@Zoo_Boy: if you want to know about my trip, then check out the thread "Summer Road Trip". Some of the zoos and locations might change, but I'll still visit at least 20 different zoos and aquariums this summer.
@Chlidonias: I posted only a couple of shots from the Kuranda Wildlife Park in Kuranda, Queensland in the gallery. My wife and I paid for a day trip to the sleepy village of Kuranda, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable 8 hours. We took the train ride ride to the village, and then were allowed to wander around amongst the shops and touristy stores for an hour or so. There is a butterfly garden and an insect world, but we didn't go to either of those small places. We had a nice buffet lunch, and then spent about an hour and a half at the Kuranda Wildlife Park. After that there was an aboriginal dance for the public, and a ride in an "army duck" vehicle that lasts a good hour. That is where we saw a wild cassowary and a lizard and snake or two.
The animal park is rather small, but they had wombats, dingos, cassowaries, emus, koalas, wallabies, kangaroos, and a large area for freshwater crocodiles and a variety of turtles and lizards. The highlight was "Jack", an absolutely massive saltwater croc that is looked down upon from above. You could see it all in an hour, and it's the only wildlife park that I've been to in Queensland.
