Zoo Gossip
October 2008
Ripper Rhino's
3 October 2008
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
3 October 2008
The Zoo is buzzing with excitement this week with the launch of the Ripper Rhino encounter. No- it’s not a spelling error…there are Rhino’s at Australia Zoo! Wooo-Hoo!
Australia Zoo recently became home to two beautiful Southern White Rhino’s named Swazi and Ganini (DJ). The two cheeky boys have settled in very well and are absolutely adored by all the staff here at the Zoo. So we thought we better share these two big beauties with the rest of the world!
The Ripper Rhino encounter has been running for just a week and has already proved to be a huge hit with Zoo guests. The encounter takes you on an ‘exclusive’ behind the scenes tour to meet, pat and get up-close to one of our very large and very friendly Rhino boys. How cool is that?
This amazing experience is offered daily at Australia Zoo to everyone over the age of eight years. And be sure to get in quick because there are only six places available each day!
Book your Ripper Rhino encounter today!
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Vote for Bindi!
17 September 2008
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Kids’ Story Time
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
17 September 2008
It’s crazy, messy, packed with stars and run by kids! It's the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and our very own Wildlife Warrior Bindi is a nominee for TWO awards! Wooo-hoo!
For the second year, Bindi is nominated for both the 'Biggest Greenie' AND the 'Fave Aussie' award. This year, our pint-sized warrior is up against stacks of you-beaut Aussie stars including Rove McManus, Nicole Kidman and Isabel Lucas.
Bindi has been working hard to promote conservation with several huge projects including her show ‘Bindi: The Jungle Girl', the launch of the new ‘Bindi Doll’, and lets not forget the awesome ‘Bindi and the Crocmen’ performances. She is a Wildlife Warrior through and through!
Hosted by Nathalie Bassingthwaighte and John Cena, the awards are set to rock the Hisense Arena in Melbourne on Saturday October 11.
And with just 24 days until the winners are announced, it's time to jump online and vote for Bindi! Simply visit http://kca.nickelodeon.com.au/ to support Australia’s biggest little Wildlife Warrior!
Vote for Bindi HERE!
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Kids’ Story Time
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Croc research reaches new heights
16 September 2008
Each year Australia Zoo’s elite croc team pack their swags and head north to test their crocodile handling skills. They spend an arduous month camping in the bush of Cape York Peninsula where they capture, tag and release Saltwater Crocs, to learn more about this ancient dinosaur.
Professor Craig Franklin, renowned Biologist and Professor in Zoology, was welcomed to the team in 2003 to assist with a new Satellite Tracking Program. With over 15 years of Croc research under his belt he brought extraordinary passion and knowledge to the team.
Professor Franklin, Steve and the Australia Zoo croc team’s successful Satellite Tracking Program delivered extraordinary results while setting new boundaries for crocodile research.
In September 2007 their discoveries were used in a research article- ‘Satellite Tracking Reveals Long Distance Coastal Travel and Homing by Translocated Estuarine Crocodiles, Crocodylus porosus’.
After being published for one year, the article has already attracted over 10,000 views and significant news coverage. Wooo-hoo!
Professor Franklin and the Australia Zoo croc team are extremely proud of the amazing response to their discoveries and the impact they have made to Saltwater Crocodile research.
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Saltwater Crocodile
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
16 September 2008
Each year Australia Zoo’s elite croc team pack their swags and head north to test their crocodile handling skills. They spend an arduous month camping in the bush of Cape York Peninsula where they capture, tag and release Saltwater Crocs, to learn more about this ancient dinosaur.
Professor Craig Franklin, renowned Biologist and Professor in Zoology, was welcomed to the team in 2003 to assist with a new Satellite Tracking Program. With over 15 years of Croc research under his belt he brought extraordinary passion and knowledge to the team.
Professor Franklin, Steve and the Australia Zoo croc team’s successful Satellite Tracking Program delivered extraordinary results while setting new boundaries for crocodile research.
In September 2007 their discoveries were used in a research article- ‘Satellite Tracking Reveals Long Distance Coastal Travel and Homing by Translocated Estuarine Crocodiles, Crocodylus porosus’.
After being published for one year, the article has already attracted over 10,000 views and significant news coverage. Wooo-hoo!
