Australia Zoo, Kangaroo's

Once we were on the road in our camper van after picking up some supplies, we made our way to Australia Zoo. Australia Zoo is home to the 'Crocodile Hunter' the late Steve Irwin. Unfortunately, on our trip to the Zoo in 2003, Steve Irwin wasn't there, he was probably on one of his many adventures. We were a little disappointed as it would have been great to have met him and his family.

The zoo itself is immense with many species. Its not all about the zoo either as the Irwin family are very much concerned with conservation and protecting wildlife and its habitat.

In the zoo our first stop was the Kangaroo enclosure. Inside the enclosure are four different species of Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Red Kangaroo, Western Grey Kangaroo and the Red-necked Wallaby.

You walk inside the enclosure with the Kangaroo's free to roam around. There are feeding areas where you can hand feed the Kangaroo's. Respect should be given the up most priority to these mammals as you are walking in their territory. In my opinion they are great, gentle creatures.

Admission to the zoo is £20 per adult (approximate). Family, Pensioners and Student fees are available.