i went to western plains zoo out at dubbo in nsw years ago and that was amazing. huge in area each type of animal has its own enclosure no fences surrounded by moats.
First time I took the fam to Aussie Zoo Steve was riding a quad bike around, I called out to him he should be wearing a helmet, he just laughed and gave a wave. Such a genuine bloke.
My first memory of Steve Irwin was in 1981. On holiday in Port Macquarie, Bob and his barefoot kid put on a free snake exhibition in a local park. Got to start somewhere.
Best memory of Steve was him on a talk show with Rove and the host asked if he drank coffee. His reaction was "No No heck no mate, top of my head would blow off!" (Search Steve Irwin Coffee interview)
It’s so good to see the Irwin children grow up to become successful in their own right and continue Steve’s good work. He would be so proud of them… RIP Steve.
33 years ago I had the pleasure of being in the large arena watching Steve do the Chandler role. Much smaller operation back then of course because nobody overseas had heard of him. Great to see the millions the family earns is put back into buying more land to expand the zoo as well as conservation works.
African elephants are larger than Asian elephants, so if you think those ones were big, you should see the ones from Africa! When I was a kid, Taronga Zoo in Sydney had elephant rides just for younger kids. They had two bench seats draped over the African elephant’s back, and the elephant trainer would sit at the front and guide the elephant safely around the special track.
African elephants have never been used as beasts of burden in Africa. So it is a very weird thing for Taronga to have done. Are you sure it an African elephant and not an Indian the largest of the Asian elephants,and it's seemed huge to little you?
From 1989 to 1993.. probably visited the croc farm a dozen times. I went to the same high school as Steve and live in Eudlo, 3 suburbs away from him. He used to take about 20 or 30 people on a personal tour of his property for an hour or two. On Monday September 4 of 2006 at about 1:30pm I got a text that gutted me. I was teaching my class of 7 year olds and it was a sad day. I haven't been to Australia Zoo since. It's always the croc farm to me.
10:50 I remember when Steve started becoming known not only here in Queensland, but around the world. He was always that same, knock-about bloke from when he was young, up until his tragic encounter with the animals he loved. Oh, and as for the crowds at The Zoo? We went on a quiet day. The stadium was barely half full. It was also when the tiger exhibit was undergoing refurbishing. I enjoyed the trained Macaws and other birds. That was cool. Oh, and the Irwins weren't there, other than mumma, so that may have something to do with it.
Thank you Rob and Charlie for doing this Zoo and paying so much attention to Steve's legacy. Your video here really shows just how good Aust. Zoo really is and how special it is with the lengths they go to to protect, cure and treat injured wildlife, and help promote the growth in numbers of various species which are normally threatened with extinction by various elements, either by mankind hunting them, or perhaps by reduction in habitats, etc. It was a really good video with plenty of time spent on various exhibits. So thanks again for showing this zoo off to all, and for all the useful tips in how to best spend a day there - including the cost of food which I thought was amazing (SO expensive!!!). Thanks Charlie for mentioning that. I know now to eat before hand. I'll catch up with you guys again soon. GB
The great thing about Australia Zoo is that, while most other zoos around the world are for the purpose of making money for rich people (what place isn't designed for that particular purpose these days??), the money you spend at Australia zoo goes into conservation - buying up vast lands for the purpose of conservation. It might be nice to know that you're exorbitant hamburger prices went towards conservation.
Love Oz Zoo. When I was there, the Irwins weren't 😢, but it was still just so good. I was lucky enough to see the Tigers climbing the trees and swimming 😊.
12:25 That one clip always puts a tear in my eye. We should all be striving and protesting to save our animals. Without them, we won't survive. No snakes? Rodent plagues. No bees? No food. No birds? No transfer of seeds. No crocodiles or eagles? Rotting carrion everywhere, breeding disease-carrying flies.
