Say hello to Cha Cha, Samba, and Rumba! Our sister trio, Cha Cha, Samba and Rumba like to lounge the day away. Arriving from Melbourne Zoo in 2013, these girls love any scent based enrichment. Keepers use different types of…

Meet the bouncing bilbies! Adelaide Zoo is home to three beautiful Greater Bilbies, Tinka, Rocky, Chomp and Ninu. Tinka was born at the zoo in 2016 and moved to Monarto Safari Park to be a part of the national breeding…

Meet the large eared Fennec Foxes! Adelaide Zoo’s Fennec Fox duo Kito and Zahra can usually be found snoozing during the day in the cave under the heat lamps or finding a cool spot under the rocks in summer. This…

Meet the precious possums! Adelaide Zoo is home to an adorable Common Ringtail Possums. You can spot Navi in the Nocturnal House or in our WildShow at the Variety Children’s Zoo. Navi loves munching on yummy native flowers and treats…

Meet Adelaide Zoo’s amazing Colobus! Adelaide Zoo is home to  five stunning Black-and-white Colobus monkeys. Our male Colobus Jasiri was born at Monarto Safari Park in 2008 and in 2019, was introduced to three female Colobus, Amanda, Zamba, and Adale…

Meet the marvellous Maned Wolf Adelaide Zoo is home to a beautiful long legged Maned Wolves named Ninka. Ninka arrived to Adelaide Zoo in 2017 from Altina Wildlife Park. Catch a glimpse of a Maned Wolf on the prowl and you…

Meet the regal Emperor Tamarins Adelaide Zoo is home to three beautiful Emperor Tamarins. Twins Una and Bo were born in June 2014, and their younger sister Juanita in February of the following year. The sisters arrived at Adelaide Zoo…

Meet precious Pygmy Hippo, Obi! Obi the Pygmy Hippo is a cheeky boy who has won the hearts of zoo visitors and staff alike as he swims, wallows in his mud bath, plays with his keeper friends and rolls in…

Quokkas! Quokkas are often described as the happiest animals in the world because they look like they are smiling. They spend their days eating, napping and here they are part of an important assurance breeding program to help their incredible…

Meet the stunning Serval! Adelaide Zoo is home to Kali, the regal Serval. Female Kali was born at Wellington Zoo on 14 December 2006 and joined us at Adelaide Zoo in February 2009. She’s a feisty feline, but she’s also…

Meet the beautiful Brazilian Tapirs! Don’t let their strange looks fool you, the zoo’s two Brazilian Tapirs are big sweethearts! The female Chiquita shares her home with a group of five Patagonian Mara and love to spend her days lazing…

Meet the mischievous Spinifex Hopping-mouse Adelaide Zoo is home to a big family of tiny Spinifex Hopping-mice. These rascally little rodents are very inquisitive and always busy, spending their days hopping around their home in Nocturnal House. The mouse family…

Meet the loveable Long-nosed Potoroos! Adelaide Zoo is home to two adorable Long-nose Potoroos. Their names are Nancy and Tonya. These busy little critters are very friendly and spend their days scurrying and hopping around. Their favourite treats are peanuts and…

Meet the curious Echidna! Adelaide Zoo’s Short-beaked Echidnas Stevie and Whitney are king and queen! Stevie is prickly in appearance but definitely not by nature. Echidnas are usually shy animals, but not Stevie! He is an inquisitive little echidna and…

Meet the charismatic otters! Adelaide Zoo is home to six otterly adorable Asian Small-clawed Otters. Male Bao was born on 7 July 2012 at Perth Zoo and moved to Adelaide Zoo in 2013. Female Kalaya was born on 17 March…

Meet the incredible monkeys! Adelaide Zoo is home to a family of three delightful Dusky Leaf-monkeys, siblings, Nanti, Nakal and Tevy! Nanti, was born on 21 July 2008 and is full of confidence! He has become the leader of the…

Meet the beautiful Binturong! Adelaide Zoo is home to a gorgeous male Binturong named Jakarta. Jakarta made the journey to Adelaide Zoo from Perth Zoo in September 2018 and quickly warmed the hearts of staff since his arrival. He was…

Meet the playful monkeys! Adelaide Zoo is home to a family group of Cotton-top Tamarins. Wednesday was born at Taronga Zoo on 5 September 2004 and came to Adelaide in 2006 to be paired with the male at the time….

