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Taronga Blogs

Penguin Project Kicks Off
Monday 17th May 2010
Taronga Zoo's Project Penguin 2010 kicked off today! The first half of the Primary School Students from around Manly visited the Zoo to begin learning all about their locally endangered Little Penguin colony.
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Breeding time for White Rhinos
Friday 14th May 2010
Our White Rhinoceros herd is doing well with Nadira the last calf born at the Zoo recently turning two. She’s getting closer to being the same size as her mother.
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Kufara's horn starts to grow
Friday 14th May 2010
Rhinos are born without horns - for obvious reasons! The first horn begins to grow within a week or two, followed by the rear horn developing at around three months of age.
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Zoo supports Rhino May Day
Friday 14th May 2010
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is supporting Rhino May Day to help raise awareness for the plight of the five Rhino species in the wild.
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Three Weeks And Going Strong
Friday 14th May 2010
Time has flown by as keepers try to keep up with baby Francois Langur, Ganju’s amazing progress. Yesterday, he celebrated his three week birthday, a big milestone in any infants life.
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Regents Explore the Bush
Friday 14th May 2010
Volunteers and keepers spent yesterday afternoon and today tracking the 43 Regents that we have sent out into the wild.
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More Regents Take Flight
Thursday 13th May 2010
Monday's Qantas flight to Albury carrying the second group of 21 Regents was delayed due to thick fog, with the temperature plunging down to 1.5C!! Glad I was there last week!!
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Amala - Big and Beautiful
Tuesday 11th May 2010
Amala, the Greater One -Horned Rhinoceros arrived at Taronga Western Plains Zoo last year from Los Angeles. She is a future breeding partner for Dora, our adult male Greater One-Horned Rhino. Amala is only four years old and weighs approx 1200kgs. We will consider introducing this pair when Amala is a little older and approaching 1600kgs. Amala has settled into her new home quite well and is becoming comfortable with her daily routine.
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Taronga celebrates the dedication of its volunteers during National Volunteer Week
Monday 10th May 2010
Taronga celebrates the dedication of its volunteers during National Volunteer Week. Check out the video and learn more about the Zoos’ quiet achievers
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Wombat Road Accident Victim
Monday 10th May 2010
Today we had a very sad reminder of just how vulnerable our precious native wildlife is. A male Common Wombat was bought to Taronga’s Wildlife Hospital late yesetrday after being hit by a car.
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