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Taronga Announces Third Elephant Pregnancy
Monday 4th May 2009
Taronga Zoo today announced confirmation of its third elephant pregnancy. Pak Boon fell pregnant naturally to Taronga’s resident Bull elephant, Gung, with the calf due early 2011.
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Mums Visit Taronga Free On Mothers Day
Monday 4th May 2009
Taronga Zoo has invited mothers to visit the Zoo for free this Mothers Day, May 10.
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Giraffe Pair Take A Road Trip To Victoria
Friday 1st May 2009
Two juvenile Giraffes at Taronga Western Plains Zoo will take a road trip to their new home in Victoria at Werribee Zoo today, Friday 1 May 2009. The pair, both males, will travel from Taronga Western Plains Zoo to Werribee in two specially designed transport crates, onboard a low loader over 850km south to their final destination.
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Taronga Celebrates Yellow-Bellied Glider Births
Thursday 23rd April 2009
Taronga Zoo is celebrating the breeding success with the arrival of two Yellow-bellied Glider joeys, the largest of Australia’s unique gliding possums.
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Zoo Hosts Nuns' Fun Run/Walk
Tuesday 21st April 2009
Taronga Western Plains Zoo will host a fun run/walk on Sunday 24 May 2009 to launch the Garvan Institute's Nuns' Run.
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Sea-Lion Pup
Tuesday 7th April 2009
Taronga Zoo has celebrated another conservation breeding success with the arrival of an Australian Sea-lion pup, the first to be born at the Zoo in seven years
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Taronga Farewells Last Flamingo
Tuesday 7th April 2009
Taronga's last Chilean Flamingo passed away on April 3.
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Taronga's Asian Elephant Gung comes of age
Friday 3rd April 2009
Taronga's male Asian Elephant Gung moved to his new custom built barn complex yesterday.
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TARONGA CELEBRATES YELLOW-BELLIED GLIDER BIRTHS (1)
Friday 3rd April 2009
Taronga Zoo is celebrating the breeding success with the arrival of two Yellow-bellied Glider joeys, the largest of Australia’s unique gliding possums.The Zoo’s Australian Mammals keepers found the twin Yellow-bellied Gliders nestled safely in their parent’s nesting hollow.
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Francois Langur Surprise for Taronga
Tuesday 24th March 2009
Keepers' hopes that the Zoo's critically endangered Francois Langur female was pregnant were confirmed last Thursday when a bright orange female infant was found in the exhibit.
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