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Taronga Zoo Blog

Project Penguin: Manly Vale Habitat Day Blog
Friday 15th June 2012
On the 10th of May, year five and six arrived at Little Manly and after having a quick morning tea we headed off to Little Collins Beach and up to the bush to learn about weeds and plants.
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Kibali and Kimya's Growing Connection
Wednesday 13th June 2012
A couple of months have passed and Kibali and Kimya are settling in well. There has been some highs and lows with the two young gorillas getting to know each other with their paths not always being smooth.
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Who’s Watching the Owls of Mosman?
Friday 8th June 2012
Taronga Scientist Dr Grainne Cleary wants local Mosman residents to help her watch out for Powerful Owls.
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Blackback Gorilla Fataki
Father and Son show May Birthday Differences
Tuesday 29th May 2012
The saying goes ‘like father like son’, but one of our young black back gorillas is defiantly not taking after his relaxed and laid back father, Silverback, Kibabu.
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Zoo Takes Volunteers to Lunch for Volunteer Week
Tuesday 29th May 2012
Taronga celebrated its 550 volunteers and their incredible contribution to wild life through behavioural studies, administration, guest services and countless other areas across both our zoos during National Volunteer Week 2012. These astonishing volunteers contributed over 100,000 hours of their time in the past year.
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Four tiny Eye-lash Vipers
Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Keepers over at Reptile World have welcomed four tiny Eyelash Vipers which are being cared for behind the scenes.
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‘Snuggie’ Time?
Monday 14th May 2012
Winter is steadily imposing itself on Sydney and the temperatures are dropping. Some of us may crank up the heat, whilst others may don a ‘snuggie’, but what about birds?
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Zoological Hidden Treasure
Thursday 10th May 2012
Today I was unbelievably lucky to see the equivalent of zoological hidden treasure here at Taronga Zoo.
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Little Penguins Return to the Wild
Monday 7th May 2012
A Little Penguin which nearly suffocated due to a fishing net was rehabilitated by Taronga Wildlife Hospital and released back into the wild!
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Slammer’s Easter Surprise
Monday 2nd April 2012
You may be familiar with the phrase “a hard nut to crack”, but what about an egg?! There is one bird that specialises in just this, the Black-breasted Buzzard.
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