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  1. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    On-show species list from my visit on the 07.03.18

    Koala
    Sugar Glider
    Rufous Bettong
    Red-legged Pademelon

    King Quail
    Radjah Shelduck
    Wandering Whistling Duck
    Papuan Frogmouth
    Tawny Frogmouth
    Laughing Kookaburra
    Pied Heron (unsigned)
    Buff-banded Rail (unsigned)
    Bush Stone-curlew
    Pied Imperial Pigeon (unsigned)
    Wonga Pigeon (unsigned)
    Pacific Emerald Dove (unsigned)
    Bar-shouldered Dove (unsigned)
    Diamond Dove
    Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
    Galah (unsigned)
    Australian King Parrot*
    Eclectus Parrot
    Double-eyed Fig-parrot
    Rainbow Lorikeet
    Budgerigar
    Noisy Pitta
    Satin Bowerbird*
    Australasian Figbird (unsigned)
    Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (unsigned)
    Zebra Finch

    Freshwater Crocodile
    Estuarine Crocodile
    Eastern Bearded Dragon
    Eastern Water Dragon
    Australian Blue-tongued Skink
    Merten's Water Monitor
    Murray Darling Carpet Python
    Carpet Python
    Jungle Carpet Python
    Olive Python
    Spotted Python
    Scrub Python
    Murray River Turtle
    Krefft's River Turtle

    White-lipped Green Treefrog (?)

    Spiny-leaf Stick Insect

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    * = (not seen)
     
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  2. snowleopard

    snowleopard Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Thanks for the list and to be honest I was expecting more species to be on display. I would estimate that it wouldn't take very long to tour this facility.
     
  3. LaughingDove

    LaughingDove Well-Known Member

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    Did you feel that it was worth the entry price?
     
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    CGSwans Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    It's literally on the roof of a building. It's basically the equivalent of a small 'tropical house' in a Northern hemisphere zoo, from what I understand.
     
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  5. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I wrote a review of it once. If you didn't really stop to look at anything you could do a circuit in five minutes. But that would be stupid of course.
     
  6. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I got in cheaper because there was a deal on bookme (although that was only for a day ticket, with the normal entry fee you can go back for the next four(?) days).

    It was alright but a bit expensive for what it is.
     
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