Monthly Archives: February 2018

Bird keepers at Adelaide Zoo are delighted to announce the arrival of 19 Orange-bellied Parrot chicks, making the 2017 breeding season our most successful year to date! With a heartbreaking estimate of less than 20 individuals residing in the wild,…

Our reptile team received an early surprise at the start of the month with the first Western Swamp Tortoise for the season hatching – months before their usual hatch season! Hatching on 1 February, the tiny tortoise surprised keepers, who…

Based on hormone tests and behavioural observations, the window has now passed during which time Adelaide Zoo’s Giant Panda Fu Ni would have given birth. Late last week, Fu Ni’s urinary progesterone level – a hormone associated with pregnancy –…