Australian athletes visit Birmingham Zoo to see animals from down under

Crikey! Two Australian youth baseball teams played in the 2024 Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association Championship this week at iconic spots including Rickwood Field.

They also got to see some familiar friends at Birmingham Zoo during a special tour.

Keep reading to learn about their visit with the zoo’s Australian animals!

Australia comes to Alabama

Approximately 60 youth players, coaches and parents visited the Birmingham Zoo yesterday.

The zoo wanted the Australian youth teams to feel at home, so they welcomed the international guests to visit some Australian animals and learn about conservation.

Australian Ambassador Animals

 The visiting athletes first interacted with the zoo’s Australian Ambassador Animals, including the:

• Blue-tongued Skink
• Australian Green Tree Frog
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
• Woma Python

After meeting the ambassador animals, the guests fed the Australian Rainbow Lorikeets before continuing their zoo tour. 

More tournament info

Although these two teams lost to their opponents on Monday, they will have more opportunities to play.

The 2024 WWBA 14U National Championship began on Friday, July 12, and will end Friday July 19. The upcoming games will primarily be played at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex.

For more information on this wood bat tournament, visit here.

The tournament, games at Rickwood Field and the visit to the Birmingham Zoo were organized by the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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