A day at Darling downs Zoo

[Ozzie Python]

Went out for a look at Darling Downs Zoo today. I would encourage anyone who lives in SE Qld to go for a drive and check it out. It's not as big as Aust Zoo etc but still a good day out and the guys who run it are more than happy to have a chat about anything.

Not much was active in the heat of the day but the Lions are well worth the trip, i believe they are getting some white lions in over the next few months too.

Lots more animals than what i took pics of but these are the ones that turned out.

 

[Ozzie Python]

some more.......

 

[Ozzie Python]

and then.........

 

[Ozzie Python]

still more coming

 

[Bricked]

hey whats wrong with the iguanas tail?

 

[Ozzie Python]

last lot of lions. these animals are amazing to see, photo's don't do any justice of how big and powerfull they are. They each eat 25kg of meat a day, and we complain about prices of rodents.........

 

[Ozzie Python]

definately last one, this is a 20yo lioness used in movies. absolute sook, look at the zoo keeper with his hands in her mouth to show us her teeth.

 

[DonnB]

Green Iguanas can drop there tails, not as easy as other lizards but they can. So i would say that is what has happened.

 

[ZooYouthBen]

Hi All

Hey,
Sorry to bump an Old topic, found this while browsing the net for photos from work, and found photos of me uploaded!

Re: Green Iguana, her name is Flipper she came to us from the Australian Reptile Park, story is she got in a fight with a male, who bit her tail clean off!
She will be intergrated with our 3 young green iguana later this week.

If you have any questions I am more than happy to answer them.

Ben
Keeper
Darling Downs Zoo