The day he died. I was @ a doctor’s appt and it came on the waiting room Tv. Immediate devastating sadness overcame me - I cry every time I spend a moment too long remembering him. I’ll never get over it.
Another brilliant vid, I'd been waiting for this one! I know you were both looking forward to visiting the zoo and that it was a big part of why you went to the sunshine coast. So I'm glad that you weren't disappointed. I also loved what you said at the end about conservation and preserving species. Not all zoos are created equal and not all do the right thing. But Aus Zoo definitely does..
Just found your channel and loving it. Your first RL game was one of the best ever NRL grand finals. Epic!!! Ref Steve Irwin was his enthusiasm just like Robert now. Roberts passion and love of animals is his father in every sense. Going to enjoy your channel xxxx
when I went to the Australian Zoo it was Bindi Irwin 9th birthday celebration that The Veronicas performed at. which I loved the other Zoo I loved was Monarto Safari Park in South Australia.
Nice tribute to Steve Irwin 🙏 He was an incredible guy. Same for me, the American talk shows. You would have these Americans with their accents & then the stark contrast of Steve speaking in his broad aussie accent. I will never forget that awful day though - when I thought to myself, this can't be true 😥Truly a freak accident. I had to laugh when the Bin Chicken was there. I saw a few yesterday. I haven't been to Australia Zoo, just Sydney Taronga Zoo & The Australian Reptile Park at Gosford, 1.5 hrs from Sydney. It's where they milk the snakes & spiders for anti-venom, which is a crucial service that they perform there; it's also a great place to visit & a nice drive from Sydney to the Central Coast. Great video!
Thanks Charlie and Rob, that was terrific, I’ve never been there so I thoroughly enjoyed watching everything and also your comments at the end were very informative and interesting 🐊
This is the one I've been waiting for the most. Thrilled to see it was 30 mins long but still sadly felt like 5. I will get to Australia Zoo one day but for now I'll have to be content with Taronga and Sydney Zoos and Featherdale and Symbio Wildlife Parks as they are the easiest for me to visit. Great job once again Rob and Charlie. #ripsteve
There used to be several small theme parks in that area: Irwin's Reptile Park, The Tram Stop, uh a bee thing, I don't actually remember the others. Most were free entry, or very cheap at most. Then Steve Irwin got famous, and the little wildlife park expanded and bought out all the other parks to use the land. It's a shame all the history and fun things that were lost. At least the wildlife hospital still does good work there.
When Steve passed away I was packing for a trip to America. After arriving in America I was totally shocked at how big he was over there. After finding out I’m Australian, people were stopping me to offer their condolences
My fav moment of Steve was when he was on the nrl footy show …he was on a few times but every time was funny af I haven’t been to Australia zoo for something like 25 years but I looks amazing still
1:30 A decent amount have elephants here in the UK. Chester Noah’s ark (Bristol) ZSL Whipsnade Longleat (a single rescued female) Blackpool Just to name a few.
My favourite memory of Steve was when I was surfing at Currimundi beach and I looked over and there’s Steve. He wasn’t in Green outfit lol. He died 4 months after that.
6:10 Weirdly, I am an Aussie but never watched any of the Bindi shows, and very few of Steve's shows. I did watch his documentaries though. When I visited Austra;ia Zoo for the first time about three years ago, it was all new to me. When I saw Bindi's Island I thought, "How cool was your dad to build you a giant cubby house on an island on the property?" I had no idea that it was once a TV show set.
