Adelaide Zoo

Cotton-top Tamarin

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….

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Orange-bellied Parrot

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…

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White-cheeked Gibbon

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…

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Western Swamp Tortoise

Meet the tiny tortoises! Adelaide Zoo is home to Australia’s most endangered reptile, the Western Swamp Tortoise. Since 2003 Adelaide Zoo, in partnership with Perth Zoo, has been a part of a specialised breeding program to ensure the long-term survival…

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Siamang

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…

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Sumatran Tiger

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…

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Sumatran Orangutan

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…

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