Mogo Wildlife Park has confirmed all of its animals are happy, healthy, and safe despite the flooding in Mogo on Friday.
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Zookeeper Chad Staples said some of the low-lying paddocks had been affected, but all animals were safe on higher ground.
"Anyone familiar with the wildlife park would know the bottom part where our largest paddock enclosures are - they're holding a lot of water and the animals are standing on the high points," Mr Staples said.
"We've been here for long enough, and all of these enclosures are built for this, so it's more of an annoyance than anything because everything becomes more difficult until the water goes away.
"The camping area is all underwater, and we won't know what the impact down there is until the flooding stops.
"It's come in very fast, and there's a lot of talk around town about how no-one has seen it like this before, but I think the damage from the fires has had an impact."
The park reopened on Saturday.
Mr Staples said the zoo's youngest animal, a baby giraffe recently named Matope, the Swahili word for mud, was safe and sound in a special paddock with his mum.
"The giraffe house is completely above the flood levels, and mum and calf are in their separate yard with full access to the bedrooms, so they're blissfully unaware," he said.
"We named him Matope because when he was born, his mum gave birth to him into a big pile of mud, so that was a nice soft landing.
"If he'd been born today we would have had to come up with a different name though."
Despite the heavy rains and floods, Mr Staples said some of the animals were enjoying the experience.
"Rain isn't scary or distressing to the animals," he said.
"The funny thing is that even though they're given shelters, a lot of them are still out in the rain because it's not a cold winter's day.
"In a lot of ways the water is healthy - it cleans their coats, it allows them to have a shower as such, and thankfully all of these enclosures are built with these conditions in mind.
"All the animals have the ability to get out of it if they want, and all we can do is watch the water.
"Everyone is safe, and the animals always come first. There are a bunch of keepers in wet weather gear and gumboots, but everything else is as normal."
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