Awesome Vlog, thanks for sharing I’m heading to Australia Zoo myself at the end of May! I am on a platinum tour, so I get to be behind the scenes all day with my own personal guide! I also grew up watching the crocodile Hunter. Loved watching Steve’s video and it broke my heart when he passed away. With only one day at the zoo, I went for the best opportunity possible. It’s a day I’ll never forget and I can’t wait for it to get here! The only hard part will be on the plane from North America to Australia 🇦🇺… lol
When we went to Australia Zoo, there were Australian animals. We saw dingoes, Tasmanian Devils etc.There is also an area with snakes and lizards. I was lucky enough to be able to walk with tiger cubs. The elephants were in mourning because they had recently lost one
15:45 Sorry about the comment flood. I lived in Far North Queensland for quite some time, close to the Bloomfield River where there is a population of at least five crocodiles longer than 2 metres. I once drove past one of the boat ramps that has more than one sign warning of crocodiles and saw 2 German tourists swimming at the ramp. Two days before, I'd seen a 3-metre crocodile hanging around just off the ramp. I pulled in and warned them but they really didn't comprehend how dangerous a situation they were in. You just won't see a croc before it ambushes you. The water isn't crystal clear like it is at The Zoo. Crocs are bloody invisible in a river.
I’ve been there twice, once when Steve was still alive and again in 2019, my last visit I was really disappointed. Hardly any Aussie animals anymore, only 5 crocs on display as the rest were in an area where we couldn’t go, and even the other animals were way fewer than I remember. I think I’ll go to another zoo next time 🙁
I recall some time back something said about the huge tortoise there, that it was the oldest one in the world I believe, like 120 years old or something like that.
Not until after Steve died did I learn just how big of a global superstar he was, everybody knows Steve Irwin and the impact he had on wildlife conservation. very nice touch guys.
in Australia A motorway is a divided highway with graded intersections and access by motor vehicles only. Hence the name MOTORway. A freeway is a motorway without tolls. Hence the name FREEway.
Sting rays are very dangerous. I will never know why Steve Irwin thought it would be okay to swim over the top of one. Such a terrible loss. He truly was a wild life warrior.
Yeah the Quokka are only found in the wild on Rottnest Is. these days, feral animals like cats, dogs, foxes and pigs etc either ruin the habitat or just eat them, Rotto is their last strong hold, you are not allowed to touch or feed them.
For me - the most incredible is that you've never seen an elephant - in Poland we have elephants in almost every zoo... Krakow, WrocŁaw, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Łódź for sure, cause I've seen that animals there on my own eyes :)
My earliest memory of Steve Irwin was from school. He was a few years ahead of me and I didn’t have much to do with him but that big personality was very plainly obvious
Captive Rhinos can be quite tame. I went to a safari park years ago and there was an enclosure with a rhino being fed by one of the keepers. I drove up and the keeper invited me to come over and say hello. I got out of my car and the rhino looked at me while munching on his/her lunch and ignored me. I was joking when I asked if I could pat the rhino. The keeper thought about it and basically said "You could, but....." I think that I could have, but.....
@@CharlieandRob They’re smaller and the most endangered. Taronga has a couple that they keep rotating with other zoos to keep the gene pool as broad as possible.
It always hurts a bit seeing these beasts in captivity even with the space granted to them in our parks and Zoos, Toronga is the biggest, not the Sydney Toronga Zoo, Toronga Dubbo, you can drive your own car, walk, hire scooters or golf carts or guided tours to get around, but they are not just for display these days, it is about learning how to ensure the survival of the species, breeding programs etc.
What I know about Zoos is they are coming more conservation and they been doing for sometime where long time ago it was place with you went to animals in cages.
I like Australia Zoo and the way they care for their charges, as well as the great crocodile protection they practice. It is a great zoo, but may I recommend checking out the Rockhampton Zoo if you haven't done so. It is free entry and possibly the best free, council-run zoo in Australia. They even have a chimpanzee breeding program happening. I have a short video on my channel of two crocs at Australia zoo starting to mate if anyone's interested.
I like how the zoo is nice and open for the animals to roam around . However having said that , I have seen Australian wild life in the wild and I now have no interest seeing them in a zoo . Thanks for your lovely video .
Melbourne is the best everything according to them sports capital of the world best this best that the best thing to come out of Melbourne is the hume highway
I always found Steve’s OTT persona cringy but I respected the hell out of him in one interview where he said ‘yes I want to make millions and millions of dollars so I can buy millions more hectares for animals”
I agree but that's what made him him. And would people of loved him and would he have been able to have the same impact of he didn't have the personality he had.
