BINDI Irwin celebrated a graduation with a difference in front of hundreds of fans at Australia Zoo yesterday.
After spending two years in “croc school” learning safe feeding and handling techniques, the 12-year-old took on her first public demonstration of the tail-walking abilities of the saltwater crocodile, which they use to jump out of the water to catch prey.
Her mother Terri fondly recalls a two-year-old Bindi bursting into tears whenever she could not go down to the Crocoseum and watch her dad at work.
A decade later, Bindi bravely stepped on to the podium and, under the guidance of zoo director Wes Mannion, rewarded 400kg Monty with three meat strips and a “rat burger” for demonstrating his tail-walking abilities.
“It was an amazing experience,” Bindi gushed once the demonstration was complete.
“I was a bit nervous and everything feels like it’s going in slow motion but it’s important to teach people how to be safe around croc territory and learn to love these great modern day dinosaurs.”
With her first show complete, Bindi will become a fixture at the Crocoseum in the school holidays, feeding the crocs every day until Sunday, July 10
Source - Sunshine Coast Daily
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