Sign near entrace to the zoo
 Crocodile show in the Crocoseum at Australia Zoo
Aviary at the Australia Zoo
Harriet, the second oldest tortoise ever authenticated, lived at Australia Zoo Australia Zoo is located in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter made the zoo a popular tourist attraction. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 594 pixel Image in higher resolution (2080 × 1544 pixel, file size: 476 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ...
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Harriet, 2002 Harriet is a Galápagos tortoise believed to be, at an estimated 175 years, the oldest known living animal in the world. ...
Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd...
Population: 282,645* (2005)[1] (11th) Location: 100 km from Brisbane State District: Caloundra, Maroochydore, Kawana, Noosa, Nicklin Federal Division: Fisher, Fairfax The Sunshine Coast (population 282,645 with up to an additional 50,000 in visitors and seasonal workers) is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north...
Beerwah is a town on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia. ...
Coonowrin, one of the more notable of the Glass House Mountains Glass House Mountains is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 70 km north of Brisbane. ...
Terri Raines Irwin, AM (born July 20, 1964) is an American-born naturalist, the widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin, and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. ...
For the rugby league footballer of the same name, see Steve Irwin (rugby league). ...
A nature documentary is a documentary film about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually concentrating on film taken in their natural habitat. ...
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Although best known for the crocodiles and the live crocodile feedings, the zoo is also known for featuring exhibits of other Australian wildlife, including koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils, snakes, and (until 2006) a giant Galapagos tortoise called Harriet, who was generally acknowledged as the world's oldest living chelonian when she died on June 23, 2006, at the age of 176.[1] The Zoo also features a smaller selection of animals from around the world, including elephants, tigers, cheetahs and Komodo Dragons, along with a wide range of birds. For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ...
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Binomial name Geochelone nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) The Galápagos tortoise (or giant Galápagos tortoise), Geochelone nigra, is the largest living tortoise. ...
Harriet, 2002 Harriet is a Galápagos tortoise believed to be, at an estimated 175 years, the oldest known living animal in the world. ...
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Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family, one of four big cats that belong to the Panthera genus. ...
Binomial name Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. ...
Binomial name Ouwens, 1912 Komodo dragon distribution The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo Monitor[1], Komodo Island Monitor[1], Ora (to the natives of Komodo[2]), or simply Komodo, is the largest living species of lizard, growing to an average length of 2-3 metres (approximately...
Australia Zoo won the Australian Tourism Awards for 2003-2004 in the category Major Tourist Attraction.[2] Australia Zoo Retail has also won the Tourism Retailing Award from Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.[3]
History
Australia Zoo was opened by Bob and Lyn Irwin in 1970 under the name Beerwah Reptile Park.[4][5] Bob Irwin is a world renowned herpetologist (reptile scientist), who is regarded as a pioneer in the keeping and breeding of reptiles. His wife Lyn was one of the first to care for and rehabilitate sick and injured wildlife in southeast Queensland.[6] Bob Irwin (born c. ...
Herpetology (from greek: ἑÏπετόν, creeping animal and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of reptiles and amphibians. ...
Bob and Lyn passed on their love and respect for wildlife onto their children, especially to their son Steve Irwin, who had helped his parents since childhood to care for crocodiles and reptiles and to maintain the growing number of animals in the zoo. Over a decade later the park was renamed to the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park and the area was doubled with the purchase of another four acres. In 1987 the Crocodile Environmental Park was opened in an effort to aid saltwater crocodile protection. By the 1990s the Crocodile Environmental Park had become very popular and was seen as unique for its display of crocodile feeding within the park.[7] For the rugby league footballer of the same name, see Steve Irwin (rugby league). ...
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Binomial name (Schneider, 1801) Range of the Saltwater Crocodile in black The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living crocodilians and reptiles. ...
In 1991 Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin overtook management of the zoo. In 1992 the park was renamed again, becoming Australia Zoo. Currently, the zoo maintains more than 1000 animals and over 550 staff.[8]
Improvements In the meantime, the zoo has encompassed a large area of 72 acres[9], (this will be expanded to over 500 acres in due course), in which many animals live. In order to reduce long walks, a 'modified trailered bus' has been utilised, named Steve's Safari Shuttle, which operates on a reasonably narrow bitumen roadway circuit. [10]
At the zoo there is also a stadium, named the 'Animal Planet Crocoseum', which has a capacity of approximately 5000.[11] At the time of its construction, it was the first in the world where snake, bird and crocodile shows were conducted. Australia Zoo calls these shows 'Wildlife Warriors 101'.[12] One can also view a crocodile feeding and even participate in an elephant feeding (the elephant feeding can be participated in during the mornings on the roadway circuit at the first crossover to the internal section of the zoo or in the afternoons at 'Elephantasia' (Australia's largest Elephant exhibit[13]) around the back of the zoo near tiger temple).[14]
There is a running space for kangaroos that you can feed[15], and there is often an opportunity to pet a koala. The zoo's sponsored charity 'Wildlife Warriors' also run a rescue operation and care station for any native wildlife who may be injured in accidents outside the zoo.[16][17]
As of the end of 2006, the elephant enclosure is being expanded, the waterpool has just been completed and 'Elephantasia' officially opened on 26/12/2006. Furthermore, a construction of an artificial island (to represent the Island of Madagascar), began in 2006, which will accommodate African animals such as tortoises, lemurs and other species not yet represented. The South-East Asian Precinct will also be improved with the introduction of Orangutans, and transfer of the Komodo Dragons, which inhabit an enclosure near to the entrance to create a more complete Bio-Climatic Asian Region.[18]
A number of high-profile people have contributed to or supported Australia Zoo, including Justin Timberlake[19] and the Dali Lama.[20] Alternative meaning: Dalai Lama (song) The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. ...
References PLEASE HELP RAISE MONEY TO KEEP THE CONSERVATION STEVE IRWIN STARTED AND TO SAVE AND HELP RESCUE THE INJURIED ANIMALS
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