@@CharlieandRob oh I have no doubt if he had been quieter he may have just faded into oblivion. I applaud the Irwin family for keeping going too. I’m just more of a David Attenborough fan.
Well the world revolves around making money so if it's a method of making money to be able to do what they want to achieve then can you really blame them
@@CharlieandRob There are many other ways to make money in this world and I doubt those two kids are both so passionate about wildlife, they were guilted into it by their mother and didn't have a choice. If both or even one of those kids left Terri wouldn't have her goldmine that she doesn't deserve. If they need to use their dead fathers/husbands image to make money then I don't know how they sleep at night. I have never seen someone as obviously fake nice as Bindi Irwin.
No its not the best at all. Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney is far better with much more consideration for the animals and enclosures. Australia zoo has a high turnover of staff and constantly advertise for new employees. They also do not support local businesses, sourcing from China instead. Australian - No, are American. Royalty - No.
Thank you Rob and Charlie for doing this Zoo and paying so much attention to Steve's legacy. Your video here really shows just how good Aust. Zoo really is and how special it is with the lengths they go to to protect, cure and treat injured wildlife, and help promote the growth in numbers of various species which are normally threatened with extinction by various elements, either by mankind hunting them, or perhaps by reduction in habitats, etc. It was a really good video with plenty of time spent on various exhibits. So thanks again for showing this zoo off to all, and for all the useful tips in how to best spend a day there - including the cost of food which I thought was amazing (SO expensive!!!). Thanks Charlie for mentioning that. I know now to eat before hand. I'll catch up with you guys again soon. GB
It's great how zoo's are no longer a circus just for the spectators to see the animals but part of a conservation and educational program.
i went to western plains zoo out at dubbo in nsw years ago and that was amazing. huge in area each type of animal has its own enclosure no fences surrounded by moats.
First time I took the fam to Aussie Zoo Steve was riding a quad bike around, I called out to him he should be wearing a helmet, he just laughed and gave a wave.
Such a genuine bloke.
Robert has now fixed that same motorbike up and rides it around to do the same rounds his dad used to
My first memory of Steve Irwin was in 1981. On holiday in Port Macquarie, Bob and his barefoot kid put on a free snake exhibition in a local park. Got to start somewhere.
Best memory of Steve was him on a talk show with Rove and the host asked if he drank coffee. His reaction was "No No heck no mate, top of my head would blow off!" (Search Steve Irwin Coffee interview)
It’s so good to see the Irwin children grow up to become successful in their own right and continue Steve’s good work. He would be so proud of them… RIP Steve.
33 years ago I had the pleasure of being in the large arena watching Steve do the Chandler role. Much smaller operation back then of course because nobody overseas had heard of him. Great to see the millions the family earns is put back into buying more land to expand the zoo as well as conservation works.
I remember the day our family went to aus zoo Russell crowe was the special guest. Steve done the croc shows its was a great day
African elephants are larger than Asian elephants, so if you think those ones were big, you should see the ones from Africa!
When I was a kid, Taronga Zoo in Sydney had elephant rides just for younger kids. They had two bench seats draped over the African elephant’s back, and the elephant trainer would sit at the front and guide the elephant safely around the special track.
African elephants have never been used as beasts of burden in Africa. So it is a very weird thing for Taronga to have done. Are you sure it an African elephant and not an Indian the largest of the Asian elephants,and it's seemed huge to little you?
I remember them too. I refused to ride them as a kid BC I knew it damaged the elephants back.
@@triarb5790 I responded to you but my comment was mysteriously deleted. I checked and you were correct, it was an Indian elephant named Jessie.
