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Australia Zoo Part 5 – Croc and Reptile show

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

This is obviously the highlight show for Australia Zoo, given the founders penchant for pulling the tails on wild crocs for fun (and for TV) so I wasn’t sure what I was going to see here, but I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 4 – Jabiru and Free Flight Raptor Show

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

The Jabiru or Black Necked Stork was my favourite bird at Australia Zoo. I had seen its back from a distance at Currumbin so didnt realise how gorgeously coloured these birds are. And they are tall as well – a … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 3 – Cassowary, Barn Owl and other native Australian birds

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

One of the delights for me in visiting Australia was discovering the huge interesting diversity of the native birds. They are far more colourful and flamboyant than our native NZ birds, and come in a wider range of sizes. Birds … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 2 – Komodo, Tortoise, Tasmanian Devils and a Wombat

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

Australia Zoo is quite large and we decided to do the area closest to the entrance before wandering further. After looking at the map, planning for lunch and the Croc and the Birds of Prey shows, that was the plan. … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 1- Dingos and other critters

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Australia Zoo was the second animal themed outing on my holiday. It has a very different feel to Currumbin, the paths are wide, flat and concrete, there are lots of signs (which is good because its big and the paths … Continue reading →

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