We are very excited to bring the Taronga calendar back again this year. The calendar features our wonderful animals over 14 months, stories on conservation successes that we have been able to achieve with your help and all-important key dates to keep an eye out such as holidays and Zoo Friends exclusive events.

We are offering a limited number of calendars available for free to our Zoo Friends as a thank you for your support*.

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Wombats

• Wombats are marsupials who have pouches where their newborn young develop that face backwards. This protects wombat joeys in the pouch from being sprayed with dirt, while their mother digs in the ground.
• There are three different species of wombat - the common wombat (also known as the bare-nosed wombat), the Southern hairy-nosed wombat, and the Northern hairy-nosed wombat which is critically endangered.
• An adult wombat usually grows to about a metre long – the same as a medium-sized dog.
• They can weigh up to 40 kilograms, and have wide, strong feet which are great for digging!
• Wombats can run at speeds of up to 40km per hour and can sustain this speed for up to 90 seconds.
• Wombat poo is cube-shaped.
• Wombats have a strong, stocky build with short legs and large front feet. Their feet have flattened claws and five digits. The second and third toes of their hind feet are fused and have a double claw used for grooming.
• Wombats can jump! Some have been known to jump over metre-high fences.
• The name wombat comes from the Darug language, spoken by the Traditional Owners of Sydney.
• Wombats are mostly nocturnal, spending their nights foraging for food, or digging new tunnels, entrances, or exits for their ever-expanding burrows!
• During bushfires, wombat burrows become places of shelter for many other animals

Have a great time with this month’s colouring in download!

This month we continue our 2024 colouring adventures with Black Rhinoceros! Colour in at home and get creative.