Adelaide Zoo

Keepers double down to save Orange-bellied Parrots

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Orange-bellied Parrots: A new study* by scientist Dejan Stojanovic into the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot has highlighted the need to learn more about the tiny parrots when they undertake their unenviable mission of flying across Bass Strait from their breeding…

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Kimya’s Sweet Sixteen birthday celebration

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Towering beauty Kimya, one of Adelaide Zoo’s two giraffes, celebrated her 16th birthday today with keepers treating her to 16 juicy carrots – one for every year of her life. “Kimya absolutely loves carrots so this is the best birthday…

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Golden-Lion Tamarin has a ripper of a seventh Birthday!

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/golden-lion-tamarin-has-a-ripper-of-a-seventh-birthday/

The rain clouds parted just enough for keepers to celebrate the seventh birthday of Arella the Golden-Lion Tamarin at Adelaide Zoo this morning. Just like a hectic children’s party, there were loud squeaks and plenty of chaos as the seven…

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‘World first’ endangered tree kangaroo is a Dad!

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Back in 2015, Adelaide Zoo was involved in a world first – the use of a surrogate wallaby mother to raise a five-week-old orphaned Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo. The only chance of survival for the little joey, named Makaia, was to try…

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Hip hip hooray! Sumatran Orangutan Kluet has party for his 25th birthday

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Male Sumatran Orangutan Kluet is celebrating his 25th birthday. “This morning we gave Sumatran Orangutan Kluet enrichment boxes filled with treats including tropical fruits, popcorn, a cosy blanket and his favourite Banana Palm,” said keeper Brittney Marangon. “Kluet loves people…

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Nolean arrives at Adelaide Zoo and is settling-in out of public view

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Kimya, Adelaide Zoo’s sole giraffe has a brand new room-mate – eight-month-old hand-raised female Nolean. Earlier today, keepers from Monarto Safari Park undertook the delicate operation of transporting Nolean to Adelaide Zoo. Both Adelaide Zoo giraffes are now off display…

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Latest Update: Visiting Zoos SA during the COVID-19 outbreak

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We would like to update all our visitors about the efforts Zoos SA is making with regards to the Coronavirus and the health and safety of our guests, staff, visitors and of course, our wonderful animals. In this fast-changing environment…

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Stampede as Ambleside Distillers launch Kifaru Gin with all profits to conservation projects

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/kifaru_gin_for-rhino-conservation/

Hahndorf’s Ambleside Distillers is to sell a limited 600 bottles of Kifaru Gin with all profits going to rhino conservation and the recovery and rehabilitation of bushfire affected wildlife via Zoos SA. “We are very happy to be working once…

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Variety Children’s Zoo opens (Phew – perfect timing for the school holidays!)

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Mums, Dads, grandparents and carers state-wide will throw their arms up in delight as Adelaide Zoo opens its brand new, Variety Children’s Zoo – perfectly timed to coincide with the start of the school holidays! The Variety Children’s Zoo, which…

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Meerkat pups pass health check with flying colours

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Two adorable baby meerkats arrived last year just in time for Christmas, and now the six-month-old pups have aced their first health check! The two loveable little ones underwent their first check-up at the Adelaide Zoo Animal Health Centre this…

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Celebrating our volunteers

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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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National Volunteer Week: the man behind the lens

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and if that’s the case our volunteer photographer Adrian is priceless! Meet the man behind the lens, who has been providing your daily dose of animal cuteness over the past year….

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Sweet sixteen for Wang Wang as Adelaide Zoo holds Teddy Bears’ Picnic party to celebrate his and Fu Ni’s birthday!

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It’s the fluffiest black and white date in the diary … Adelaide Zoo staff, volunteers, members, supporters and visitors are celebrating the birthdays of Giant Pandas Fu Ni and Wang Wang with their annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic event. The Teddy…

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Zoo la la! Zoos SA bares all for Zoo conservation calendar

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/zoo-la-la-zoos-sa-bares-all-for-zoo-conservation-calendar/

Zoo’s conservation calendar: It’s time for Fire Fighters, Farmers, and Nuns Having Fun to move over. For the first time ever, Zoos SA’s team has ‘tastefully disrobed’ for a calendar in a bid to raise funds and to draw attention…

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Tasmanian Tiger roams Adelaide Zoo on National Threatened Species Day

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To mark National Threatened Species Day, Zoos SA has brought back the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, albeit in spirit. Keeper Meg Williams presented a keeper talk about the Tasmanian Tiger complete with a cardboard-constructed tiger made by the Zoos SA BEEZA…

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Eggstatic about Easter animal enrichment!

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Happy Easter Sunday! The Easter bilby has paid a seasonal visit to a variety of animals at both Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park, sharing wonderful Easter-themed enrichment created by the BEEZA group. Keepers treated their furry friends to Easter-themed…

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Pand-tastic picnic for our favourite bears

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Every bear that ever there was gathered at Adelaide Zoo today to celebrate two very special black and white birthdays! Visitors, keepers and volunteers came together to wish Giant Pandas Fu Ni and Wang Wang a Happy Birthday and enjoy…

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Dad’s go free at Adelaide Zoo this Father’s Day 2022

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Dad’s go free at the zoo this Father’s Day*! Simply redeem at the Admissions window with any full price ticket purchase on Sunday 4 September.* Treat the dad in your life to the wildest day out at the oasis of…

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Lions, tigers and (panda) bears – oh my!

