It's great how zoo's are no longer a circus just for the spectators to see the animals but part of a conservation and educational program.

First time I took the fam to Aussie Zoo Steve was riding a quad bike around, I called out to him he should be wearing a helmet, he just laughed and gave a wave. Such a genuine bloke.

i went to western plains zoo out at dubbo in nsw years ago and that was amazing. huge in area each type of animal has its own enclosure no fences surrounded by moats.

African elephants are larger than Asian elephants, so if you think those ones were big, you should see the ones from Africa! When I was a kid, Taronga Zoo in Sydney had elephant rides just for younger kids. They had two bench seats draped over the African elephant’s back, and the elephant trainer would sit at the front and guide the elephant safely around the special track.

The great thing about Australia Zoo is that, while most other zoos around the world are for the purpose of making money for rich people (what place isn't designed for that particular purpose these days??), the money you spend at Australia zoo goes into conservation - buying up vast lands for the purpose of conservation. It might be nice to know that you're exorbitant hamburger prices went towards conservation.

Thank you Rob and Charlie for doing this Zoo and paying so much attention to Steve's legacy. Your video here really shows just how good Aust. Zoo really is and how special it is with the lengths they go to to protect, cure and treat injured wildlife, and help promote the growth in numbers of various species which are normally threatened with extinction by various elements, either by mankind hunting them, or perhaps by reduction in habitats, etc. It was a really good video with plenty of time spent on various exhibits. So thanks again for showing this zoo off to all, and for all the useful tips in how to best spend a day there - including the cost of food which I thought was amazing (SO expensive!!!). Thanks Charlie for mentioning that. I know now to eat before hand. I'll catch up with you guys again soon. GB

It’s so good to see the Irwin children grow up to become successful in their own right and continue Steve’s good work. He would be so proud of them… RIP Steve.

I remember the day our family went to aus zoo Russell crowe was the special guest. Steve done the croc shows its was a great day

Best memory of Steve was him on a talk show with Rove and the host asked if he drank coffee. His reaction was "No No heck no mate, top of my head would blow off!" (Search Steve Irwin Coffee interview)

My first memory of Steve Irwin was in 1981. On holiday in Port Macquarie, Bob and his barefoot kid put on a free snake exhibition in a local park. Got to start somewhere.

10:50 I remember when Steve started becoming known not only here in Queensland, but around the world. He was always that same, knock-about bloke from when he was young, up until his tragic encounter with the animals he loved. Oh, and as for the crowds at The Zoo? We went on a quiet day. The stadium was barely half full. It was also when the tiger exhibit was undergoing refurbishing. I enjoyed the trained Macaws and other birds. That was cool. Oh, and the Irwins weren't there, other than mumma, so that may have something to do with it.

The day he died. I was @ a doctor’s appt and it came on the waiting room Tv. Immediate devastating sadness overcame me - I cry every time I spend a moment too long remembering him. I’ll never get over it.

Love Oz Zoo. When I was there, the Irwins weren't 😢, but it was still just so good. I was lucky enough to see the Tigers climbing the trees and swimming 😊.

From 1989 to 1993.. probably visited the croc farm a dozen times. I went to the same high school as Steve and live in Eudlo, 3 suburbs away from him. He used to take about 20 or 30 people on a personal tour of his property for an hour or two. On Monday September 4 of 2006 at about 1:30pm I got a text that gutted me. I was teaching my class of 7 year olds and it was a sad day. I haven't been to Australia Zoo since. It's always the croc farm to me.

When Steve passed away I was packing for a trip to America. After arriving in America I was totally shocked at how big he was over there. After finding out I’m Australian, people were stopping me to offer their condolences

12:25 That one clip always puts a tear in my eye. We should all be striving and protesting to save our animals. Without them, we won't survive. No snakes? Rodent plagues. No bees? No food. No birds? No transfer of seeds. No crocodiles or eagles? Rotting carrion everywhere, breeding disease-carrying flies.

RIP Steve, what a amazing soul he was. Loved the video

I thought Benedict was the only one who pronounced Tortoises that way. Hahaha

Another brilliant vid, I'd been waiting for this one! I know you were both looking forward to visiting the zoo and that it was a big part of why you went to the sunshine coast. So I'm glad that you weren't disappointed. I also loved what you said at the end about conservation and preserving species. Not all zoos are created equal and not all do the right thing. But Aus Zoo definitely does..

