Meet the Barking Owls! Fluttering along the peasantry path, you’ll find Adelaide Zoo’s two beautiful Barking Owls, Owlbert Einstein and Owl Pacino. These medium-sized hawk owls have an explosive, dog-like bark that can be heard all year round. When alarmed,…

Meet the Superb Lyrebird! Most well-known for its ability to learn any sound it hears, the Superb Lyrebird is a master of mimicry. From car alarms and mobile phones, to the calls of other bird and animal species and even…

Meet the very Little Penguins! Did you know that fairies live at Adelaide Zoo? Fairy Penguins that is! More commonly known as Little Penguins, a large colony of these adorable waterbirds calls Adelaide Zoo home. These playful penguins are always…

Meet the colourful parrots! Adelaide Zoo is home to a small group of critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots. For more than 14 years the zoo has played an integral part in a national program to ensure the long-term survival of the…

Meet the cheeky cockatoos! Adelaide Zoo is home to two inquisitive Red-tailed Black Cockatoos. Banks was donated to the zoo in 2001 and has since become a firm favourite amongst visitors. In 2006 Banks experienced a taste of the limelight…

Meet the colourful macaws! Adelaide Zoo’s majestic Blue and Gold Macaw Manu was born in 2001, arriving at Adelaide Zoo in February 2002. He’s been delighting visitors for more than 10 years during his spectacular Free Flight Show in which…

Meet the pelican colony! Adelaide Zoo is home to four male and two female Australian Pelicans. Members of the colony began arriving from 1985 and include a rescue bird after it was found with a severely injured wing which unfortunately…

Meet the cheeky cockatoos! Adelaide Zoo is home to a young pair of Palm Cockatoos and a mother and daughter pair. The oldest is known affectionately as Mrs Ben, who arrived in 1993. Mrs Ben is sweet and caring, although…