http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/ The latest gossip from Australia Zoo. www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/ en http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=551 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 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=551 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=550 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-be Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=550 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=549 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 as Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=549 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=548 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 a Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=548 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=547 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 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=547 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=546 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 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=546 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=545 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 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=545 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=544 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 garag Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=544 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=543 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-base Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=543 http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=541 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 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/zoo-gossip/index.php?gossip=541