Steve and Terri head out west in a quest to find a mate for a goanna lizard at Australia Zoo. Animals are saltwater crocodile, freshwater crocodile, brown tree snake, tick, frill neck lizard, cattle and kangaroo. ![]() Steve travels to the Australian Outback to show us the last remaining major sources of water in this dry area. ![]() Steve and Terri seek the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct since the 1930s, as well as Tasmanian devils, copperhead snakes, black-faced shags, pademelon joeys and wombats. Steve films the struggle and shows an annual scientific survey of the turtles off the east coast of Australia. The hatchlings face enormous obstacles to get to the ocean. Green and loggerhead sea turtles lay their eggs on the land. Steve continues his examination of non-indigenous animal species that threaten to crowd out native Australian animals.īeautiful scenery and adventure are encountered during Steve and Terri's visit to the isolated inhabitants of the world's largest sand island. Steve also shows a roundup of wild camels. In Australia, the vast majority of animals are endemic to the continent. The new species can crowd out the native animals. Steve takes a look at the serious problem of the introduction of non-native species to Australia. Steve returns to his roots as he captures and relocates a 14-foot crocodile named Nobby away from a busy waterway in Australia. Steve encounters orangutans and elephants in Sumatra. Steve attempts to rescue a turtle in a river despite the presence of crocodiles. Note: This episode originally aired as a two-hour special, but in later reruns, it was divided into two separate episodes. Steve observes boars, snakes and dingoes in the Outback. The Dingo Fence in southern Queensland, is part of the world's longest fence (over 3300 miles long), built to keep dingoes out of southern Queensland and away from the sheep flocks. Steve and Terri venture across the United States of America, seeking out deadly scorpions, venomous snakes and toxic spiders. Steve examines some of the venomous snakes and spiders that can make unwelcome appearances in suburbia. ![]() Some of them live in the homes of suburbanites in Australia. Not all dangerous creatures live out in the wilderness of the forests, the jungles and the Outback. The work at the park includes relocation of giant boas and healthcare for alligators. Steve takes viewers behind the scenes at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park (now Australia Zoo) in Australia. Steve and Terri trace the history of Australia's dinosaurs. Animals are alligator snapping turtle, American alligator, grey kangaroo, freshwater crocodile and red-belly black snake. Steve also helps Terri to relocate her pet cougar, Malina. Steve follows Terri to her home state of Oregon, and to New York, to watch beavers and raccoons. Note: This pilot was first broadcast on Discovery Channel as a two-hour special, but in later reruns on Animal Planet, it was divided into two separate episodes. Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri Raines Irwin, spend their honeymoon trapping and rescuing crocodiles in Australia.
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