When we left Brisbane by coach we stopped off for a visit to Australia Zoo on our way up to Noosa. It's a real shame that Steve Irwin isn't around anymore, but even so the zoo did not disappoint. We got there just as the zoo was opening, so we were first in line to get in. Once we'd dropped off our bags we set out to have a look round at all the animals - there were loads that we had seen before, but also ones that we hadn't seen. We started off with a look at some true Aussie icons - tasmanian devils, dingoes, koalas, saltwater crocs, and cassowaries - which we were seeing for the first time, so another one to tick off the list! We were also in time to catch some of the tortoise feeding - they didn't move much, but they were massive! The talk was really interesting too. After having a quick stop for lunch, we went to the Crocoseum to watch the Wildlife Warriors show - it was really energetic and full of flying birds, and some crocodile demonstrations too, like feeding the large salties and even a trainer getting in the water to be chased by one! Not something we ever want to experience, but it was really fun to watch. After the show we only had a couple of hours left to explore before our coach picked us up, so we walked through the kangaroo enclosure and through to the wetlands area, where we saw some more Australian birds called Brolgas. Next up we went through the South East Asia area and on to 'Bindi's Island', where there were free roaming lemurs, before ending up in Africa, to see the giraffes, zebras and rhinos. We were then just in time to watch the tiger presentation - the keepers got one of the Sumatran tigers to show off some skills like jumping and climbing, which were really impressive. Then they brought out 2 baby tigers (not that small now, but still the youngest they have) - they were in a BBC documentary that we watched last year and it was awesome to see them in real life! After the show we were in a bit of a rush, so we quickly wandered through the koala exhibit and the aviary, had a quick look at most of Australia's most venomous snakes, and then headed off to have a sneak peek at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. They weren't performing any operations when we were there, but we did see a koala who was in the hospital with an eye infection. It was great to finally get to see probably one of the most famous zoos in the world!