We Explored Australia Zoo! 🐊

[@kazz3956]

I went to the Australian Zoo many years ago with my kids. We had travelled to Brisb'n for BMX championships. Our friends had a relative who worked there, so we got a backstage pass to the Koala hospital. We have a photo of my kids holding a koala and a baby crocodile. We also went to Seaworld, and my son was chosen to have photos with the dolphins. Both great experiences. They have also raced in Cairns, so they've been to the Great Barrier Reef. It is just beautiful. They have also raced in South Australia, both in Adelaide at a World Title event and Mount Gambier, and twice in Shepparton, Victoria. Their first event they entered was in Perth, WA. They were tiny then. My son had quit when my daughter entered her last Nationals in Bunbury, the South West of WA. That was over 10 years later. Amazing times travelling. If you get a chance to do it, grab it with both hands. There is so much to see. You won't be disappointed.

[@jparko4944]

The Bush/Brush Turkey was building a nest. They spend months back-kicking leaves and sticks into a volcano-looking mound. The nests can get to 1.5 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres in diameter. The decaying vegetation is what incubates the eggs. They crater out the top and then fill it back in to control the temperature of the nest. I bloody love'm - see the same crew every day at work:) My best mate is Yellowbeard, (cause he's a male with a larger and more colourful throat pouch, and he lost an eye in a fight). Have a great stay in Aus. Great vid! (Good place to raise kids😉). Crikey!!

[@jparko4944]

p.s. pretty good Aussie accent you've got there. It's demonstrably hard for most Poms and for most Seppos. Same with the South African and Kiwi accent.

[@noelroberts8199]

There are plenty of Fish and Chip shops that have vinegar with their fish and chips in Oz. Joe still needs to work on his Aussie accent abit more yet, he has to be abit more relaxed when he speaks just like we Aussies are, Relaxed. Both of you enjoy your stay in the Best country in the world.......

[@EatVentureVlog]

Awh thank you for sharing! Appreciate your comment 🙏 It means so much to us you watching our videos🙌

[@Dr_KAP]

It is true. Biggest legal case in Australian history, Azaria Chamberlain was eaten by a dingo and her mother was sent to jail for it. It was at Uluṟu (Ayers rock) not on an island.

[@EatVentureVlog]

Crazy 😅

[@RobNMelbourne]

@@EatVentureVlog The famous quote from the case "the dingo's got my baby". Meryl Streep played the part of Lindy Chamberlain and Sam Neill played her husband Michael Chamberlain in the 1988 film about the incident "Evil Angels". Fraser Island Dingoes are considered the most pure bred because of the isolation on the island and the island is a National Park so no other dogs are allowed. Children have been severely mauled and killed by the Fraser Island Dingoes. People who grow up in the city just don't understand how dangerous Dingoes can be.

[@jordantaylor260]

Actually it happened again recently on Frasier island but the child wasn't killed.

[@Dr_KAP]

@@jordantaylor260 Fraser Island or K’Gari not Frasier - that’s an American comedy tv show 😂 👍

[@jordantaylor260]

@@Dr_KAP It's one I who gives a toss.

[@rodshepherd5769]

We absolutely have lashings of vinegar on our fish and chips!

[@AnnaSerfozo-s2e]

Come to Western Australia and visit Rottnest Island (offshore from Perth). You can meet the very friendly quokkas that roam freely.

[@EatVentureVlog]

This is on our bucket list!

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Joe sort of sounds like a typical Queenslander putting his Steve Irwin accent on. 😂

[@EatVentureVlog]

Ayeee thanks for this, needs a bit more work but I'll be one of the locals in no time 😉🇦🇺

[@rjswas]

If you haven't yet, visit Tasmania, it will remind you of home lol, but in the summer it will remind you of dry hell haha, nah joking... kinda, i live there and it is a lovely place if you like forests and all that, unless you prefer the city life.

[@matthewcullen1298]

Those burritos looked good😊

[@neilfleming2787]

oh man I got addicted to dried mango slices, unfortunately I would stuff myself silly with them and it definitely was not healthy, but oh so tasty

[@EatVentureVlog]

Mango in any form is amazing!

[@boppermacca9346]

Have you guys visited K'gari or Moreton island yet?

