Exhibits
- The Crocoseum
The 'Animal Planet Crocoseum' stadium at the zoo has a seating capacity of about 5000. At the time of its construction, it was the first in the world where snake, bird and crocodile shows were conducted. Australia Zoo calls these shows 'Wildlife Warriors 101'. This is also where the zoo presents concerts, such as the Summer Down Under series.
- Africa
On 17 September 2011 Australia Zoo opened its African Safari exhibit, a multi-species replica of the Serengeti ecosystem, showcasing Zebra, Rhino, Giraffe interacting as they would in the wild. Cheetah are also on display. The exhibit includes Queensland Bottle Trees reflecting the native African Baobab tree and mock kopjes.
Construction of an artificial island (to represent the island of Madagascar), began in 2006, which will accommodate African animals such as tortoises, lemurs and other species not yet represented, will be completed during stage two of the Zoo's Africa exhibit.
- Tiger Temple
Opened in April 2005, this exhibit houses both Sumatran and Bengal tigers. The exhibit was built to resemble the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. It is enclosed on two sides by glass, and includes an underwater viewing area.
- Elephantasia
Elephantasia is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) Asian themed exhibit that opened in 2006, and is the largest Asian elephant enclosure in Australia. It includes a wading pool with a fountain, and tropical gardens with shaded areas for the zoos three elephants. Visitors can feed the elephants here in the afternoon.
- South-East Asian Precinct
Other Asian animals have been moved into exhibits close to Tiger Temple and Elephantasia that have been designed to mimic their native environments. Animals in this precinct include Komodo dragons, red pandas, Asian small-clawed otters, and Burmese pythons.
- Rainforest Aviary
The Rainforest Aviary is an outdoor walk-through aviary with about 150 birds, most of which are native to Australia. Adjacent to the Rainforest Aviary is the Birds of Prey aviary, which holds various species of raptors and other predatory birds.
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