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Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia is owned by Steve Irwin and Terri Irwin, who co-star on The Crocodile Hunter, their unconventional nature documentary series on television, as well as a spin-off series Croc Files. Their popular programs are shown on the Animal Planet television network in the United States.

Although perhaps best known for the crocodiles, the Zoo features many exhibits of Australian wildlife, including asian otters, koalas, wombats, tasmanian devils, snakes, tigers, cheetahs, and a giant Galapagos tortoise called Harriet, the world's oldest living animal.

Australia Zoo was named Australia's Best Major Tourist Attraction for 2003-2004.

History

The land of the current site of Australia Zoo was bought in 1970, by Steve Irwin's parents. The orginal name of the attraction was the Beerwah Reptile Park. Over a decade later the park was renamed to the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park and the area was doubled with the purchase of another four acres. In 1987 the Crocodile Environmental Park was opened in an effort to aid Saltwater Crocodile protection.

By the 1990s the Crocodile Environmental Park had become very popular and was seen as unique for it's display of Crocodile feeding within the park. In 1992 the park was renamed again, becoming Australia Zoo.

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