Meet the true-blue Aussie legend! Adelaide Zoo is home to a Red Kangaroo, Thandi. Thandi was rescued from the wild and was hand-reared by carers before being donated to the zoo. She is often seen laying in the grass enjoying…

Meet the feisty devil! Adelie is Adelaide Zoo’s resident Tasmanian Devil. Rescued in Tasmania in 2018 and transported firstly to Monarto Safari Park, she arrived here at Adelaide in 2023 and can often be seen sniffing her yard in the…

Meet the cheeky monkeys! Adelaide Zoo is home to eight gorgeous Golden Lion Tamarins. These adorable little guys get their name thanks to their beautiful reddish-orange hair colour. The family group consists of Arella and Roscoe. Arella was born at…

Meet the quirky Tapir! Adelaide Zoo is home to female Malayan Tapir, Jelita. Jelita was born at Adelaide Zoo in 2000 and lives with a family of cheeky langurs, which inhabit the treetop of their habitat. Jelita can often be…

Meet the inquisitive baboons! Adelaide Zoo is home to a family group of  Hamadryas Baboons. Chappi was born at Adelaide Zoo on 25 March 2003 who became an incredible mother to her sons Tomkay and Djibouti, and is now also…

Meet the clever monkeys! Resident female Chica was born on 1 January 2003 at Gorge Wildlife Park arriving at Adelaide Zoo in 2004. Her companion Aztec was born at Taronga Zoo in 2015 and likes to follow Chica around their…

Meet the fluffy pandas! Adelaide Zoo is home to two beautiful Red Pandas – Ravi and Mishry. Female Mishry arrived at Adelaide Zoo from Taronga in May 2021. Mishry loves to be up in the highest points of the tree…

Meet the playful sea lion! Adelaide Zoo’s female sea lion Ady (short for Adelaide), was born at Adelaide Zoo on 16 March 1997. She spent a few years living interstate at Sea World before moving back to Adelaide Zoo in…

Meet the leaping lemurs! Adelaide Zoo is home to a bachelor trio of Ring-tailed Lemurs. Belo, Ejeda and Benoky arrived as a group from Auckland Zoo. On cold days, the group huddles together for warmth and on sunny days you…

Meet our amazing wombats! Adelaide Zoo is home to two incredible Southern Hairy-nosed Wombats, Harriet and Asher. Resident female wombat, Harriet, was born at 2017 and has called Adelaide Zoo home ever since. Harriet is an intelligent, playful wombat who…

Meet the gorgeous gibbons! Adelaide Zoo is home to a pair of White-cheeked Gibbons. Remus was born on 26 June 1996 at Zoo Duisburg, Germany, arriving at Adelaide Zoo in August 2006. Viet was born on 6 June 1999 at…

Meet the loveable wallabies! Adelaide Zoo has continuously housed Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies since it opened its gates to the public for the first time in 1883. Adelaide Zoo’s wallaby mob consists of more than 14 wallabies. Participants on animal experience tours…

Meet the soulful siamangs! Adelaide Zoo is home to two siamangs who live on their leafy Southeast Asian island habitat. Dominant male, Niran, was born on 24 June 1989. He can be recognised by his distinct grey hair and is very much…

Meet the merry meerkats! Adelaide Zoo’s meerkat mob that lives in front of the giraffe habitat consists of a mother and father and their seven male offspring. The meerkat mob is very social and always has one or two sentries…

Meet the amazing Mandrills! Adelaide Zoo is home to a horde of three amazing Mandrills, Tabah, Niari and one juvenile male, Jumoke. The dominant male Tabah, was born on 5 April 2005 at Melbourne Zoo, arriving at Adelaide Zoo in…

Meet the majestic tigers! Adelaide Zoo is home to five Sumatran Tigers, Delilah and Kembali, and their three stripy cubs! Kembali was born at Hamilton Zoo in New Zealand on 16 November, 2014 and has called Adelaide Zoo home since…

Meet the intriguing orangutans! Kluet, the zoo’s male orang-utan was born on 18 July 1995 at Jersey Zoo in the UK, arriving at Adelaide Zoo in May 2007. Kluet exhibits the defining characteristics of a large adult male orangutan, with…

Meet the ginormous giraffe Adelaide Zoo is home to three gorgeous giraffes! Kimya (quiet one in Swahili) was born on 11 August 2004 at Monarto Safari Park, arriving at Adelaide Zoo in April 2006. Kimya, like her name suggests, is…

Meet the proud pandas! Wang Wang and Fu Ni are Australia’s only breeding pair of Giant Pandas. Wang Wang (Net Net) was born on 31 August 2005 and Fu Ni (Lucky Girl) on 23 August 2006 both at Woolong Giant…

Meet the amazing lions! Majestic male lion, Mujambi, was born on 26 March 2005 at Mogo Zoo and moved to Adelaide Zoo in 2007. Known for his beautiful mane, Mujambi loves scent-based enrichment, especially lemon geranium. Lioness, Amani, was born…