Australian Zoo

Australian Zoo - Cricky!!

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April 20th 2007
New Word: Mozzie - dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals, humans and in particular Uncle Ralpie and Auntie Becky. Yesterday we pulled into the Glass Mountain area, to be more precise, the Shire of Beerwah. The reason for our excursion off of the Bruce Motorway is the Austrailian Zoo - Made notable by the former Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Ir ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more