Editing Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (section)

=== Australian Adventure ===
[[Image:KangaroosCLEVEzoo.jpg|150px|thumb|right| [[Wallaby]] found in the Australian Adventure]] 
The Australian Adventure area is an {{convert|8|acre|adj=on}} exhibit designed to resemble the [[Australian outback]]. It is home to [[wallaroo]]s, [[kangaroo]]s, [[emu]]s and [[wallabies]] that roam freely throughout Wallaby Walkabout. [[Dingo]]es are also housed in this area along with two aviaries. During the summer, one contains a kea, and the other has [[cockatoo]] and [[kookaburra]]s.  Zoo patrons can learn how sheep are sheared at Kookaburra Station, and experience up-close encounters with [[Southdown sheep]], [[goat]]s, [[Alpaca]]s and other [[Livestock|farm animal]]s in the adjoining Contact Yard. The Australian Adventure is also home to a {{convert|55|ft|adj=on}} Yagga Tree, which contains animal exhibits and a snake slide for younger visitors.<ref name=":1">Australian Adventure, {{cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?name=Australian+Adventure |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2008-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009113320/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/area.asp?name=Australian+Adventure |archive-date=2008-10-09 }}</ref> Due to Northeast Ohio's inclement winters, Australian Adventure is weather dependent in the colder months.

====Gum Leaf Hideout====

Located in Koala Junction, Gum Leaf Hideout is home to the zoo's collection of [[koala]]s [[Matschie's tree-kangaroo|and Matschie's tree-kangaroo]]s. The exhibit also features interactive displays that teach visitors about the devastating effects of deforestation on Australian ecosystems.

====Reinberger Homestead====

Modeled after a traditional 19th-century sheep station, the Reinberger Homestead offers Zoo visitors a look into Australian home life. The area contains [[animatronics]] of a koala and kookaburra, who speak about the culture.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

====Wallaby Walkabout and Boomerang Railway====

Designed to replicate the Australian outback, Wallaby Walkabout features winding paths that visitors share with [[kangaroo]]s, [[Red-necked wallaby|Red-necked wallabies]], and [[Common wallaroo]]s during the months of April through October.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=14 |title=Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Virtual Tour |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220070728/http://www.clemetzoo.com/tour/exhibit.asp?exhibit_id=14 |archive-date=2009-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The landscape includes vegetation intended to be consumed by the animals. Families can also take a train ride through the exhibit. In July 2007, the Zoo fell under scrutiny from [[PETA]] after a one-year-old kangaroo was struck and killed by the exhibit's "Boomerang Railway" train. In response, the Zoo quickly dismissed the employee who was operating the train and installed a fence along the tracks to prevent future injuries from happening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/07/peta_wants_zoo_fine_for_kangar.html|title=PETA wants zoo fined for Kangaroo death|website=Blog.cleveland.com|date=26 July 2007 |access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>

====Yagga Tree====

The artificial, 55 foot tall [[Baobab]] known as the Yagga Tree is the star of Australian Adventure. It once contained exhibits for small animals,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZooChat |url=https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/cleveland-metroparks-zoo-former-species.485061/}}</ref> as well as another animatronic, this time a [[crocodile]] named Wooly Bill.<ref name=":1" />