[@EatVentureVlog]

We did both last year before we started Vlogging but would love to go back again 🙌🇦🇺

[@lindajackson8138]

Steve used to do that crock show....so when you went to the zoo you would get to meet him and the family

[@EatVentureVlog]

Wow that would of been amazing

[@dawnradel9008]

That's how Steve and Terry met. He saw her in the crowd. She was with a friend. They got to meet Steve after the show. The rest is history 😊

[@andreawebster9535]

Citeh citeh 💙💙💙💙💙

[@rodshepherd5769]

It’s the world’s largest wildlife hospital

[@EatVentureVlog]

Just amazing 😍

[@RobNMelbourne]

First Bay at Coolum is a nice little secluded beach. Don't tell anyone about it. 😁

[@EatVentureVlog]

Thank you for the great advise, we’ve been there it’s a stunner 🙌

[@TheRubeeRose]

Oh dear, I wonder how that poor guy felt the next day @ 10:35 - look at how sunburnt he already is (bottom left corner, no shirt) !

[@neilfleming2787]

if you like dingo's you need to see if you can catch some 'dholes'....(and yes that's a wild species of dog like animal)

[@lindaswenser-so4ox]

The closest relatives to the wombat is the koala

[@EatVentureVlog]

Interesting!

[@ChristopherJewels]

There are basically 3 Aussie accents. Received English which sounds posh and tries to mimic a Queen's English accent, general, which most Australians use, and broad, which is more nasal and common outside big cities kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ_MoHebhrOfrrM In South Australia they tend to say charn- ce, darn ce, Frarn-ce, whereas elsewhere it's dan-ce, chan-ce, Fran-ce. Vocab is far more different between States. eg case, carton, slab, or tube of beer; or swimmers, bathers, cossies, togs, depending on which State you're in.

[@EatVentureVlog]

Ahh that’s good to know, thank you for the breakdown. We have started to really pickup on the difference with the rural Queensland accent!

[@livertic]

Give the accents up mate !

[@EatVentureVlog]

Might need a little more work on that one 😂

[@amygone2pot]

@@EatVentureVlogyour accent is not bad, actually. Won’t be long and you will pass for a local - sometimes!

[@RobNMelbourne]

Wombats are related to Koalas. Think of Wombats as Koalas who live in burrows in the ground instead of trees.

[@EatVentureVlog]

Ah that’s good to know

[@lindaswenser-so4ox]

They are co- habitation were they living together in one area

[@PatriciaMegna]

Nothing wrong with Taco Bell,they are really nice.

[@EatVentureVlog]

Just not much range in the UK 🤷‍♂️

[@garydoeblin2980]

Steve irwin way is commonly refered to as crikey way

[@Zed483]

Wonbat Trivia. They poop cube shapped poo😮

[@suemethven2097]

The dingoes are everywhere on Fraser Island off the coast of Queensland and they have attacked holidaymakers

[@EatVentureVlog]

Gheez! We went to that island last year but didn’t see any in the time we was there.

[@suemethven2097]

@@EatVentureVlog you were lucky…

[@aussiemiss1442]

Yes recently a child was attacked by a dingo on Frazer Is Just a note on the wombats and koalas they both have pouches but they face backwards. A handy a deputation. They dig so the pouch could fill up with dirt. The koala climbs a tree so the twigs could get into the pouch. Amazing ?

[@EatVentureVlog]

Wow!

[@blackletter2591]

We should resist defining Australian animals as some weird bootleg copy of a European animal. They're not. They are the unique products of evolution in Australia and they have survived pretty well until we arrived. Some are unparalleled examples of viability in their own niches, eg the snakes and lizards.

[@davidrossi1486]

Crocodiles don’t want to be fed, they want to hunt.

[@EatVentureVlog]

I do agree, I just know that the park does quite a lot for conservation and hope these crocodiles help support the ones in the wild with their displays, helping inform guests on a large scale, it's a tough predicament 🤔

[@livertic]

Echindas are not nocturnal

[@EatVentureVlog]

My mistake thought they were 😅

[@Dr_KAP]

@@liverticEchidnas in the top end are definitely nocturnal. They become nocturnal in the warmer months in some regions but in very warm regions they are nocturnal year round.

[@livertic]

@@Dr_KAP The majority are not. Im in Vic and spotted 2 today.

[@livertic]

@@Dr_KAP Thanx for that.

[@Dr_KAP]

@@livertic as I said, those at the top end are and those in warmer climates will also adjust to become so - Victoria is not the top end and isn’t a warmer climate lol. Sorry Victoria but you freezin 🤣 👍

[@gregself6203]

PLEASE don't try to do a "traditional" Australian accent. Most of us don't speak like that and many would find it offensive. Be yourself.

[@cherylgold8368]

Please be respectful to our indigenous and stop calling it Fraser Island, it is named K'Gari....😊