The Australia Zoo: "Home of the Crocodile Hunter"

On the morning of September 10, we arose early for a day trip to the Australia Zoo. The anticipation among the students couldn't have been higher. A relatively short bus ride was required to get from UQ in Brisbane to the zoo in Beerwah. Following a short introduction from the staff at the zoo and greetings from a koala bear, we were free to roam.

One of the first events of the morning was to meet and feed the beautiful Asian elephants.

In several students' minds, the highlight of the visit to the Australia Zoo was the koala bears. There were several opportunities to pet the the koala bears and you could even get your picture taken with them.

One of the coolest spectacles of the day was the show at the Crocoseum. Here, Norman goes after a treat from his trainer.

Another awsome part of the zoo was the kangaroo park. Visitors could go and hop around with the friendly little buggers. This guy was just livin' the dream.

What is that cute little creature? Well, that's a wambat of course!

The tiger show was awsome! Here, one of the tigers chews on a bone.

A visit to the Australia Zoo wouldn't be complete without a Steve Irwin impersonation. Here, Steve show's us his best Steve Irwin leap! Crickey!

Later!

-Dan