Nice tribute to Steve Irwin 🙏 He was an incredible guy. Same for me, the American talk shows. You would have these Americans with their accents & then the stark contrast of Steve speaking in his broad aussie accent. I will never forget that awful day though - when I thought to myself, this can't be true 😥Truly a freak accident. I had to laugh when the Bin Chicken was there. I saw a few yesterday. I haven't been to Australia Zoo, just Sydney Taronga Zoo & The Australian Reptile Park at Gosford, 1.5 hrs from Sydney. It's where they milk the snakes & spiders for anti-venom, which is a crucial service that they perform there; it's also a great place to visit & a nice drive from Sydney to the Central Coast. Great video!

Just found your channel and loving it. Your first RL game was one of the best ever NRL grand finals. Epic!!! Ref Steve Irwin was his enthusiasm just like Robert now. Roberts passion and love of animals is his father in every sense. Going to enjoy your channel xxxx

Looks like a great time there. A place I have not been to yet. You are definitely seeing more of Australia than I have.

This is the one I've been waiting for the most. Thrilled to see it was 30 mins long but still sadly felt like 5. I will get to Australia Zoo one day but for now I'll have to be content with Taronga and Sydney Zoos and Featherdale and Symbio Wildlife Parks as they are the easiest for me to visit. Great job once again Rob and Charlie. #ripsteve

The ‘show’ is a bit too cringe showbiz for my liking but the zoo is fantastic

Not until after Steve died did I learn just how big of a global superstar he was, everybody knows Steve Irwin and the impact he had on wildlife conservation. very nice touch guys.

My fav moment of Steve was when he was on the nrl footy show …he was on a few times but every time was funny af I haven’t been to Australia zoo for something like 25 years but I looks amazing still

Stingray barb through the heart.

Thanks Charlie and Rob, that was terrific, I’ve never been there so I thoroughly enjoyed watching everything and also your comments at the end were very informative and interesting 🐊

Great video guys, loved it! Excellent.

There used to be several small theme parks in that area: Irwin's Reptile Park, The Tram Stop, uh a bee thing, I don't actually remember the others. Most were free entry, or very cheap at most. Then Steve Irwin got famous, and the little wildlife park expanded and bought out all the other parks to use the land. It's a shame all the history and fun things that were lost. At least the wildlife hospital still does good work there.

Sting rays are very dangerous. I will never know why Steve Irwin thought it would be okay to swim over the top of one. Such a terrible loss. He truly was a wild life warrior.

when I went to the Australian Zoo it was Bindi Irwin 9th birthday celebration that The Veronicas performed at. which I loved the other Zoo I loved was Monarto Safari Park in South Australia.

Great job guys.

My favourite memory of Steve was when I was surfing at Currimundi beach and I looked over and there’s Steve. He wasn’t in Green outfit lol. He died 4 months after that.

When we went to Australia Zoo, there were Australian animals. We saw dingoes, Tasmanian Devils etc.There is also an area with snakes and lizards. I was lucky enough to be able to walk with tiger cubs. The elephants were in mourning because they had recently lost one

Hands down its a top contender next to the Bronx zoo

They do a crocodile show at the reptile park near Gosford nth of Sydney. There is also a crocodile park near Darwin I think as well.

Awesome Vlog, thanks for sharing I’m heading to Australia Zoo myself at the end of May! I am on a platinum tour, so I get to be behind the scenes all day with my own personal guide! I also grew up watching the crocodile Hunter. Loved watching Steve’s video and it broke my heart when he passed away. With only one day at the zoo, I went for the best opportunity possible. It’s a day I’ll never forget and I can’t wait for it to get here! The only hard part will be on the plane from North America to Australia 🇦🇺… lol

1:30 A decent amount have elephants here in the UK. Chester Noah’s ark (Bristol) ZSL Whipsnade Longleat (a single rescued female) Blackpool Just to name a few.

Loved this vid! ❤

I’ve been there twice, once when Steve was still alive and again in 2019, my last visit I was really disappointed. Hardly any Aussie animals anymore, only 5 crocs on display as the rest were in an area where we couldn’t go, and even the other animals were way fewer than I remember. I think I’ll go to another zoo next time 🙁

i have been to this zoo back in 2019 it was great i highly enjoyed it

15:45 Sorry about the comment flood. I lived in Far North Queensland for quite some time, close to the Bloomfield River where there is a population of at least five crocodiles longer than 2 metres. I once drove past one of the boat ramps that has more than one sign warning of crocodiles and saw 2 German tourists swimming at the ramp. Two days before, I'd seen a 3-metre crocodile hanging around just off the ramp. I pulled in and warned them but they really didn't comprehend how dangerous a situation they were in. You just won't see a croc before it ambushes you. The water isn't crystal clear like it is at The Zoo. Crocs are bloody invisible in a river.

Yeah the Quokka are only found in the wild on Rottnest Is. these days, feral animals like cats, dogs, foxes and pigs etc either ruin the habitat or just eat them, Rotto is their last strong hold, you are not allowed to touch or feed them.