From 1989 to 1993.. probably visited the croc farm a dozen times. I went to the same high school as Steve and live in Eudlo, 3 suburbs away from him. He used to take about 20 or 30 people on a personal tour of his property for an hour or two. On Monday September 4 of 2006 at about 1:30pm I got a text that gutted me. I was teaching my class of 7 year olds and it was a sad day. I haven't been to Australia Zoo since. It's always the croc farm to me.
10:50 I remember when Steve started becoming known not only here in Queensland, but around the world. He was always that same, knock-about bloke from when he was young, up until his tragic encounter with the animals he loved.
Oh, and as for the crowds at The Zoo? We went on a quiet day. The stadium was barely half full. It was also when the tiger exhibit was undergoing refurbishing. I enjoyed the trained Macaws and other birds. That was cool. Oh, and the Irwins weren't there, other than mumma, so that may have something to do with it.
Thank you Rob and Charlie for doing this Zoo and paying so much attention to Steve's legacy. Your video here really shows just how good Aust. Zoo really is and how special it is with the lengths they go to to protect, cure and treat injured wildlife, and help promote the growth in numbers of various species which are normally threatened with extinction by various elements, either by mankind hunting them, or perhaps by reduction in habitats, etc. It was a really good video with plenty of time spent on various exhibits. So thanks again for showing this zoo off to all, and for all the useful tips in how to best spend a day there - including the cost of food which I thought was amazing (SO expensive!!!). Thanks Charlie for mentioning that. I know now to eat before hand. I'll catch up with you guys again soon. GB
The great thing about Australia Zoo is that, while most other zoos around the world are for the purpose of making money for rich people (what place isn't designed for that particular purpose these days??), the money you spend at Australia zoo goes into conservation - buying up vast lands for the purpose of conservation. It might be nice to know that you're exorbitant hamburger prices went towards conservation.
Love Oz Zoo. When I was there, the Irwins weren't 😢, but it was still just so good. I was lucky enough to see the Tigers climbing the trees and swimming 😊.
12:25 That one clip always puts a tear in my eye. We should all be striving and protesting to save our animals. Without them, we won't survive. No snakes? Rodent plagues. No bees? No food. No birds? No transfer of seeds. No crocodiles or eagles? Rotting carrion everywhere, breeding disease-carrying flies.
RIP Steve, what a amazing soul he was. Loved the video
freak accident
The day he died.
I was @ a doctor’s appt and it came on the waiting room Tv. Immediate devastating sadness overcame me - I cry every time I spend a moment too long remembering him.
I’ll never get over it.
Looks like a great time there. A place I have not been to yet. You are definitely seeing more of Australia than I have.
Another brilliant vid, I'd been waiting for this one! I know you were both looking forward to visiting the zoo and that it was a big part of why you went to the sunshine coast. So I'm glad that you weren't disappointed.
I also loved what you said at the end about conservation and preserving species. Not all zoos are created equal and not all do the right thing. But Aus Zoo definitely does..
Yea it certainly was a big part of going to sunshine coast. It had the Steve Irwin effect
Just found your channel and loving it. Your first RL game was one of the best ever NRL grand finals. Epic!!!
Ref Steve Irwin was his enthusiasm just like Robert now. Roberts passion and love of animals is his father in every sense.
Going to enjoy your channel xxxx
Glad to have you here :)
when I went to the Australian Zoo it was Bindi Irwin 9th birthday celebration that The Veronicas performed at. which I loved the other Zoo I loved was Monarto Safari Park in South Australia.
Nice tribute to Steve Irwin 🙏 He was an incredible guy. Same for me, the American talk shows. You would have these Americans with their accents & then the stark contrast of Steve speaking in his broad aussie accent. I will never forget that awful day though - when I thought to myself, this can't be true 😥Truly a freak accident. I had to laugh when the Bin Chicken was there. I saw a few yesterday. I haven't been to Australia Zoo, just Sydney Taronga Zoo & The Australian Reptile Park at Gosford, 1.5 hrs from Sydney. It's where they milk the snakes & spiders for anti-venom, which is a crucial service that they perform there; it's also a great place to visit & a nice drive from Sydney to the Central Coast. Great video!
