The Cheetah is known for being the fastest animal on four legs, capable of speeds up to 110 kilometres per hour. However, when chasing an animal at this speed, the Cheetah can only run for about 500 metres and then it needs a long rest.
Media Releases
Trans-Tasman Giraffe (November 26, 2008)
Reminiscent of a modern day Noah's Ark, a young female giraffe ‘Ntombi' and male ‘Forrest' arrived in Sydney from Auckland Zoo after making the ocean voyage aboard ANL ship Yarrunga on their way to Taronga Western Plains Zoo..
Zoo Welcomes A Female Bison Calf (November 7, 2008)
Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are delighted by the arrival of a female Bison calf that was born in the early hours of the morning on Thursday 30 October 2008.
Zoo Hand-Raises Cheetah Cubs (October 8, 2008)
Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have been working around-the-clock to hand-raise a pair of male Cheetah cubs born in early August into the Zoo's breeding program for this critically endangered species..
Bongo Calf Latest Addition To Zoo (October 2, 2008)
Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are beaming with pride after the birth of a bouncing female Bongo calf named Djembe after a type of African drum. .
Zoos Fodder For Thought Project Brings The Classroom Outdoors (September 26, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is creating an outdoor learning environment at five schools in Dubbo as part of the Fodder for Thought project, which will see extensive planting of fodder trees on school agricultural land..
Local School Students Get Active At The Zoo (September 18, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is working with the Australian Sports Commission's Active After-school Communities Program to help engage primary-school aged children in physical activity that is fun and enjoyable..
Big Cats A Highlight These School Holidays! (September 15, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is working with the Australian Sports Commission's Active After-school Communities Program to help engage primary-school aged children in physical activity that is fun and enjoyable..
Zoo Unveils Redevelopment Plans (September 12, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is excited to announce the next phase of the Zoo's 12 year master plan which will see approximately $21.5m spent redeveloping a number of areas of the site over the coming four years. .
Zoo's Orphaned Oryx Learns From Goat Companion (July 18, 2008)
Vet nurses at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have been playing mother to an orphaned male Scimitar Horned Oryx whose mother died during labour leaving Zoo staff no alternative but to hand raise the calf..
Zoo Successful With First Tasmanian Devil Breeding Season (July 17, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo today confirmed that at least five joeys have been born from the 12 wild-caught Tasmanian Devils brought into the Zoo in late 2007..
Zoo's Research Delivers World's First IVF Black Rhino Embryo (June 6, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo staff and international reproductive experts from Berlin's Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research have achieved a world first by successfully fertilising a Black Rhinoceros egg..
White Rhino Calf Born At Taronga Western Plains Zoo (May 1, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is proud to announce that a healthy, female Southern White Rhinoceros calf was born on Thursday 10 April 2008 - and is now ready to meet the public!.
Zoo Utilises Thermal Imaging Technology (April 24, 2008)
Veterinary staff at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are utilising infrared thermography technology as part of the special care program for our three Asian Elephants and two African elephants, all of which are in their twilight years..
Zoos Join Battle To Save Tasmanian Devils (March 27, 2008)
A group of 12 Tasmanian Devils, sent from Tasmania to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo as part of a national effort to save the species, are showing encouraging signs that they may be breeding in their first season at the Zoo..
Arna And Gigi Get With The Program At Taronga Western Plains Zoo (March 11, 2008)
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is home to three Asian Elephants and two African Elephants, all of who are in their twilight years. Because all the Elephants at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are in their later years, keepers have a number of special programs in place to assist in keeping the Elephants both mentally and physically active..
Arna And Gigi Make Taronga Western Plains Zoo Their Permanent Home (February 22, 2008)
Taronga Conservation Society Australia Director, Guy Cooper, has announced that ex-circus elephants Arna and Gigi will live together at Taronga Western Plains Zoo..
Circus elephants settle into their new home (February 7, 2008)
Stardust Circus elephants ‘Arna' and ‘Gigi' arrived at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on Monday 15 January 2008. The zoo is their temporary home while regional zoo elephant experts undertake behavioural and health assessments on the two animals..
Zoos Announce New Conservation Direction (January 21, 2008)
Taronga and Western Plains Zoos are to be part of the new Taronga Conservation Society Australia formed as a comprehensive approach to the needs of wildlife. The Zoos' Director and Chief Executive, Guy Cooper, said: "With our many new activities in research, conservation and in situ wildlife projects like the recent Gorilla birth at Taronga and our role in national breeding efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil, we needed a name that better describes our wide ranging activities to our community." .
Baby Boom for Western Plains Zoo (December 10, 2007)
Western Plains Zoo is experiencing a baby boom with the arrival of a Persian Onager foal, born in the stormy early hours of Thursday 6 December 2007. The foal has been named ‘Touran', after one of only two protected reserves in Iran where the species still remain. Touran is the offspring of mother Kashan and father Gobi..
Stripey Xmas Debut for Western Plains Zoo (December 10, 2007)
Western Plains Zoo is belatedly celebrating the arrival of a gorgeous Zebra foal born on 21 October 2007 whilst the herd was off display as a precautionary measure against Equine Influenza (EI)..
IT'S A BOY! (December 10, 2007)
Western Plains Zoo is celebrating the birth of yet another baby at the zoo, this time a giraffe calf, which was born on exhibit on Thursday, 6 December 2007 to the delight of many onlookers..
Zoo Confirms White Rhinoceros Is Pregnant (July 30, 2007)
Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are delighted by the news that another Southern White Rhinoceros female is pregnant. .
Taronga and Western Plains Zoos win Wildlife Awards (March 23, 2007)
Australia's peak zoo and aquaria organisation, ARAZPA, has recognised Taronga and Western Plains Zoos for the conservation work with Rhinoceroses and Corroboree Frogs..
