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Good things come in threes!Proving all good things come in threes, Taronga Western Plains Zoo has welcomed a third healthy Giraffe calf for the breeding season! The birth…
Posted on 04th October 2017 by Media Relations
Port Jackson sharks may be the key to understanding wild shark behaviourScientists at Taronga are studying sharks like never before.
Posted on 26th September 2017 by Media Relations
Black Rhino Bakhita is expecting!World Rhino Day 2017 has kicked off in full swing, with the news that one of our Black Rhino females, Bakhita, has been confirmed pregnant with her…
Posted on 22nd September 2017 by Media Relations
Breeding sanctuary for the Greater Bilby at Zoo in DubboWe have kicked off development for a 110-hectare breeding sanctuary for the Greater Bilby here at Taronga Western Plains Zoo!
Posted on 13th September 2017 by Media Relations
Attention young Zoo Adventurers!There’s a jam-packed agenda for Zoo Adventurers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo these Spring holidays!
Posted on 11th September 2017 by Media Relations
Endangered gorilla gives birth to adorable baby at Taronga ZooTaronga Zoo today announced the welcome birth of a male Western Lowland Gorilla. The adorable baby was born to mum Mbeli and father Kibali on Friday…
Posted on 07th September 2017 by Media Relations
Taronga Zoo expects second Australian Sea-Lion pup in two yearsTaronga Zoo is thrilled to announce the pregnancy of our Australian Sea-Lion, Lexie.
Posted on 01st September 2017 by Media Relations
Green Sea Turtles back on courseBack in March this year, Taronga Zoo took in five Green Sea Turtles who had all been orphaned and found washed up on Sydney beaches around the time…
Posted on 31st August 2017 by Media Relations
A wee bit of enrichmentAnimal urine has a number of uses around the world. But here at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, we use it as part of our olfactory enrichment activities…
Posted on 30th August 2017 by Media Relations
African Wild Dog litter turns oneOn 25 August 2017 our 11 African Wild Dog pups will turn one year old! By Keeper Genevieve Peel
Posted on 24th August 2017 by Media Relations
Zoo's Black Rhino calf makes media debutTaronga Western Plains Zoo’s Southern Black Rhinoceros calf, Mesi, along with her mother Kufara, made her media debut on exhibit today!
Posted on 24th August 2017 by Media Relations
Cheetah Zahara in recovery after specialist surgeryOne of the Zoo’s three eight-month-old Cheetah cubs, Zahara, is recovering well following specialist surgery on her left hind leg.
Posted on 23rd August 2017 by Media Relations