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 

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta – Least Concern

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga – Near threatened

Asian Animals

Sumatran Tigers

Panthera tigris sumatrae - Critically Endangered 

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus - Endangered

Australian Animals

Koala

 

Phascolarctos cinereus - Vulnerable 

Red Kangaroo
Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus - Least Concern

Takhi foal
Takhi foal

Takhi

Known as Takhi (meaning 'spirit' or 'spiritual') these graceful equids are the only wild horses left in the world.

Taronga has taken an active role in the international Takhi conservation efforts, contributing zoo-born horses for reintroduction to the wild in Mongolia. The Zoo program aims to maintain the genetic variability of herds, as this will best protect the Takhi from the health risks associated with in-breeding.

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Takhi foal