I thought Benedict was the only one who pronounced Tortoises that way. Hahaha
I speak properly 😁
0.000000025 (approx) of people on our planet say "tor-toyz". Could be worse :)
Thanks Charlie and Rob, that was terrific, I’ve never been there so I thoroughly enjoyed watching everything and also your comments at the end were very informative and interesting 🐊
Great video guys, loved it!
Excellent.
This is the one I've been waiting for the most. Thrilled to see it was 30 mins long but still sadly felt like 5. I will get to Australia Zoo one day but for now I'll have to be content with Taronga and Sydney Zoos and Featherdale and Symbio Wildlife Parks as they are the easiest for me to visit. Great job once again Rob and Charlie.
#ripsteve
Thanks! Yea 30 mins. Didn't feel I could make it any shorter
There used to be several small theme parks in that area: Irwin's Reptile Park, The Tram Stop, uh a bee thing, I don't actually remember the others. Most were free entry, or very cheap at most.
Then Steve Irwin got famous, and the little wildlife park expanded and bought out all the other parks to use the land. It's a shame all the history and fun things that were lost.
At least the wildlife hospital still does good work there.
When Steve passed away I was packing for a trip to America. After arriving in America I was totally shocked at how big he was over there. After finding out I’m Australian, people were stopping me to offer their condolences
My fav moment of Steve was when he was on the nrl footy show …he was on a few times but every time was funny af
I haven’t been to Australia zoo for something like 25 years but I looks amazing still
They do a crocodile show at the reptile park near Gosford nth of Sydney.
There is also a crocodile park near Darwin I think as well.
1:30
A decent amount have elephants here in the UK.
Chester
Noah’s ark (Bristol)
ZSL Whipsnade
Longleat (a single rescued female)
Blackpool
Just to name a few.
My favourite memory of Steve was when I was surfing at Currimundi beach and I looked over and there’s Steve. He wasn’t in Green outfit lol. He died 4 months after that.
6:10 Weirdly, I am an Aussie but never watched any of the Bindi shows, and very few of Steve's shows. I did watch his documentaries though. When I visited Austra;ia Zoo for the first time about three years ago, it was all new to me. When I saw Bindi's Island I thought, "How cool was your dad to build you a giant cubby house on an island on the property?" I had no idea that it was once a TV show set.
Awesome Vlog, thanks for sharing
I’m heading to Australia Zoo myself at the end of May! I am on a platinum tour, so I get to be behind the scenes all day with my own personal guide!
I also grew up watching the crocodile Hunter. Loved watching Steve’s video and it broke my heart when he passed away.
With only one day at the zoo, I went for the best opportunity possible. It’s a day I’ll never forget and I can’t wait for it to get here!
The only hard part will be on the plane from North America to Australia 🇦🇺… lol
Have a great time! I'm sure your experience will be a few levels above ours with having extras!
When we went to Australia Zoo, there were Australian animals. We saw dingoes, Tasmanian Devils etc.There is also an area with snakes and lizards.
I was lucky enough to be able to walk with tiger cubs. The elephants were in mourning because they had recently lost one
Great job guys.
15:45 Sorry about the comment flood. I lived in Far North Queensland for quite some time, close to the Bloomfield River where there is a population of at least five crocodiles longer than 2 metres.
I once drove past one of the boat ramps that has more than one sign warning of crocodiles and saw 2 German tourists swimming at the ramp. Two days before, I'd seen a 3-metre crocodile hanging around just off the ramp. I pulled in and warned them but they really didn't comprehend how dangerous a situation they were in. You just won't see a croc before it ambushes you. The water isn't crystal clear like it is at The Zoo. Crocs are bloody invisible in a river.
Another great video guys, are you planning on coming back again next year?
