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Marley's News :)

May 2012

Guess what? Exciting news! The Zoo has a new TV show! I’m not allowed to watch too much TV, but this is one show mum said we can watch together every week! Check out the story by clicking here, plus lots of other cool updates.

June 2012

What’s yellow and black and cool all over? It’s a Corroboree Frog!!Read a bit more to learn about these awesome frogs and how Taronga has recently released some of their eggs and tadpoles back into the wild!! Plus lots more stories this month.

July 2012

Do you know how heavy a marble is? That’s how heavy some of Taronga’s newest babies are weighing at the moment! Feathertail Gliders are the world’s smallest and lightest mammals and are growing fast in the Nocturnal House! Follow this link to read more…

August 2012

Do you remember your first birthday? I don't but I have seen photos and I think that the tiger cubs at Taronga Zoo have had a lot of photos taken of them by now. They turn 1 year old on August 27! Read this story and more here.

September 2012

Do you love Dinosaurs? I do, but I don’t know a lot about them. So I was pretty curious when Mum said that this summer they were going to have dinosaurs at Taronga Zoo in Sydney! But they are extinct, right? Well – there are going to be some amazing things happening at the Zoo over the Christmas holidays and I thought you all might like to learn about them with me.

October 2012

Have you ever moved house? I never have but I know some friends that have and they say it can be hard. Packing up all your stuff and moving to a new place can be scary! So when I heard from Mum that a new Sunbear had moved to Taronga I asked how she was doing. Mum said she was ok, and that she had settled in quite well. Click on this link to learn all about Taronga Zoos new sun bear, Mary!

November 2012

Katydid what? Thought mum was talking about a girl named Katy at first but then she told me about a minibeast called a katydid! I’d actually seen lots of them before but thought they were grasshoppers! They hang out in leaves and grass sometimes, and they can be found all over Australia. I had to find out more! Read about what I found…

December 2012

Recently my Mum meet a girl called Kelly and her friends, who wanted to do something to help animals in the zoo and in the wild. They decided to fundraise in their school and adopt an animal and give a donation the Taronga Wildlife Hospital. Read the full story here.

January 2013

Out at Dubbo, at Taronga western Plains Zoo, a new arrival is settling in. A new Wapiti foal was born in early December and the keepers say she’s doing great. Click here to read more about Kai, and to find out what’s the deal with Wapiti...

February 2013

Well, school is back and it was great catching up with some of my friends I hadn’t seen all holidays. How was your first few weeks back at school? I have some exciting news! Even though they were born during the holidays – Mum said I can finally tell you about some new babies at Taronga Zoo. Fennec Foxes are the smallest fox in the world and they come from the desert in Africa.

March 2013

Did you know that all animals that have a pouch are called marsupials? And all baby marsupials are called joeys? Recently, one of the Zoo Keepers at Taronga has been raising a joey… but I wonder if you can guess what kind of marsupial he is just by looking at the photo? Click here to read Jarrah the Joey’s story and to work out what kind of animal he is…

April 2013

Did you know that all animals that have a pouch are called marsupials? And all baby marsupials are called joeys? Recently, one of the Zoo Keepers at Taronga has been raising a joey… but I wonder if you can guess what kind of marsupial he is just by looking at the photo? Click here to read Jarrah the Joey’s story and to work out what kind of animal he is…