Come with me.
Share it with me.
Share my wildlife with me.
Because humans want to save things that they love.
My job, my mission,
the reason I've been put onto this planet is to save wildlife.
And I thank you for coming with me.
Yeah, let’s get em’.
[Chandler] You've heard of the Colosseum...
this is the Crocoseum. Home to world class wildlife experiences.
They get people to reconnect with our gorgeous animals
and hopefully inspire them to want to protect them in the wild.
Now, given its name, the Crocoseum, we obviously have crocodiles
front and center here at Australia Zoo.
Our crocodiles love nothing more than coming out,
chasing the keepers, getting a bit of food.
They live for it! And all at the same time,
we get to educate people on how to stay safe around crocodiles
in crocodile territory, which in turn helps keep crocodiles alive
and on the planet for generations to come.
We love our crocodiles here.
Now, in addition to crocodiles, we also have a
free flight bird show which our birds live for.
So people get to see beautiful Rainbows flying through the sky
and get to learn about the plight that birds are facing in the wild
through various threats like pet trade and habitat loss.
It's really special to experience.
[Bindi] We also have some fantastic Komodo dragons here at Australia Zoo
that we really want people to be able to experience.
Now the Komodo dragons are interesting.
They adore water, so they really like coming into the Crocoseum
and having a swim.
They get a really big feed and it's such good enrichment for them.
The Komodos couldn't care less that there is people in the Crocoseum.
They're like, ”whatever,
we just want to eat and go for a swim.”
And it's the most brilliant environment for them to be able to do that.
The Crocoseum was built by Dad many, many years ago.
It was opened in 2003, around Robert's birthday,
when- literally his birthday, like when he was born!
[Chandler] The day he was born.
[Bindi] Right around when Robert was born.
So what's fantastic is, Mum and Dad really wanted
to create a space where people could learn in an exciting way.
So you come to the Crocoseum and you get to experience animals
like never before, and you accidently learn something along the way.
And I think that's so brilliant to be able to bring animals into your heart,
to love and appreciate them,
and then to go home with a greater understanding of our natural world.
So the Crocoseum is the best space to do that.
Our animals think it is fantastic because they get to show off
how beautiful they are.
That's true.
And it's all things that they would naturally be doing in the wild.
And it's so much fun to watch them just lap up the attention.
[Chandler] Oh they love it!
And the Crocoseum itself just stands for conservation.
It is a mecca for wildlife protection.
Every single day we have 5000 seats filled of people,
hopefully gaining a passion
for wildlife conservation through these wildlife experiences.
Now, not only are people getting these experiences,
the Crocoseum itself is contributing to conservation.
We have 1,800 solar panels installed on
the roof, that’s getting power from the sun and helping reduce emissions.
[Bindi] We are so proud of the Crocoseum and I am so thankful
that Mum and Dad put in all of that time, energy, money and effort
to build and showcase animals like you've never seen them before.
To build a structure that really enables people to feel like
they are a part of the animal experiences, you know that you feel like
you are just right there with the birds doing loops around having the best time.
The lorikeets looks like they've had way too much coffee. They just go
crazy every day. To feel the splash of the crocodiles
as they do their enormous hits.
It's just- I’m so passionate about this.
It is so fantastic for everyone, young and old.
You will find it's an extraordinary experience and
and that is what conservation is all about.
It's not just reading about animals in a book.
If you are able to experience an animal to fall in love with that animal,
then you will want to protect them for the generations to come.
That was Mum and Dad's entire ethos in life.
[Chandler] That’s true. [Bindi] They wanted people to truly, genuinely feel
connection with our animals and it has worked so well.
So we are incredibly proud of our Crocoseum, so proud of the conservation efforts
that our entire team puts in to making a difference
and to really be able to educate and inspire our guests through Australia Zoo.
It's just so much fun.
[Chandler] We would love to welcome you guys here.
[Bindi] Yeah, come visit us. [Chandler] Come visit. [Bindi] See the Crocoseum for yourself.
It's pretty epic.
It is.