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Taronga Zoo Blog

Marine Debris Victim Swans Back to Manly Dam
Monday 8th April 2013
Recently we got to release one of our more graceful patients back to the wild, ‘Belinda’ a juvenile Black Swan. Belinda had swallowed some carelessly discarded fishing hooks and line. Read more about her recovery and return to Manly Dam.
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Easter finds our gorillas
Thursday 28th March 2013
Looking after Taronga’s gorillas keeps the primate team busy and always looking for new ideas to challenge them. With Easter just around the corner, it was a great opportunity for keepers to get creative and bring a little fun into the gorillas Environmental Enrichment program with an Easter theme.
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Keeping your smaller pets active
Thursday 14th March 2013
Whether they have wings, fluffy tails or long tails, a great way in training your little one is to make special healthy treats and activities they will love you for. Our Carnivore Keeper Deb has come up with a range of activities and treats for your pet birds, rats, mice and rabbits. Read more about keeping your pets entertained here.
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Lasers lead the way for the Komodo Dragon
Thursday 14th March 2013
Visitor favourite Tuka the Komodo Dragon has been joined by two 16 month old juveniles in the exhibit next door. The two dragons arrived from Los Angeles Zoo recently. Keepers have started using lasers to train the youngsters to station at meal time as sharing dinner can get ugly. Read more about our new residents and how to train a dragon here.
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Meet Jarrah the Quokka Joey
Monday 18th February 2013
Jarrah is a six month old Quokka joey which is currently being hand-raised here at Taronga by Keeper Kristal. At this age, the joey’s tiny and needs full time care.
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Mary Gets Busy with the Furniture
Tuesday 12th February 2013
Our female Sun Bear which is just about to turn three years old has really been busy.
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Beau’s spiky transformation
Friday 8th February 2013
From being a frail little puggle, Beau has grown and now looks like a real echidna!
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Where is George the Loggerhead Turtle?
Tuesday 5th February 2013
It’s been a year since George the Loggerhead Turtle was released off Lord Howe Island, yet the Taronga Wildlife Hospital is still keeping an eye on him!
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Darren Percival brings The Voice to Taronga
Friday 1st February 2013
Visitors at the giraffes were delighted not only to see Taronga’s tallest animals, but also to be serenaded by Darren Percival, The Voice Australia runner-up!
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Year of the Snake
Wednesday 30th January 2013
For Zoo visitors, it was quite a treat to celebrate this traditional Chinese and popular Australian event and see the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore and the Taronga Foundation Chairman, Maurice Newman, embrace their wild side, handling some of the Zoo’s more scaly animals – all under the watchful eyes of the Zoo keepers, of course.
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