6:10 Weirdly, I am an Aussie but never watched any of the Bindi shows, and very few of Steve's shows. I did watch his documentaries though. When I visited Austra;ia Zoo for the first time about three years ago, it was all new to me. When I saw Bindi's Island I thought, "How cool was your dad to build you a giant cubby house on an island on the property?" I had no idea that it was once a TV show set.

in Australia A motorway is a divided highway with graded intersections and access by motor vehicles only. Hence the name MOTORway. A freeway is a motorway without tolls. Hence the name FREEway.

Another great video guys, are you planning on coming back again next year?

Loved it guys ❤❤❤

We know of quokkas...but the rest of Australia has similar animals like potoroos, wallaroos, pademelons and bettongs.

For me - the most incredible is that you've never seen an elephant - in Poland we have elephants in almost every zoo... Krakow, WrocŁaw, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Łódź for sure, cause I've seen that animals there on my own eyes :)

my mate andrew in the blue security uniform ahaha

Great video guys. Adelaide are getting elephants at Monarto Zoo, can't wait for that.

I'd also add aspanells safari zoo as a top contender aswell

I recall some time back something said about the huge tortoise there, that it was the oldest one in the world I believe, like 120 years old or something like that.

If it wasn't for Australia Zoo, Beerwah would just be another boring lil whistle stop 😂

Great video. Mate

Another Great video 👍

My earliest memory of Steve Irwin was from school. He was a few years ahead of me and I didn’t have much to do with him but that big personality was very plainly obvious

It always hurts a bit seeing these beasts in captivity even with the space granted to them in our parks and Zoos, Toronga is the biggest, not the Sydney Toronga Zoo, Toronga Dubbo, you can drive your own car, walk, hire scooters or golf carts or guided tours to get around, but they are not just for display these days, it is about learning how to ensure the survival of the species, breeding programs etc.

I like Australia Zoo and the way they care for their charges, as well as the great crocodile protection they practice. It is a great zoo, but may I recommend checking out the Rockhampton Zoo if you haven't done so. It is free entry and possibly the best free, council-run zoo in Australia. They even have a chimpanzee breeding program happening. I have a short video on my channel of two crocs at Australia zoo starting to mate if anyone's interested.

Australia's "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here", Robert is now going to be the co-host.

Charlie and Rob in 20 years those elephants will remember you..expecially you rob becouse who else would look like that...oh ray the AFL umpire..😂

What I know about Zoos is they are coming more conservation and they been doing for sometime where long time ago it was place with you went to animals in cages.

They are Asian elephant, Rob, The African ones are larger, tell Chaz😂

Such a shame btw u got overcast weather conditions for this zoo day.

I like how the zoo is nice and open for the animals to roam around . However having said that , I have seen Australian wild life in the wild and I now have no interest seeing them in a zoo . Thanks for your lovely video .

Are you guys still here????

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Have you been out to Western Plains zoo yet?

Charley, were the tigers Sumatran tigers?

How did you find Brisbane?

Melbourne is the best everything according to them sports capital of the world best this best that the best thing to come out of Melbourne is the hume highway

Lol. No.

I always found Steve’s OTT persona cringy but I respected the hell out of him in one interview where he said ‘yes I want to make millions and millions of dollars so I can buy millions more hectares for animals”

We just found out Robert wouldn't have been there as he is the new host of I'm a Celebrity get me out of here.

No

$50 gosh and not the most you paid for that!

Nope..

" Is Australia Zoo the Best in the World? " NO IT'S NOT , now that saved me 30 Minutes not having to watch this VIDEO

They are the best at milking the fame of their deceased family member for money, ask Steve Irwins father what Terri is really like.

At $250 for two pensioners just to get in ……

No its not the best at all. Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney is far better with much more consideration for the animals and enclosures. Australia zoo has a high turnover of staff and constantly advertise for new employees. They also do not support local businesses, sourcing from China instead. Australian - No, are American. Royalty - No.

WANT TO SEE THE ANIMALS=====NOT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Never a fan of Steve Irwin.

Good afternoon from PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Thank you Rob and Charlie for doing this Zoo and paying so much attention to Steve's legacy. Your video here really shows just how good Aust. Zoo really is and how special it is with the lengths they go to to protect, cure and treat injured wildlife, and help promote the growth in numbers of various species which are normally threatened with extinction by various elements, either by mankind hunting them, or perhaps by reduction in habitats, etc. It was a really good video with plenty of time spent on various exhibits. So thanks again for showing this zoo off to all, and for all the useful tips in how to best spend a day there - including the cost of food which I thought was amazing (SO expensive!!!). Thanks Charlie for mentioning that. I know now to eat before hand. I'll catch up with you guys again soon. GB