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Today, Kitoto the giraffe embarked on a big trip from Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, her new home.
Posted on 07th November 2012 by Media Relations
It’s not every day you get spat on by a dinosaur, but students from Richmond North Public School had a Dilophosaurus do exactly that to them and…
Posted on 01st November 2012 by Media Relations
The computerised system of compressors that drives Taronga’s Dinosaurs in the Wild exhibit has been turned on, bringing 21 individual dinosaurs to…
Posted on 01st November 2012 by Media Relations
Sir David Attenborough has recently named Australia’s Northern Quoll as one of the endangered species he would take on his Ark– perhaps this is the…
Posted on 01st November 2012 by Media Relations
Zoo Keepers spend hour brain-storming, making and setting-up puzzles and activities for our animals which keep them mentally and physically…
Posted on 01st November 2012 by Media Relations
Taronga’s newest nocturnal animals have arrived in the brand new exhibit – just in time for Halloween!
Posted on 01st November 2012 by Media Relations
A female Barbary Sheep lamb was found by keepers abandoned by its mother and brought her to the Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital where vet nurses have been…
Posted on 30th October 2012 by Media Relations
Taronga Zoo's function centre is looking (and tasting) better than ever with a brand new menu and a makeover.
Posted on 25th October 2012 by Media Relations
Not many people have seen one, and when they do, a smile from ear to ear is guaranteed! The Taronga Wildlife Hospital has recently become home to a…
Posted on 23rd October 2012 by Media Relations
Taronga Western Plains Zoo has been announced as a finalist in the NSW Tourism Awards for Best Tourist Attraction!
Posted on 18th October 2012 by Media Relations
Sixty five million years ago a cataclysmic event changed the earth forever and dinosaurs couldn’t adapt fast enough to the new environment they found…
Posted on 16th October 2012 by Media Relations
I had a Spotted Deer in my viewfinder. It seemed totally unaware of my presence, or the fact that it was being watched by someone armed with powerful…
Posted on 16th October 2012 by Media Relations