The Crocodile show

The Australia Zoo has won loads of big tourism awards and you can see why. It is immaculately presented, all the staff are extremely knowledgeable and friendly and they have a great balance of shows, interaction with animals (e.g. a team of ‘rovers’ who bring out wombats, dingos, baby alligators, koalas, snakes, lizards etc. and walk around the zoo with them for people to touch and ask questions about) and animal/reptile/bird enclosures. I was also very impressed with the layout of the zoo, everywhere is cleverly landscaped so that you can only see the small area you are in. This way it never feels crowded or indeed like a stereotypical zoo full of cages. There are few animals/reptiles at the zoo that don’t have a specially made enclosure, which is fantastic. You walk along a boardwalk amongst the emus, cassowaries and dingos. The elephants have a huge play area, and go for walks to the dam twice a day. The new tiger temple is very impressive with a glassed in area containing trees, water and hills for them to sit on. The crocodiles are the centre of attention and have big lakes where they can wallow. Some of them get to perform in the Crocoseum – where the big snake, tiger, bird and crocodile shows are held every day.