As soon as we arrived at our hostel in Maroochydore we booked the free shuttle to the zoo (since leaving home free has become my favourite word).
We were at the bus stop nice and early the next morning ready for our trip to the zoo, unfortunately the bus wasn't so prompt, about twenty minutes late (that meant twenty minutes less zoo time for us). However we did get to watch croc hunter videos on the bus, which was quite sad as it was about Steve and his kids.
When we arrived it was straight in and to the first show, which was the otter feeding. They had two female Asian short-claw otters that ran around like naughty kittens. We then went over to see the elephants where we got to hand feed them.
It was then time for the main event in the crocoseum, the Crocodile show. There was a couple of warm up acts consisting of snakes and a whole range of birds before the main act Graham the Crocodile (although they use a different croc for each show). Graham showed us moves in the water and how they can propel themselves far out of the water to get food (tail walking). We were also told that you should never stand on anything that overhangs the water in croc country as they can easily get you.
As the day went on we got to stroke kangaroos, a koala, a lizard, a python (Samantha ran away so fast, she tripped over a wheelchair and almost ran into the snake) and a baby alligator (baby crocs are to aggressive to be handled).
The second highlight of the day was the tiger show. They have two hand reared tigers that would do anything for milk and meat, the trainers had them doing jumps and climbing trees.
We had an amazing day and will definitely go back as they have plans to grow the zoo from its current 72 acres to around 1000 acres in the future. They firmly communicated their conservation message and we are now wildlife warriors too.
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Hey!
When do you guys fly? Don't panic, food accommodation etc.. was all way above our expectations but you better prepare yourselves for the buses... Just eat in the food courts in Singapore they're great and cheap! Definitely visit china town and eat there it was yum! Don't eat along the river its way over priced but do do a river cruise, very cheap! Orchid road is the main street in Singapore and is great for shopping there's even a mall with M&S and Dorethy Perkins! You'll love the tour its loads of fun. Just a warning it seems that Im Trav aren't very good with their airport pick ups so if noones there just jump in a cab and say Hangout Hotel Mount Emily and they'll take you there. the cabs are really cheap and safe too.
Have fun!
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