Alexandra Park Zoo, Public zoo in Bundaberg, Australia
Alexandra Park Zoo is a public facility in Bundaberg that displays native Australian species and endangered animals in enclosures modeled after their natural habitats. The spaces are designed to allow animals room to move and behave as they would in the wild.
The zoo's records centre on a female radiated tortoise named Torty, who was over 136 years old when she died on 20 February 1984, making her one of the longest-lived animals documented in an Australian zoo. The collection today holds species such as the cotton-top tamarin, dingo, spotted-tailed quoll, emu and red-tailed black cockatoo.
The zoo works closely with schools and offers education programs that help visitors understand how animals live in nature. This teaching role makes it an important learning center for the region.
The zoo opens daily from 9:30am to 4:30pm, so a visit fits into a single morning or afternoon. It sits in Bundaberg West, west of the city centre, within Alexandra Park. Allow time to walk between the enclosures, which hold species from cotton-top tamarins to emus and parrots.
The zoo once housed a female radiated tortoise named Torty, who was over 136 years old when she died on 20 February 1984. Visitors today can look for the cotton-top tamarins among the species on display, alongside dingoes, swamp wallabies and red-tailed black cockatoos.
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