Little croc... well, probably not

Cairns Tropical Zoo

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July 10th 2008
Thu 10th Jul Today we decided to visit Cairns Tropical Zoo. We won't bore you with every last detail of the day, but some of the highlights were: - The amazing cockatoos and parrots; one in particular was shown off in the 'free flight' demonstration, where he performed a variety of tricks. At the end, to raise money for the maintenance of the zoo, he would take coins offered by people as th ... read more

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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