The Crocoseum
Wildlife Warriors 101 LIVE! - 11:00am and 2:00pm
Are you ready for some serious wildlife action? Our keepers and their amazing animals will take you on a slithering, swooping, jaw-snapping adventure of epic proportions! Every day in the Crocoseum we are taking on the world's conservation issues and protecting the animal kingdom, and we want you to join our army of Wildlife Warriors.
Come on a journey of discovery and adventure with our giant snakes, majestic elephants, colourful birds and prehistoric crocs in the world- famous Crocoseum!
Deathroll Tally
Easter 2006 Death Roll Tally What an incredible Easter long weekend! Once again, our massive Saltwater Crocodiles were going OFF... April's cooling weather did nothing to cool their natural instincts as Steve brought out their wild side every day in the Crocoseum. Steve, Terri and Wes drew HUGE crowds every day, and our thousands of guests just loved the action-packed, entertaining and educational CrocsLIVE shows. Check out the number of death rolls each crocodile did in their attempts to get the 'big piece of meat' (i.e. Steve).
Deathroll Tally Easter 2006
09/04/06 Monty 2
10/04/06 Sharka 4
11/04/06 Mossman 4
12/04/06 Occy 1
13/04/06 Murray 4
14/04/06 Graham 4
15/04/06 Monty 4
16/04/06 Sharka 3
17/04/06 Norman 1
Special Events and Special Guests
Bindi and the Crocmen
Wooo-hoo! The biggest star in the conservation world made her global entertainment debut during Easter 2006 at the Crocoseum! Steve and Terri Irwin's very own Bindi, a seven-year-old blonde dynamo with plenty of spark, sang and danced her way into the hearts of thousands during the Easter school holidays, accompanied by her awesome Crocmen. This energetic and action-packed performance occurred twice a day over Easter, with Steve and Terri providing plenty of moral support - and even offering their services as back-up dancers (an offer respectfully declined by Bindi). We hope this awesome star and her band of merry Crocmen will come back again to rock our socks in the Crocoseum!
The Namgyal Monks of Tibet
During February 2006, Australia Zoo was proud to host the four Namgyal Monks of Tibet, personally chosen by the Dalai Lama to travel the world promoting the Year of Tibet. The monks created a beautiful sand mandala in the Zoo, which they then dismantled and used to bless the Zoo and its conservation works. For the week during their stay, the monks meditated each morning in the Crocoseum, inviting Australia Zoo staff and visitors to join them for this special experience. What an honour!
Australia Day 2006
What do you get when you put John Williamson and Steve Irwin in the Crocoseum together? A true blue, fair dinkum, once-in-a-lifetime Aussie experience! These two awesome Australian icons joined forces on Australia Day to entertain record crowds in the Crocoseum. John and his mate Warren performed some classic Australian hits like Rip, Rip, Woodchip, True Blue, Raining on the Rock and Old Man Emu. What a show! And what a privilege to have a living legend performing centre stage in our own Crocoseum!
John Williamson
We are so lucky here at Australia Zoo to welcome lots of special guests into our Crocoseum! It is an awesome space for anyone to perform in, whether you're a Crocodile Hunter or a musician!
The Crocoseum not only provides a fantastic venue to check out our wildlife, but also provides a unique arena for special events at the Zoo. Fashion parades, dance performances and some very special birthdays have all been celebrated in the Crocoseum. Make sure you join us in the Crocoseum when you visit Australia Zoo!
Bindi's Birthday 2005
Bindi's seventh birthday celebrations went off in the Crocoseum! Wooo-hoo!
Imagine the world's foremost wildlife arena, packed to the brim with thousands of people roaring their approval of the most unreal animal show on earth. Australia Zoo pulled out all the stops for our very own wild child, Bindi Irwin, on her special day, July 24th. Not only were there the usual snakes, tigers, birds and crocodiles doing their thing... we also had everyone's favourite green ogre, SHREK! The Shrek 2 Live show is currently the world's most popular children's live entertainment, and we were stoked to have Shrek and his pals, Donkey and Puss in Boots, smack-bang in the middle of crocodile territory.
Our guests loved the show, too! We had record crowds for Bindi's big day, and they all went ballistic in the Crocoseum.
Entertainment
The Crocoseum is the home of the world's ONLY Crike-Off! Picture this: the two facing sides of the world's largest wildlife arena, both filled with a sea of happy faces, face off - each trying to 'out-CRIKEY' the other. The roar of thousands of voices yelling "CRIKEY!" is enough to get anyone pumped for all of the wildlife action and entertainment!
In a place like Australia Zoo, you really can't help but be entertained no matter where you go - there are just too many awesome animals to see, thrilling wildlife encounters to experience and friendly, informative staff to meet! But the entertainment factor goes up a notch when you hit our Crocoseum. Check out our resident Masters of Ceremonies (Ben, Adam and Jeremy) doing their thing during the wildlife shows, as well as a whole host of crazy and hilarious characters!
Check out the oodles of entertainment there is to enjoy at Australia Zoo!
Crocoseum Dream
The Crocoseum is the fulfillment of one of Steve Irwin's lifelong dreams. Steve wanted to provide the visitors to Australia Zoo with the opportunity to see crocodiles in clear water ponds. This idea was to help educate the public by showing them how crocodiles live and behave in the wild.
Crocodiles use the murkiness of the water in their territory to camouflage from their prey. By using clear water, we can highlight for you the dangers that can be lurking just below the surface of a seemingly serene billabong.
Steve's dream was to be able to use an intricate system of channels and gates to allow him to house several male Saltwater Crocodiles alongside each other in private enclosures, and bring them individually out into the centre of the Crocoseum for our crocodile shows.
Not only did he disprove his critics, who said "It just CAN'T be done", he has provided Australia Zoo with the perfect arena to display some of the most beautiful animals on the face of the earth. This includes not just our crocs, but animals such as our Bengal and Sumatran Tigers, snakes and one of the most amazing free-flight bird shows you will ever see.
Overall, the construction team took almost eleven months to complete the mammoth task. They spent weeks bringing in nearly 7000 cubic metres of dirt to level the building site! Crikey! That is a lot of dirt.
