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Sunshine Coast Daily By KATE CLIFFORD "I JUST want to squeeze its lips and hug it." Terry Irwin gushed like a proud new mum when she saw the newest member of the Australia Zoo family: a 70kg baby boy rhino. Born on May 4, he is far from small but is "absolutely adorable", Terri said yesterday. "I am just in love." The new rhino is the second born at the zoo since the start of the year ...]]> Fri, 24 May 13 00:00:00 +1000 22 May 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily THE Federal Opposition’s tourism spokesman has urged operators to "hunt as a pack" to secure maximum return for the local tourism industry. Bob Baldwin was invited by the LNP candidate for Fisher Mal Brough, to take a helicopter flight to get a clear impression of what the region has to offer. "You have an amazing vista. I mean travelling through the hinterland, ...]]> Wed, 22 May 13 00:00:00 +1000 03 May 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily THOSE who applied for the job of tiger handler at Australia Zoo have their work cut out for them as 850 others are gunning for the role. Applications to work with the big cats in the Tiger Temple at the Beerwah tourist attraction closed on Monday. Head of tigers Giles Clark said the HR team was creating a shortlist of resumes, some of which come from as far afield as ...]]> Fri, 03 May 13 00:00:00 +1000 30 April 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily By PATRICK WILLIAMS ROBERT and Bindi Irwin have taken on their fair share of crocodiles. But alligators - well that’s a whole other story. With their mother Terri by their side, the young Irwins participated in their first alligator jump at Australia Zoo yesterday. The three of them took on six-foot Macca so they could move him to another part of the zoo - a mas ...]]> Tue, 30 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000 20 April 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily By JANINE HILL AFTER two years of recovery and rehabilitation from mistreatment, Dusty the sulphur-crested cockatoo had flown free for only six weeks before he was shot. He is recovering in the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital after surgery to remove a pellet embedded in one of the bones in his leg, but his life is still in danger. His injury has shattered wildlife ca ...]]> Sat, 20 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000 17 April 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily By KATHY SUNDSTROM TOOTHACHE can make us feel beastly at the best of times. And if you find yourself being attacked by a tiger in the wild, toothache could be at the root of the anger. Thankfully, the risks of this happening at Australia Zoo have been reduced after staff discovered 112kg Sumatran tiger Ranu had a broken tooth. Dr Gary Wilson, from Advanced Animal ...]]> Wed, 17 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000 17 April 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily By KATHY SUNDSTROM WANTED: a big cat lover, physically fit, with a view to long-term commitment. Err, please note, you need to love big cats as well as being a big lover of cats to be pawfect for the job. Australia Zoo is advertising for a tiger handler to join the crew working with the big cats at the Tiger Temple. Tiger den supervisor Giles Clark said the best ...]]> Wed, 17 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000 09 April 2013

Sunshine Coast Daily By NICOLE FUGE KAITLYN knocks back a 100ml carton of milk - a fitting distraction from the ultrasound probe rubbing her swelling belly. The five-year-old Sumatran tiger is pregnant with her first litter and will make Australia Zoo history when she gives birth in June. Her cubs will be the first to be born at the Beerwah zoo. Australia Zoo head tiger supervisor Giles Cla ...]]> Tue, 09 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000 02 April 2013

Cairns Post THE new star of Nim’s Island says it’s an honour to take over the titular role from Abigail Breslin in the sequel to the popular 2008 children’s film. Bindi Irwin, daughter of late wildlife hero Steve Irwin, has taken over the reins in Return To Nim’s Island, out now in cinemas nationwide. "I’m so excited, it’s such a wonderful film," Irwin told The Cairns Post. "I re ...]]> Tue, 02 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000 01 April 2013

Who Weekly By ALYSSA BRAITHWAITE Between takes at WHO’s Sydney photo shoot on March I3, Bindi Irwin, in a white sundress, with her olive skin lightly made up and honeyed waves of hair framing her features, draws a double take from a passerby. At 14, she’s no longer the little girl with crimped pigtails and a gap-toothed smile. "It’s funny because I guess I have grown up a little bit," sa ...]]> Mon, 01 Apr 13 00:00:00 +1000