Our Animals

Our Animals

Find your favourites.

Taronga is home to over 5,000 animals from over 350 species. Find out which of your favourites you can visit at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo.

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African Animals

African Lion

Panthera leo - Vulnerable 

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus - Vulnerable 

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis - Vulnerable 

White Rhinoceros
White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum - Near threatened

African Wild Dog
African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus - Least concern

Black Rhinoceros
Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis - Critically Endangered

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta – Least Concern

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga – Near threatened

Ring-tailed Lemur
Ring-tailed Lemur

Lemur Catta – Endangered

Eastern Bongo
Eastern Bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci – Critically Endangered

Asian Animals

Sumatran Tigers

Panthera tigris sumatrae - Critically Endangered 

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus - Endangered

Asian small-clawed Otter
Asian small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus - Vulnerable 

Takhi

Equus ferus - Endangered

Greater One-Horned Rhino
Greater One-Horned Rhino

Rhinoceros unicornis

Australian Animals

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus - Vulnerable 

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus - Least Concern

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus - Endangered

Wallaby

There are a variety of Wallaby species at Taronga Zoo Sydney and Western Plains Zoo. Find out species information below.

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae - Least Concern

Regent honeyeater

Anthochaera phrygia - Critically Endangered