The highlight, of course was the salt-water crocodiles. They are amazing creatures...and deadly. One of my memories was the "sound" they make when they snap their jaws shut. They had names for all the crocs; the biggest one being named "Spartacus" (or "Sparty," for short). They did a show (feeding) with all the crocs, (probably at least 30 in one big area) which was great. I heard, however, that after the official show ended the crocs really got active.
Other memories of our time there were lunch, where Julie tried her first taste of crocodile (very tough), the aviary which was filled with amazingly beautiful tropical birds and the casuary and watching him feed, (this is the bird with the big "horn" on it). The casuary swallows his food whole and you can actually watch it slide down his throat. The avaiary was amazing; especially the huge spider that met you as soon as you walked in the door.
However, all that said, there is probably one memory that outshines them all; "Tipsy," the baby Koala. Tipsy was located in a part of the park that also had kangaroos running around wild. We had seen Tipsy's Mom earlier in the day but not Tipsy. Something I didn't know; Koala's have pouches and actually spend their first 6 months after birth in their Mother's pouch. Tipsy had only been "out of the pouch" for 2 weeks; and I'm guessing, only comes out for a few minutes a day. At any rate, about 4:00, right before we were going to the other part of the park to watch the Koala feeding, Tipsy decided to make an appearance. Tipsy was probably the cutest thing I've seen in a long time and we were privileged to see "him/her."
We also learned that 10 of the 11 deadliest snakes in the world not only live in Australia, but live in Queensland (the state we were in). Made you think twice about going out for a "walk about." Don't forget to check out all the pictures I've uploaded from this day - (click here).
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Oooh we love koalas! How cute!!
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