Our short courses are designed to provide you with an amazing experience and give you the knowledge, skills and insight into how our experts care for animals at Taronga Zoo.
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Gift Certificates now available contact tti@zoo.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9978 4746.
You may have seen a seal clap, but do you know how it was trained? This training course gives you the opportunity to go behind the scenes to learn the tricks of the trade.
If most of the settings on your digital SLR are a mystery to you, this course will help you get the most of your camera while snapping the photogenic scenery at Taronga Zoo.
The Taronga Wildlife Hospital treats over 1200 injured or orphaned animals each year. Many of these animals are brought in by a caring member of the public. If you came across an injured animal, would you know what to do?
Do you love reptiles and plan on keeping one as a pet? Do you already keep reptiles and want to learn more about how to take better care of them? Come and learn more about these fascinating animals from our experts at Taronga Zoo!
Truly a day to remember for any animal lover!
Keeper for a Day is an amazing experience that takes you behind the scenes into the daily lives of our keepers and gives you a once in a lifetime opportunity to get really close to some of Taronga Zoo’s most popular animals.
Join Taronga’s very own Australian Native Wildlife keepers for this short course.
Learn how our keepers care for Australian wildlife while getting up close and personal with some of Taronga’s favourite Australian characters.
This amazing course is offered by Taronga's very own, highly experienced Primate Keepers! Learn from the best and go behind-the-scenes to meet some of Taronga’s favourite characters.
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