Thanks. I don't think we will be able to. Mainly due to lower viewing figures and the rising costs
Hands down its a top contender next to the Bronx zoo
Great video guys. Adelaide are getting elephants at Monarto Zoo, can't wait for that.
Loved this vid! ❤
I’ve been there twice, once when Steve was still alive and again in 2019, my last visit I was really disappointed. Hardly any Aussie animals anymore, only 5 crocs on display as the rest were in an area where we couldn’t go, and even the other animals were way fewer than I remember. I think I’ll go to another zoo next time 🙁
We know of quokkas...but the rest of Australia has similar animals like potoroos, wallaroos, pademelons and bettongs.
I recall some time back something said about the huge tortoise there, that it was the oldest one in the world I believe, like 120 years old or something like that.
Not until after Steve died did I learn just how big of a global superstar he was, everybody knows Steve Irwin and the impact he had on wildlife conservation. very nice touch guys.
i have been to this zoo back in 2019 it was great i highly enjoyed it
Loved it guys ❤❤❤
I'd also add aspanells safari zoo as a top contender aswell
Stingray barb through the heart.
in Australia A motorway is a divided highway with graded intersections and access by motor vehicles only. Hence the name MOTORway. A freeway is a motorway without tolls. Hence the name FREEway.
Well most of our motorways don't have tolls
Sting rays are very dangerous. I will never know why Steve Irwin thought it would be okay to swim over the top of one. Such a terrible loss. He truly was a wild life warrior.
one of them is named steve what i been told
Yeah the Quokka are only found in the wild on Rottnest Is. these days, feral animals like cats, dogs, foxes and pigs etc either ruin the habitat or just eat them, Rotto is their last strong hold, you are not allowed to touch or feed them.
my mate andrew in the blue security uniform ahaha
For me - the most incredible is that you've never seen an elephant - in Poland we have elephants in almost every zoo... Krakow, WrocŁaw, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Łódź for sure, cause I've seen that animals there on my own eyes :)
I was going to go to wrocław zoo but didn't have the time back in July! 😔
@@CharlieandRob it's a very good idea. I think you'll like it! :)
My earliest memory of Steve Irwin was from school. He was a few years ahead of me and I didn’t have much to do with him but that big personality was very plainly obvious
If it wasn't for Australia Zoo,
Beerwah would just be another boring lil whistle stop 😂
Captive Rhinos can be quite tame. I went to a safari park years ago and there was an enclosure with a rhino being fed by one of the keepers. I drove up and the keeper invited me to come over and say hello. I got out of my car and the rhino looked at me while munching on his/her lunch and ignored me. I was joking when I asked if I could pat the rhino. The keeper thought about it and basically said "You could, but....." I think that I could have, but.....
haha yea probably still not worth the risk! :D
Charley, were the tigers Sumatran tigers?
Yes they were
@@CharlieandRob They’re smaller and the most endangered. Taronga has a couple that they keep rotating with other zoos to keep the gene pool as broad as possible.
Another Great video 👍
How did you find Brisbane?
Yea it was alright but quite hilly!! :D
Great video. Mate
Have you been out to Western Plains zoo yet?
No we havnt
It always hurts a bit seeing these beasts in captivity even with the space granted to them in our parks and Zoos, Toronga is the biggest, not the Sydney Toronga Zoo, Toronga Dubbo, you can drive your own car, walk, hire scooters or golf carts or guided tours to get around, but they are not just for display these days, it is about learning how to ensure the survival of the species, breeding programs etc.
Charlie and Rob in 20 years those elephants will remember you..expecially you rob becouse who else would look like that...oh ray the AFL umpire..😂
Haha
The ‘show’ is a bit too cringe showbiz for my liking but the zoo is fantastic
But that's how they make the money, attract more visitors etc
@@CharlieandRobthis
Such a shame btw u got overcast weather conditions for this zoo day.
