Sydney’s scaliest new experience - open now!
Discover our brand-new Amphibian and Reptile experience, ARC!
Our open-air, outdoor cinema is back! Running from the 3rd-6th of October, it’s the wildest thing to enjoy across the long weekend. Grab your tickets now using ZF2024 to access your discount
Book a spring-tastic wild adventure these Spring School Holidays and wake up to the sounds of the wild at the Wildlife Retreat. The kids will love the Enrichment Engineers and Retreat Rangers programs.
Save 10% as a Zoo Friend. Give us a call today to book your stay.
Have you or someone you know ever dreamt of working in animal care or pursuing a career as a Zoo Keeper? Taronga Training Institute (RTO 91359) delivers accredited Certificate courses where the Zoo is your classroom. Applications are now open to study at Taronga in 2025.
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Access ticket discounts to our most popular events like Twilight, Christmas Concert, New Year’s Eve and many more
Animal Corner
Capybaras!
- Are the largest living rodents on earth and are related to the guinea pig.
- Capybaras can weigh up to 70kg, but don’t let their heft deceive you; Capybaras are swift and can clock up to 35km/hr speeds!
- Female capybaras are bigger than the males and can reach weights of over 60kg!
- The capybara is a semi-aquatic mammal with webbed feet and can dive and stay underwater for up to five minutes at a time.
- Charismatic capybaras like to express themselves and communicate by purring, barking, cackling, whistling, squealing, whining, grunting and teeth-chattering. This symphony of sounds has harmonic differences among social groups with each sound delivering a different message and meaning.
- They are coprophagous, meaning they eat their own poo!
- Like other rodents and rabbits, the front teeth of capybaras grow continually to compensate for the constant wear from eating grass. Their cheek teeth also grow continuously.
Kids Corner
Have a great time with this month’s colouring in download!
This month we continue our 2024 colouring adventures with Capybaras! Colour in at home and get creative.
Member hub
Manage all elements of your membership online with the Zoo Friends Membership hub.
You'll be able to:
- View the details of your membership group
- Quickly register a visit to Taronga Zoo Sydney or Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo
- Renew your membership in just a few clicks
- PLUS, have first access to exclusive member-only Taronga Experiences - coming soon!
First time accessing the membership hub?
If you are a current or lapsed member, but have not yet accessed this system, you’ll first need to create your account to manage your membership. This can only be done by the primary member, which is the person who receives email communications about your membership. They’ll need their member number (which can be found on your membership card, or in the top right corner of emails), and the email address you provided on signup.
For more information on how to create your account, visit out webpage.
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