Yeah, it is MID-SEMESTER BREAK!!!!!
While others are having their 4 days holiday for Good Friday and Easter Day, we are having our mid-semester break as well. So, we have plan to go around Brisbane during this 1 week holiday.
21st March 2008
Our 1st destination is The
Australia Zoo!!
We departed early in the morning as the journey to Australia Zoo is quite far, I'm in St. Lucia, which is zone 2 of Brisbane, while the zoo is in zone 12, so you can imagine how far it is. We took a bus to Toowong and took a train from Toowong to the Central (a station like KL Central where everyone changes their train there) and from Central to a station named Beerwah. The journey took us more than one hour!! @_@!!?? We took a shuttle bus from the train station to the zoo, and its FREE!!
Scenery along the way in train:
The Beerwah train station
The Shuttle Bus from Beerwah Station to Australia Zoo(oh ya! introducing the girl in black is Khai Chin
and the guy in navy blue is Wei Jien.)
Welcome to Australia ZooAustralia Zoo
One thing special about Australia Zoo is that it is the home of the crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin. The zoo was opened in 1970 by his parents, Bob and Lyn Irwin, with the name Beerwah Reptile Park. Bob Irwin was a globally known herpetologist while Lyn was one of the pioneer to rehabilitate sick and injured wildlife in south east of Queensland.
Steve Irwin helped his parents manage rogue crocodiles, reptiles and look after the animals in the zoo. The zoo continued to expand until it was taken over by Steve and his wife, Terri, in 1992.
It had been receiving many Australian Tourism Awards, which includes Major Tourist Attractions (2003-2004) and Tourism Retailing for 2005 and 2006.
One thing special about Australia Zoo is that it is the home of the crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin. The zoo was opened in 1970 by his parents, Bob and Lyn Irwin, with the name Beerwah Reptile Park. Bob Irwin was a globally known herpetologist while Lyn was one of the pioneer to rehabilitate sick and injured wildlife in south east of Queensland.
Steve Irwin helped his parents manage rogue crocodiles, reptiles and look after the animals in the zoo. The zoo continued to expand until it was taken over by Steve and his wife, Terri, in 1992.
It had been receiving many Australian Tourism Awards, which includes Major Tourist Attractions (2003-2004) and Tourism Retailing for 2005 and 2006.
Statue of Steve and his family
One of the most interesting show that you must not miss is the 'Wildlife Warriors 101 Live'. They show their snakes, birds and crocs live in the Animal Planet Crocoseum which can fit in 5000 audience. Let's have a look with some pictures that we have taken:
The enormous snake, I have forgotten its name.
The big bird, Djagarna
Terri, Steve's wife
Terri is feeding Graham, the croc.
Its name is Cootha.Haha, no worries, it's not a real croc! It's just a large wooden crocodile.
The Crocodile Hunter MuseumAfter the show, we finally start our journey in the zoo, hoping to see as many Australian animals as we can. We have taken lots of pictures of those animals but I will not introduce them one by one due to my laziness. :p
Anw, I will try my best to include some brief explanation about the animal, or at least their names.
For your information, the Australian Zoo is very particular about the life of the animals, therefore most of the animals have their own home and territories which consist of 50% land and 50% water, just like our natural environment.
So now, let's have a look with the pictures of our adorable animals...
Wombats(it is very active and able to run very fast,
we get the opportunity to pat it before we leave the zoo)
Kangaroos:
Anatomy of Kangaroo
The Reproduction Process of Kangaroos
We even get to pat the kangaroos!
Get to take picture with kangaroo and a leng lui! haha!
Koalas:
The Reptiles:
Crocodiles
Its name is Agro.
Scrappa, son of Agro and is born in Australia Zoo.
Freshwater Crocodiles
Fang 1, born in 1970s, with big Bette Davis eyes.
I like its name, Barney! haha!Snakes:
Taipan
Eastern Tiger Snake
Black Tiger Snack
Reticulated PythonOthers Reptiles:
Komodo Dragon
Iguanas, they have no particular habitat in the zoo, but you can find them everywhere, along the road, in the crocodiles' territory and even wallabies' home!The South East Asia area:
The home of the Elephants, Elephantasia
Tiger TempleThe tiger keeper exhibits his tight friendship bond with his tigers,
he pat and even kiss the tiger!!
The fur of the tiger is super beautiful compare to those tigers I saw in Malaysia.
CamelOther Australian animals:
Cassowary(It is a rainforest gardener which fertilizes and spread seeds in the forest.
It is also in the group of birds called ratites, which means flightless bird,
and is same group with kiwi, ostrich and the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar.
However it is an endangered species.)
Australian Freshwater Turtles(These turtles can be generally classified into 2 categories, short-necked and long-necked)
The Aldabran Land Tortoise(They are huge!)
The Asian Small Clawed OttersOk, these are the photos taken in Australia Zoo during Good Friday and hereby I will end this post with the pictures of the souvenirs I bought home!
~jj~
6 comments:
Wah seems like fun la...I spent my Easter break at Easter camp. Haha. Steve Irwin...poor fella. At least they still remember him there. =)
I hope to visit Brisbane some day. Hehe. THen you can bring me around, like in Ipoh.
oh no... im not the first one le... and all the thgs i typed all gone!! ark... sob sob... anw, as i said b4, i'll owaz try to b the first reader la... haha... this is the criteria to b a loyal reader mar... =D or... more like a loyal photo-looker?? haha... =P
Hey, u typed the australian zoo history yrslf?? tat's reli gud english u haf... who say u english bad de?? haha... it's gud!! => anw, yea, agree wif brian... steve irwin is reli a poor fella la... but he reli is a daredevil oso~~
anw, i've saved some of ur pics wor... hehe... and smtimes i'd browse thru em... haha... come to think of it, it's been a while since i last see u dy~~ hmm... the sun there seems to b grilling u lei... u shud noe wat to do la hor? haha... dun b lazy ar~~ =P
the animals there oso vy cute wor... haha... wombats... remind me of aussie 4 and ting feng!! aiks~ dingoes... haf the photos in my intec class... btw, agro looks dangerous neh... thou it's stationary~ aiks...
hey, u got souvenirs~~ hehehehehe... well, til here la hor... nex one then i comment smore... a long post comes a long comment~ =P take care... domonayo~ ;>
JJ: U ma go leave a comment lar,view di din leave comment tak bermoral...
ok lo, i very bermoral 1, this trip arr, very fun lar, 2 b honest, lol.... this jia qi arr, go where oso buy souvenir 1, buy till almost miss the last shuttle bus back to train station, memang arr... dunno choose wat present choose so long, haih, i tot she wanna buy me souvenir tiam.... sobsob.... haha, just joking!
2morrow surfers, u better dont wake up late arr, or later i push u into the water....haha. fai fai go sleep lo.... ZzzZ :)
honey, did u buy any souvenir for me? i wan magnet!!
Hey u can be a great promoter for Queens-land tourism!! u even wrote the details of the zoo (citation needed? lol)..u even know the name of the crocodile and its son...*applause* and wombat is soooo adorable!! i din get to see wombat in d wildlife centre i visited last month tho...sobz... btw is there any wallabies?
PS: many photos eh!! haha... major improvement...lol
u seems to be so happy there lo, haha lazy no cure is a good theme but not to u as u upload so many photos liao
and u seems to be so enjoy of ur life haha but without u in nz is so boring
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