We had very mixed weather in Aus
They are Asian elephant, Rob, The African ones are larger, tell Chaz😂
Thumbnail 😂😂
Australia's "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here", Robert is now going to be the co-host.
Yea I saw. Getting rid of eating animals(but not cows etc)
What I know about Zoos is they are coming more conservation and they been doing for sometime where long time ago it was place with you went to animals in cages.
I like Australia Zoo and the way they care for their charges, as well as the great crocodile protection they practice. It is a great zoo, but may I recommend checking out the Rockhampton Zoo if you haven't done so. It is free entry and possibly the best free, council-run zoo in Australia. They even have a chimpanzee breeding program happening. I have a short video on my channel of two crocs at Australia zoo starting to mate if anyone's interested.
Are you guys still here????
They're back in England
Thanks 😊😊@@aussiebornandbred
Yea been back in England for a month 😁
I like how the zoo is nice and open for the animals to roam around . However having said that , I have seen Australian wild life in the wild and I now have no interest seeing them in a zoo . Thanks for your lovely video .
I had to question the zoo aspect. How is it helping these animals. And that's why I told the viewers about the qokkas.
Melbourne is the best everything according to them sports capital of the world best this best that the best thing to come out of Melbourne is the hume highway
I always found Steve’s OTT persona cringy but I respected the hell out of him in one interview where he said ‘yes I want to make millions and millions of dollars so I can buy millions more hectares for animals”
I agree but that's what made him him. And would people of loved him and would he have been able to have the same impact of he didn't have the personality he had.
@@CharlieandRob oh I have no doubt if he had been quieter he may have just faded into oblivion. I applaud the Irwin family for keeping going too. I’m just more of a David Attenborough fan.
Lol. No.
$50 gosh and not the most you paid for that!
" Is Australia Zoo the Best in the World? " NO IT'S NOT , now that saved me 30 Minutes not having to watch this VIDEO
You could just watch the video anyway 😉
@@CharlieandRob Very good point .
No
They are the best at milking the fame of their deceased family member for money, ask Steve Irwins father what Terri is really like.
Well the world revolves around making money so if it's a method of making money to be able to do what they want to achieve then can you really blame them
@@CharlieandRob There are many other ways to make money in this world and I doubt those two kids are both so passionate about wildlife, they were guilted into it by their mother and didn't have a choice. If both or even one of those kids left Terri wouldn't have her goldmine that she doesn't deserve.
If they need to use their dead fathers/husbands image to make money then I don't know how they sleep at night. I have never seen someone as obviously fake nice as Bindi Irwin.
We just found out Robert wouldn't have been there as he is the new host of I'm a Celebrity get me out of here.
Yea Robert was the main one we wanted to see!
Nope..
At $250 for two pensioners just to get in ……
Well it didn't cost us anywhere near that
No its not the best at all. Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney is far better with much more consideration for the animals and enclosures. Australia zoo has a high turnover of staff and constantly advertise for new employees. They also do not support local businesses, sourcing from China instead. Australian - No, are American. Royalty - No.
Wow you live up to your name dont you.
WANT TO SEE THE ANIMALS=====NOT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a vlog. It even says it in the title.
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Never a fan of Steve Irwin.
Why not
Good afternoon from PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Thank you Rob and Charlie for doing this Zoo and paying so much attention to Steve's legacy. Your video here really shows just how good Aust. Zoo really is and how special it is with the lengths they go to to protect, cure and treat injured wildlife, and help promote the growth in numbers of various species which are normally threatened with extinction by various elements, either by mankind hunting them, or perhaps by reduction in habitats, etc. It was a really good video with plenty of time spent on various exhibits. So thanks again for showing this zoo off to all, and for all the useful tips in how to best spend a day there - including the cost of food which I thought was amazing (SO expensive!!!). Thanks Charlie for mentioning that. I know now to eat before hand. I'll catch up with you guys again soon. GB
Our pleasure. Glad you enjoyed 🙂