Professor Franklin and the Australia Zoo croc team are extremely proud of the amazing response to their discoveries and the impact they have made to Saltwater Crocodile research.
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Saltwater Crocodile
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Smiles all round!
12 September 2008
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Kids’ Story Time
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
12 September 2008
A group of eager kids from the Sunshine Coast Children's Therapy Centre visited the Zoo on Wednesday, September 10, with their parents to pose for a very special calendar photo shoot. Wooo-hoo!
With energy and cheer, they posed with their favourite zoo animals- Kahn, BW and Ploy to raise funds for the centre. For the third year running, kids from the Centre have used the exciting animals and spectacular enclosures at Australia Zoo as the backdrop for the photo shoot. And we love having them here!
The Sunshine Coast Children's Therapy Centre services families across the whole of the Sunshine Coast from Gympie to Caboolture. The calendar is the key fundraising event for the centre each year, and money raised will assist with operational costs.
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Kids’ Story Time
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
That's GOLD!
4 September 2008
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
4 September 2008
Stars of channel Nine’s NRL Footy Show, Fatty Vautin and Chief Harragon, donned the ‘khaki’ at Australia Zoo on Tuesday in preparation for Thursday nights program.
Touring the Zoo with Terri, Bindi, Robert and Wes, the two footy stars spent the day meeting our gorgeous animals, and (as usual) getting into all kinds of mischief.
Fatty and Chief have both come up against some tough opponents in their time, but nothing could prepare them for a close encounter with Agro our four-and-a-half-metre Saltwater Croc, and the gorgeous, but deadly, Fierce Snake!
Their hilarious antics and ‘close calls’ were captured by their ever-ready film crew to be used on Thursday nights show, which will highlight Steve Irwin Day, November 15.
The show airs Thursday September 4, at 9.30pm on Channel Nine.
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Calling all Wildlife Warriors!
26 August 2008
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
26 August 2008
You pick up rubbish, plant trees, help injured creatures and fight for conservation; you are a Wildlife Warrior! And here at Australia Zoo, we think you’re great!
To celebrate Robert’s 5th Birthday and to say thanks for all your hard warrior work, we are giving away another Free Trip to Australia Zoo! Wooo-hoo!
Robert is our biggest, little Wildlife Warrior! He loves wildlife of any kind and does what he can for conservation. Robert also loves a good birthday party- especially when it’s his! The big ‘five’ has come up so quickly, and we want you to help us celebrate this special milestone at Australia Zoo, December 1.
Your dreams will come true with stacks of awesome prizes including a whopping four night’s accommodation, return airfares for you and your family and four days at Australia Zoo with $1000 Crikey Cash to spend! Plus exclusive VIP seating, Zoo tours and animal encounters!
To enter this awesome competition, simply tell us in a video, two minutes or less, ‘what makes you a Wildlife Warrior?’ Remember, no Wildlife Warrior act is too great or too small, and be sure to get creative!
The competition is well underway with stacks of videos already in the running. Plus you can rate and vote for your favourites! Get in quick because the competition and voting closes October 24.
What are you waiting for? Get your cameras rolling today and tell us what makes you a Wildlife Warrior. Good luck!
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Welcome to Daily Video Diaries!
22 August 2008
Of course everyone has heard the saying ‘you learn something new everyday’. Well… it’s true! Each day, visit Daily Video Diaries at Australia Zoo online to watch our trusty entertainers chat to the incredible keepers to discover stacks of cool and amazing facts about our gorgeous animals and exciting zoo happenings.
Daily Video Diaries is the latest edition to Australia Zoo’s ever-growing website. Thanks to the great work of our AV team, entertainment crew, keepers and wonderful webteam, this fantastic new feature allows you to watch and learn something new and exciting everyday! Better yet, you can post a comment about the videos and even submit your own animal questions…Our trusty entertainers will love to find the answer for you!
What are you waiting for? Check out Daily Video Diaries and learn something new today! You beauty!
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
22 August 2008
Of course everyone has heard the saying ‘you learn something new everyday’. Well… it’s true! Each day, visit Daily Video Diaries at Australia Zoo online to watch our trusty entertainers chat to the incredible keepers to discover stacks of cool and amazing facts about our gorgeous animals and exciting zoo happenings.
