The late Steve Irwin and his family created and own the Australian Zoo. Our excursion took us there to see Australian animals once again.
This time it was up close and personal. Having our photo taken holding a koala was part of the excursion. But this zoo had many other opportunities to get close. Some such as petting a tiger cost extra. We didn’t partake. It was 94 degrees and very sunny. We got very tired just walking around. But…..
Even just walking around got us close. There were 10 or 20 kangaroos just out in a large fenced area where anyone could walk with them.
But the focus of this zoo had to be the Crocks. Steve was famous for playing with crocks. There is a huge Crocosium built around the waterways suitable for the crock shows. This stadium was completely enclosed with bleachers. The seating probably was enough for 5,000. Huge for a zoo. And the crock show was pretty intense. When the crock snaps his mouth shut around food it sounded like a gun going off. And he jumps out of the water to get his food.
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