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Taronga Zoo Blog

A wallowing good time!
Thursday 22nd October 2009
When we freshened up the elephants' paddock with organic topsoil two weeks ago, the mud wallow had to be filled in. Yesterday, we created a new watery, muddy mess for the elephants to play in again.
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Piglets Latest in Backyard to Bush Baby Boom
Tuesday 20th October 2009
Springtime at Backyard to Bush has arrived along with bouncing baby animals, from tiny fluffy chicks to cute goat kids.
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Rolling Around in the Paddock
Friday 16th October 2009
The elephants are still excited with the new soil we put in the paddocks, especially Thong Dee and Tang Mo. They still can’t get enough of it and it’s been almost two weeks!
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King of the Elephant Paddock
Wednesday 14th October 2009
We weighed Luk Chai on Sunday and he’s doubled his birth weight. In only three months, he now tips the scales at 206 kilos.
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Back to School for Korridge Cup
Wednesday 14th October 2009
Korridge-Cup, the Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo that took a flight through suburban Mosman last week, has also been lacking a little bit of a confidence in his training sessions at Bird Show.
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New Toys for Ripley
Tuesday 13th October 2009
Ripley’s starting to look more and more like an adult Barking Owl. He’s now completely covered in feathers, making him look less like a fuzz ball.
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Challenges to Lubutu's Leadership
Monday 12th October 2009
This week has been a great reminder for all of us who work with Chimpanzees.
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Fly-Off Shenanigans!
Friday 9th October 2009
Yesterday was an extremely windy day for us at the zoo, with gusts up to 60 km/hr! On days like these we modify our show as some birds struggle in those winds, but even those that have proved themselves before can find it a bit tough.
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Luk Chai's Bath Time Fun
Thursday 8th October 2009
Luk Chai’s got a new toy and it looks like it’s a winner! Previously we gave him a shaggy blue coloured ball, but that was so yesterday. Nowadays he’s much more interested in his new plaything - a textured purple ball which he loves mucking around with during bath time.
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Fun in the Elephant Paddock
Wednesday 7th October 2009
We’ve freshened up the elephants’ paddocks with an additional layer of organic top soil and there was great excitement in the herd when they realised there was something new to sprinkle on their backs.
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