Adelaide Zoo
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Meet Truffles the Brush-tailed Bettong

Once found across much of mainland South Australia, predation by feral animals saw the wild Brush-tailed Bettong population restricted to three populations in south-west Western Australia in the 1970s. As a conservation charity, we’re proud to be doing our part to secure…

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Adelaide Zoo Farewells Susie

Adelaide Zoo is celebrating the life of Susie, the oldest female hippo currently on record in the world. The difficult decision was made to humanely put Susie to sleep on Thursday, 20 July, as she had a number of significant…

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Farewelling Australia’s last sloth

Adelaide Zoo is celebrating the life of one of its most iconic and oldest residents, Australia’s last sloth, Miss C the Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth. The difficult decision was made to humanely put Miss C to sleep late on Friday, 2…

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It’s time to rethink the modern zoo

What do the Pygmy Blue-Tongue Lizard, Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby and Przewalski’s Horse all have in common? Well, for one thing they’ve all been on the brink of extinction; for another, they very likely wouldn’t be around today if not for the…

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Western Swamp Tortoise breeding success

Hope for a tiny tortoise

Adelaide Zoo is celebrating a successful breeding season for the critically endangered Western Swamp Tortoise, with four hatchlings joining the family this year! Hatching at Adelaide Zoo over the last three months, these tiny tortoises will play an important role…

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Volunteering at Adelaide Zoo

It takes a very special kind of person to dedicate time and energy to a cause they’re passionate about, and amazing volunteer guide Shelley Tozer is one of them! Shelley does a brilliant job teaching people, young and old, about…

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Celebrating our volunteers

Happy National Volunteer Week! We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of the incredible volunteers who help us here at Adelaide Zoo. From making enrichment items for our animals to enjoy, to guiding and inspiring our visitors,…

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Meet our Zooperstar

 Meet Paige, our amazing Zooperstar! Earlier this year, Paige won the inaugural Zoos SA Zooperstar competition which was searching for a young animal lover to be the face of Adelaide and Monarto Zoo. Last week, Paige spent the day exploring…

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Karta

Heartbreaking news from Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo is mourning the loss of our beloved 34-year-old Sumatran Orangutan Karta, who tragically passed away last night. Karta went into labour at around 6pm last night and gave birth to what is believed to be a stillborn infant….

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Health check for African Lion Mujambi

Today, Adelaide Zoo’s veterinary team performed a general health check on 11-year-old African Lion Mujambi. The health check was performed under general anaesthetic in the Animal Health Centre and allowed the veterinary team to get up-close to the apex-predator. Adelaide Zoo…

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A gorgeous gibbon baby for Adelaide Zoo!

Christmas has come early at Adelaide Zoo with the arrival of a critically endangered White-cheeked Gibbon baby! Born in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, 10 December, the three-day old infant is the fourth offspring born to parents Viet…

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Say hello to our newest miniature marsupial

Adelaide Zoo has welcomed a miniature marsupial to the wild family! At four and a half months old, Geronimo the Squirrel Glider joey weighs just 195 grams, but isn’t far off being fully grown! The pint-sized possum is destined to become an important ambassador for…

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A bouncing baby baboon!

Adelaide Zoo is a buzz with excitement as we welcome a bouncing baby Hamadryas Baboon to our wild family. Born in the early hours of Thursday, 27 October, the six-day-old infant is the second offspring born to parents Chappi and…

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New feathered friends at Adelaide Zoo

Some new feathered-friends have joined the Adelaide Zoo family, with the hatching of two adorable Black-winged Stilt Chicks. Bird Keeper Emma Macchia has been busily caring for the new arrivals, which hatched mid-September. Raising the chicks was no small feat,…

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Gibbon family to grow!

We’re excited to let everyone know that very soon, we’ll be welcoming another adorable White-cheeked Gibbon to the Adelaide Zoo family! Experienced parents Viet and Rhemus are expecting their third offspring in late November to early December. Critically endangered in…

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Meet our golden child

What’s tiny, golden, fluffy, and totally adorable? The newest addition to the Adelaide Zoo family, a baby Golden Lion-tamarin! Born to proud parents Rio and Aurora on Thursday, 13 October, the yet to be named baby’s routine consists of sleeping…

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Saving the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

Two decades ago, Zoos SA embarked on a historic journey to bring the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby back to the wilds of Australia. Facing extinction in the wild, in 1994 we began a captive breeding and reintroduction program to prevent the decline…

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Fingers crossed for panda cub

Adelaide Zoo keepers and veterinarians have been busy over the past four days supporting Wang Wang and Fu Ni during their short, yearly reproductive window. Giant Panda reproductive specialist Mr Li of the China Conservation and Research Centre for the…

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Keeping an eye on our animals

Ever wondered how we keep our animals’ eyes in tip-top shape? A specialist eye vet, also known as an Ophthalmologist, visits Adelaide and Monarto Zoo regularly to undertake routine eye checks on a range of animals, as well as treating…

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Giant Panda breeding season imminent

Behavioural and physiological signs indicate Adelaide Zoo’s Giant Pandas are within days of the annual breeding season, as keeping and veterinary staff finalise preparations. This year marks the third genuine attempt at breeding for Wang Wang and Fu Ni, and…

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Luna takes the limelight

Our iconic free-flight show has a new star, Luna, our stunning Eclectus Parrot. Last month, Luna joined the show with veteran star Manu, the Blue and Gold Macaw. The three-year-old parrot is one of the very few of her species appearing in…

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Special health check for our golden girl

Today, our oldest Sumatran Tiger, Kemiri, received a special health check. Entering her golden years, Kemiri, a 21-year-old Sumatran tiger, was put under general anaesthetic at our Animal Health Centre today. Life expectancy for Sumatran Tigers in the wild is…

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It’s raining frogs!

The sound of little croaks is ringing out through Adelaide Zoo as we welcome more than 30 Splendid Tree Frogs to the family. Our female Splendid Tree Frog laid about 300 little eggs which began to hatch into tadpoles on…

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Obi the Pygmy Hippo turns one!

Hip hip hooray! Today, Adelaide Zoo is celebrating a very special birthday. One of the newest, and arguably cutest, members of our Zoo family, Obi the Pygmy Hippo, is turning one! To mark this special milestone, keepers are throwing Obi…

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