Trip to Australia Zoo (September 10, 2007)

On Monday (9/10), we scheduled a no classes day, and headed to the zoo. Not just any zoo but Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo (http://www.australiazoo.com.au/). It is about 2 hours north of Brisbane, and there, at the home of the Crocodile Hunter, we saw plenty of wildlife—mostly from Australia— but also from all over the world. Plenty of crocs to be sure, but also koalas, turtles, wombats, kangaroos, parrots, and many of Australia’s collection of lethal snakes. The zoo personnel did a great job of educating in addition to entertaining, and many of us commented on how well run and well presented the zoo is.