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Taronga Blogs

Marshmallow Madness!
Wednesday 14th March 2012
You may remember ‘Big’ and ‘Bounce’ from their earlier blog; they might look like giant marshmallows, but these two Major Mitchell’s Cockatoos are being trained for free-flight at the Bird Show.
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Pathi Harn’s 2nd Birthday
Saturday 10th March 2012
Happy birthday to our ‘miracle’ calf Pathi Harn! Two years have flown by since we were in awe of when Porntip gave birth to Pathi Harn. The youngster defied the odds and is now thriving!
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Taronga Leaps for frogs on the 29th!
Wednesday 29th February 2012
This year’s Leap Day, on February 29th, we’re hopping into Amphibian Ark’s Leap Day 2012 to spot light some of the success stories we have to tell about our frog conservation programs.
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Reptile Supervisor, Michael McFadden
Caring for Taronga's Critically Endangered Frogs
Wednesday 29th February 2012
Each morning at Taronga, the first animals I check are our most critically endangered frogs, firstly to maintain the vital quarantine of these animals so later we can return their offspring to the wild.
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Iguanas Hatch Out
Monday 27th February 2012
Jub Jub, Taronga’s Common Iguana has just sired five hatchlings, one male and four females. These are first hatchlings since Jub Jub arrived in 2005.
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Buy Beads to Help Save Wildlife
Monday 27th February 2012
From early March we want you to discover how beads made by Kenyan tribeswomen can help wildlife in Northern Kenya.
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Happy Birthday to Zoo!
Monday 27th February 2012
We’re celebrating our 35th birthday! That’s 35 years of memories at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
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Computer dating and matchmaking!
Monday 27th February 2012
With the boom of online social networking sites, odds are you know a dating couple who met online. But did you know that zoos have a network too for matchmaking their animals?
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House Warming
Monday 27th February 2012
After eight weeks settling in to their new home, our four Tasmanian devil joeys are becoming bolder. The three males and the little female have been moved into the Urban Impact enclosure at the Tasmanian Devil Breeding Centre.
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‘The Caveman’ comes to Taronga Zoo
Thursday 23rd February 2012
French Rugby Union’s Sebastien Chabal known by all as ‘The Caveman’ came to Taronga Zoo today to fulfil a wish to meet some of Australia’s native wildlife.
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