Daily Video Diaries is the latest edition to Australia Zoo’s ever-growing website. Thanks to the great work of our AV team, entertainment crew, keepers and wonderful webteam, this fantastic new feature allows you to watch and learn something new and exciting everyday! Better yet, you can post a comment about the videos and even submit your own animal questions…Our trusty entertainers will love to find the answer for you!
What are you waiting for? Check out Daily Video Diaries and learn something new today! You beauty!
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Renew, reuse and recycle!
18 August 2008
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Koalas LIVE
18 August 2008
Australia Zoo’s a car park transformed into a massive garage sale on Saturday August 16, with stallholder’s travelling from all over the Sunshine Coast Hinterland to renew, reuse and recycle their treasures to raise funds for the Australian Wildlife Hospital.
With over 30 stalls lining the Zoo’s car park, bargains galore through-out local businesses and stacks of garage sales around the community, this year Beerwah’s Great Garage Sale was bigger and better than ever!
Bargain hunters were in luck, snapping up awesome goodies including pre-loved home wares, clothes and books, as well as plants, woodturning products, and stainless steel artwork. There was even a stall full of Irwin Family pre-loved goodies!
Our ZOO FM crew kept everyone entertained with cool music, interviews with our cool keepers, gorgeous animals and they even had a few visits from our you-beaut koalas!
Guests had a ball on our GIANT Crocodile slide and the Kombi Club joined in the fun, bringing along several of there vehicles to display in the car park through the morning!
The fun continued inside Australia Zoo, with ripper recycling activities, FREE face painting, yummy FREE muffins and some awesome prizes. Plus Australia Zoo’s retail stores offered bargain shoppers a whopping 10% off! What a ripper!
Proceeds from Beerwah’s Great Garage Sale went to the Australian Wildlife Hospital to assist with the great work they do with our local wildlife.
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Koalas LIVE
Bindi Wear International Launches Eco-Friendly Range
15 August 2008
Bindi Wear International is adding to Bindi Irwin’s stable of fashion collections with RENEW ‘restore the planet’. Created from second-generation cotton, this new summer range aims to inspire to reduce, reuse and recycle our resources towards a healthier planet.
Launching in Myer stores nationally and Australia Zoo this week, the fibre is made exclusively by US-based cotton maker Jimtex. All yarns are recycled from cut and sew textile clippings, which are then made into new fibres. It’s even better than organic cotton as it results in less pollution, chemicals and requires less energy and water as opposed to the heavy global footprint of conventionally-grown cotton.
Bindi says of the new range “I am always talking about re-using and replanting to renew the earth so this is a great way to get my message out. I am so excited about the range!”
The main slogans featured in the range - “Restore the planet” and “Reduce your ecological footprint” – are combined with Bindi Wear International’s own version of the well known recycle logo, replacing arrows with croc feet.
Alongside the Renew range, Bindi Wear International also has clothing and swimwear collections for children aged newborn to 10 years. Aiming to build young people’s awareness of the environment and conservation of wildlife, Bindi’s passion for animals and her great sense of adventure are apparent in each piece.
The full collection can be viewed at Australia Zoo’s online shop and are stocked at Myer, Australia Zoo and selected boutiques nationally. A portion of the proceeds will directly support Australia Zoo’s wildlife conservation programs.
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
15 August 2008
Bindi Wear International is adding to Bindi Irwin’s stable of fashion collections with RENEW ‘restore the planet’. Created from second-generation cotton, this new summer range aims to inspire to reduce, reuse and recycle our resources towards a healthier planet.
Launching in Myer stores nationally and Australia Zoo this week, the fibre is made exclusively by US-based cotton maker Jimtex. All yarns are recycled from cut and sew textile clippings, which are then made into new fibres. It’s even better than organic cotton as it results in less pollution, chemicals and requires less energy and water as opposed to the heavy global footprint of conventionally-grown cotton.
Bindi says of the new range “I am always talking about re-using and replanting to renew the earth so this is a great way to get my message out. I am so excited about the range!”
The main slogans featured in the range - “Restore the planet” and “Reduce your ecological footprint” – are combined with Bindi Wear International’s own version of the well known recycle logo, replacing arrows with croc feet.
Alongside the Renew range, Bindi Wear International also has clothing and swimwear collections for children aged newborn to 10 years. Aiming to build young people’s awareness of the environment and conservation of wildlife, Bindi’s passion for animals and her great sense of adventure are apparent in each piece.
