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Our Animals

at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

Our Animals

at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

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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
African Lion

Panthera leo - Vulnerable 

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Cheetah
Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus - Vulnerable 

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Giraffe
Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis - Vulnerable 

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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
Meerkat

Suricata suricatta – Least Concern

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Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra

Equus quagga – Near threatened

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Asian Animals

Sumatran Tigers
Sumatran Tigers

Panthera tigris sumatrae - Critically Endangered 

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Asian Elephant
Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus - Endangered

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Asian small-clawed Otter
Asian small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus - Vulnerable 

Takhi
Takhi

Equus ferus - Endangered

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Australian Animals

Koala
Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus - Vulnerable 

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Red Kangaroo
Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus - Least Concern

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Platypus
Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus - Endangered

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We proudly Acknowledge the Cammeraigal (Taronga Zoo, Sydney) and Wiradjuri (Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo) people, their Country, spirit and traditions as customary owners of the lands upon which our Zoos stand.