Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary, Brisbane
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Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary, created by the Joffe Group, was due to open on 20 June 1992. It was set up as an Australian wildlife sanctuary and tourist attraction in the South Bank Parklands, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, following World Expo 88. There were about 500 animals at the sanctuary. ()
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Koala ("Bear")
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living...
Mammals
Sugar glider
The sugar glider is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as...
Mammals
Eastern quoll
The eastern quoll, formerly known as the eastern native cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. They are widespread and even locally common in Tasmania.
Mammals
Freshwater crocodile
The freshwater crocodile, also known as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile or colloquially as freshie, is a species of crocodile endemic to the northern regions of...
Reptiles
Greater glider
The greater glider is a large gliding marsupial found in Australia. It is not closely related to the Petaurus group of gliding marsupials but instead to the lemur-like ringtail possum, with...
Mammals
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