The full collection can be viewed at Australia Zoo’s online shop and are stocked at Myer, Australia Zoo and selected boutiques nationally. A portion of the proceeds will directly support Australia Zoo’s wildlife conservation programs.
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Rare Black Beauty!
14 August 2008
Crikey! Guests on board Australia Zoo Whale Encounters vessel Steve’s Whale One were treated to a surprise visit by a black whale off the coast of Mooloolaba.
The all-black Humpback Whale was frolicking with other whales along the Sunshine Coast, and put on a great show for the lucky whale watchers.
Steve’s Whale One Skipper Allan ‘Shorty’ Short was excited by the rare sighting, having never seen a black whale in his 16 years of whale watching.
“We were treated to an awesome display from an all-black Humpback Whale, which is rare on the east coast of Australia,” said Shorty.
“These darker whales usually form the Northern Hemisphere migration and head up the west coast, but each year we do get the odd one that will take a right instead of a left and head up the east coast.”
Shorty identified this whale as being different to the black whale recently spotted off the Gold Coast, with comparisons between the two indicating that the whale spotted today was much darker and more active.
“It was very active, going off right beside the boat for about an hour,” said Shorty.
“It looks like it is fitting in well and having a great time.”
The special sighting comes just days after Australia Zoo Whale Encounters launched the first Sunrise Whale Encounter of the season.
On Sunday, Steve’s Whale One launched from the Wharf at Mooloolaba at 5.30am, taking excited guests off the Sunshine Coast for a unique whale watching experience, while taking in the sunrise over the ocean.
“The sunrise encounters are the best trips ever,” said Shorty.
“Even for me, who has been doing this for ages, to see the sun rise like this is just spectacular”.
“Guests get to experience all the fun and action of whale watching, but they also get to see some magnificent sunrises over the horizon with just the ocean in front of us,” said Shorty.
Sunrise Whale Encounters on board Steve’s Whale One are held on selected days throughout the rest of August and September, with a buffet breakfast provided on board for guests.
Regular whale watching tours are still held daily, leaving the Mooloolaba Wharf at 9.30am. Bookings are essential for all Australia Zoo Whale Encounters on board Steve’s Whale One.
Shows related to this gossip:
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
14 August 2008
Crikey! Guests on board Australia Zoo Whale Encounters vessel Steve’s Whale One were treated to a surprise visit by a black whale off the coast of Mooloolaba.
The all-black Humpback Whale was frolicking with other whales along the Sunshine Coast, and put on a great show for the lucky whale watchers.
Steve’s Whale One Skipper Allan ‘Shorty’ Short was excited by the rare sighting, having never seen a black whale in his 16 years of whale watching.
“We were treated to an awesome display from an all-black Humpback Whale, which is rare on the east coast of Australia,” said Shorty.
“These darker whales usually form the Northern Hemisphere migration and head up the west coast, but each year we do get the odd one that will take a right instead of a left and head up the east coast.”
Shorty identified this whale as being different to the black whale recently spotted off the Gold Coast, with comparisons between the two indicating that the whale spotted today was much darker and more active.
“It was very active, going off right beside the boat for about an hour,” said Shorty.
“It looks like it is fitting in well and having a great time.”
The special sighting comes just days after Australia Zoo Whale Encounters launched the first Sunrise Whale Encounter of the season.
On Sunday, Steve’s Whale One launched from the Wharf at Mooloolaba at 5.30am, taking excited guests off the Sunshine Coast for a unique whale watching experience, while taking in the sunrise over the ocean.
“The sunrise encounters are the best trips ever,” said Shorty.
“Even for me, who has been doing this for ages, to see the sun rise like this is just spectacular”.
“Guests get to experience all the fun and action of whale watching, but they also get to see some magnificent sunrises over the horizon with just the ocean in front of us,” said Shorty.
Sunrise Whale Encounters on board Steve’s Whale One are held on selected days throughout the rest of August and September, with a buffet breakfast provided on board for guests.
Regular whale watching tours are still held daily, leaving the Mooloolaba Wharf at 9.30am. Bookings are essential for all Australia Zoo Whale Encounters on board Steve’s Whale One.
Shows related to this gossip:
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
