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Taronga Zoo Blog

Swimming in the Rain
Friday 30th April 2010
As the rain fell this morning over Taronga, our female elephant herd chose to take to their moats and waterfalls.
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Tiquie Typifies Tapirs on World Tapir Day 27 April 2010
Tuesday 27th April 2010
World Tapir Day is a great time to see one of the world's most elusive creatures.Ordinarily they're really hard to see in the wild but here in the Zoo they're actually one of the animals that enjoys interactions with keepers the most.
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Mbelis Moving On
Friday 23rd April 2010
ver the last few months we’ve been training and conditioning our gorilla group to prepare for our eldest female juvenile, Mbeli, to travel to Melbourne to join the international breeding program for this endangered species.
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Update on Gung from Zoo Communications Department
Friday 23rd April 2010
Ten-year old male elephant Gung seemed to really enjoy his play session with the keepers today.
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Adelaide Regents Meet the Zoos
Tuesday 20th April 2010
We introduced the Regent Honeyeaters from Adelaide to our Regents and now they are all living together.
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Mahali Grows in Confidence
Friday 16th April 2010
Over the past few weeks we’ve noticed a big change in our youngest infant Mahali. He has started to branch away from his mum more and more, leaving her on one side of the exhibit while he’s off exploring his surroundings on the other side.
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Eco Fair 2010
Thursday 15th April 2010
Teenagers took over Taronga’s Backyard to Bush environmental exhibit today when it showcased its innovative Boral Youth at the Zoo (YATZ) program, at the annual Eco Fair.
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Farewell and Hello Nike!
Wednesday 14th April 2010
The other day I went out of the zoo to fly my female Peregrine Falcon, Nike. I’ve been training Nike since October now and everyday she’s becoming a more and more competent flier.
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Pathi Harn now weighs in at 156 kilos
Monday 12th April 2010
He is participating in the baths sessions with mum and actually likes getting scrubbed by the keepers
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Rare Display of Power
Thursday 8th April 2010
It’s recently come to the attention of the Bird Show crew that there is a wild Powerful Owl hanging out in the Zoo grounds. Powerful Owls are a vulnerable species often found in wooded areas, along the east coast of Australia, so to have one in the Sydney CBD area is amazing!
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