAMA: The world-famous Crocoseum stands proud in the middle of Australia Zoo and provides a ripper educational experience for thousands of visitors. Picture by Mike Yardley
GENTLE GIANT: Aldabra tortoises are native to the islands of the Aldabra Atoll and Seychelles, off the east coast of Africa. Picture by Mike Yardley
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CONSERVATION IS KEY: Australia Zoo is home to some of the last surviving Indonesian species of big cat — the Sumatran tiger. Picture supplied
CRIKEY! Terry and the late Steve Irwin’s vision has always been to make Australia Zoo the biggest and best wildlife conservation facility in the world. Pictured from left, Robert, Terry and Bindi Irwin, and Bindi’s husband Chandler. Picture supplied
Travel writer Mike Yardley discovers a trip to Queensland is incomplete without seeing some of the world’s most amazing and endangered animals.
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The legacy of Steve Irwin lives on at the zoo, where his wife Terri and children, Bindi and Robert, live and work.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve and Terri several times before tragedy struck 16 years ago. His larger-than-life TV personality was not just a case of playing for the cameras. In person, that exuberant charm and passion was just as infectious.
From humble beginnings in the 1990s, the Irwin family worked hard to make Australia Zoo a world-class conservation facility, in addition to its appeal as a tourist attraction.
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Like all good Aussie wildlife parks, you can hand-feed kangaroos and cuddle a koala. Then there’s the up-close experiences with red pandas, otters, wombats, giraffes and spiky echidnas.
The Australia Zoo wildlife team also provide opportunities to pose for a photo with a menagerie of wildlife, including dingoes, blue-tongue lizards, skinks, pythons, alligators, macaws and cockatoos.
Visitors can even be zookeepers for a day and see the animals up close, with a variety of encounters with red pandas, Komodo dragons and a white rhino.
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Another headliner is Bindi’s Island, built around her three-storey treehouse, where I marvelled over gorgeous Aldabra tortoises — the world’s largest, weighing in at 300kg.
It begins with the free-flight birds of prey that swoop around the arena before the jaw-snapping drama of the saltwater crocodiles commands proceedings.
This remarkable care and rehabilitation centre typically treats around 10, 000 patients a year, with over 110, 000 patients being admitted since the hospital first opened in 2004.
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On my tour, a gorgeous green sea turtle, about 60 years old and weighing 150kg, had been placed in an adult hoist after undergoing surgery.
The gentle giant had been rushed to the hospital after having been found seriously injured following what appeared to be a collision with a vessel.
Sadly, one of her flippers had to be amputated. She was also suffering from soft-shell syndrome, which is an emerging concern that the hospital is detecting in green turtles.
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You’ll also see numerous koalas at the hospital, most of which are suffering from chlamydia, or from being hit by a car or attacked by domestic pets.
Dotted around the bushland, eight family-friendly cabins offer a comfortable accommodation experience. Robert Irwin is a talented photographer and his work features prominently.
Bindi was behind the name of the lodge’s on-site dining area, The Warrior Restaurant and Bar, which pays homage to her father.
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This 25-metre infinity pool is the idyllic spot to gaze across the surrounding wildlife — from red kangaroos and emus to dozing koalas in the gum trees that were rescued from bushfires in recent years.
Robert added a great touch to the pool — photographs he took of two crocodiles have been printed on the pool tiles.
From framed family photographs on the wall to recycled timber that Steve used to build viewing stands at the zoo, this luxury overnight experience is another way the family is honouring the Crocodile Hunter.
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