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Cooling Down on a Warm Morning for the Elephants

Submitted 4 years 2 months ago by taronga.
This morning when the sun was shining and the storm was still out to the west our elephant herd were casually munching on their morning feed of palm trunks.

Youngster Defuses Tension in Chimpanzee Group

Submitted 4 years 2 months ago by taronga.
Often I tell people that when I was a young keeper the very last thing I wanted to do was to work with primates. Not because I did not like them but I felt they would be to hard to understand, too complex, too difficult.

Przewalski's Horse foal welcomed at the Zoo

Submitted 4 years 2 months ago by taronga.
With the rain came a new arrival, a Przewalski’s Horse foal born on Wednesday, 01 December. Whilst officially this was the first day of summer, the little filly named ‘Solongo’ meaning ‘rainbow’ in Mongolian, arrived into what has been a wet start to the summer season.

Zoo open and accessible by road

Submitted 4 years 2 months ago by taronga.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is open for business as usual despite heavy rain and flooding in the region.

It's not the seals, it's the seal

Submitted 4 years 2 months ago by taronga.
Keepers and animals in the Great Southern Oceans exhibit have recently been in a research program to better understand the hearing range and sensitivity of seals in the Southern Hemisphere.

Out for the vole night!

Submitted 4 years 3 months ago by taronga.
The wind was amazing! It was a little gusty, but not overly strong; perfect weather to take the Harris Hawks out for a flight in the meadow. Unfortunately the story wasn’t as uneventful as it sounds.

Take action for conservation this Christmas

Submitted 4 years 3 months ago by taronga.
Take action for conservation this Christmas.

Five, Six, Seven Northern Quoll Joeys Emerge

Submitted 4 years 3 months ago by taronga.
They’re fast, it’s dark and now keepers have finally counted seven!

Breakfast is Playtime for Taronga Elephant Calves

Submitted 4 years 3 months ago by taronga.
Play was in full swing this morning at the Zoo’s elephant exhibit.

Meet Ripley

Submitted 4 years 3 months ago by taronga.
Ripley the owl has been part of the Bird Show crew for just over a year now. It doesn't seem that long ago that she was covered in white fluffy down and taken home every night to be hand-raised by one of her trainers and surrogate-mum, Erin.

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Public Notices

Statement Regarding Evacuation Safety Drill
Taronga is having an important safety evacuation drill after 3pm on Monday 8 December and all staff and visitors will be evacuated.
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Statement Regarding Zoo Enrichment
Taronga’s commitment to all animals in its care includes the provision of a stimulating and rich environment full of challenges and activities.
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Statement regarding fire in Zoo building
A fire broke out in a service building on the perimeter of Taronga Zoo overnight. Fire Brigade crews attended and extinguished the fire before 3am. No people or animals were injured in the fire. Preliminary investigations have found no suspicious circumstances.
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Taronga statement on Copenhagen Zoo lions
Taronga Zoo has very different policies on animal care than the Copenhagen Zoo.
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