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/winter-enrichment-day/

Adelaide Zoo animals warm up with wintery enrichment Looking for a fun day out this weekend? Join in the winter fun at Adelaide Zoo this Sunday (31 July) as the furry, feathered and scaly residents enjoy a special Winter Enrichment celebration. Throughout the…

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Dragon on the move! Meet Adelaide Zoo’s scaly new resident

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You’d be forgiven for thinking there was magic in the air today, as a real-life dragon roamed the grounds at Adelaide Zoo! Making his way along a special path set out by keepers, the zoo welcomed 10-year-old male Komodo Dragon,…

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How to combat the cold? Keep a tiger toasty!

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Warm your heart with Zoos SA’s EOFY appeal Frosty mornings across the state this week have not only been felt by humans but also by the animals at Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park! After the city recorded its coldest…

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Joey joy for critically-endangered species

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An adorable bettong joey has bounced his way into the hearts of Adelaide Zoo keepers and brought hope for his critically-endangered species. Keepers were delighted to spot the little Brush-tailed Bettong in the pouch of five-year-old Truffles last month. Now…

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Monkeying around – birthday bonanza at Adelaide Zoo!

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Apey Birthday Niran, Cheche and Benito! It was a primate party at Adelaide Zoo this week with two species celebrating big birthdays. Siamang, Niran, turned 33 years old today and was treated to colourful presents filled with fruit including grapes…

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Become a citizen scientist and help save our endangered Australian sea lions

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Budding South Australian citizen scientists are encouraged to help the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to help save our endangered Australian sea lions by logging into the Sea lion Spotter portal over the next two weeks as part of a data…

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Envirodome creatures hop and slither onto the scales for a big weigh day!

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/day-of-celebrations-2/

Keepers at Adelaide Zoo held a weighing day for the smallest, most slippery and scaly of inhabitants. Adelaide Zoo’s Envirodome hosts over 700 animals and is a popular destination for visitors looking to get up close to fascinating reptiles, amphibians,…

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Zen at the Zoo school holidays

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Zen at the Zoo Yoga Trail Yoga is a practice that helps improve general wellness by relieving stress and improving body movement. Follow our animal yoga trail these school holidays, try it out and learn about our animals. Scan the…

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Best in SA health care swing into action for Orangutan operation

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/orangutan-operation/

Gallstones are painful for humans but how does a 46 year-old Sumatran Orangutan let you know they are not feeling well? In addition, where does a Sumatran Orangutan go to have stones removed? “Back in May, Sumatran Orangutan Puspa was…

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Phascogales cross border in bid to save species

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Fourteen locally extinct Red-tailed phascogales have been reintroduced to Mallee Cliffs National Park in western New South Wales this week in a partnership between Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Zoos SA. The 12…

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Red panda explores her new Moreton Bay Fig digs

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What’s better than some new tunnels to explore? An entire Moreton Bay Fig to call home! Adelaide Zoo’s female Red Panda, Mishry, had her habitat extended into the giant Moreton Bay Fig last week and set out discovering her new…

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Happy Birthday – Australian Sea Lion reaches a quarter of a century

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There was a flipping great celebration at Adelaide Zoo today as Australian Sea Lions, Ady and her companion Tasko, were treated to Blue Swimmer Crab, octopus, gigantic ice cubes and a new toy to mark her 25th birthday. Arliah Hayward, Senior…

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Visitor Information

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Adelaide Zoo, one of Adelaide’s most iconic attractions, is home to more than 2,500 animals and 250 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles and fish exhibited over eight hectares of magnificent botanic surroundings. It is the second oldest…

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Surrogate penguins parents hatch fluffy chick

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Penguin breeding isn’t always black and white. Sometimes there is a grey area – and in this case, it came in the form of the fluffy grey down of a new Little Penguin chick. The eight-week-old chick hatched from the…

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Paw-fectly adorable Valentine’s for Adelaide Zoo’s crew

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Love was in the air today at Adelaide Zoo as the species received heart-shaped gifts from their keepers. Zoos SA’s volunteer group BEEZA (Behavioural Environmental Enrichment for Zoo Animals) put their heart and soul into a wonderful selection of enrichment….

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Kluet’s toothy check-up full of heart

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It’s not often that specialists make a house call, but for one resident of Adelaide Zoo, they made an exception. Adelaide Zoo’s Sumatran orangutan, Kluet, was recently visited by North Adelaide Dental Care at the Zoo’s Animal Health Centre to…

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Tawny by name, tawny by nature

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Adelaide Zoo’s little Tawny Frogmouth chick has chosen it’s own name! Keepers were very egg-cited to see what the little one would select between Groot and Barkely. With each name in a bowl of it’s favourite snack, the chick was…

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Azizi celebrates his first birthday

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Celebrations certainly hit the spot today as Adelaide Zoo hosted male giraffe Azizi’s first birthday. A special keeper talk at the Giraffe Exhibit was followed a rendition of Happy Birthday sung by the crowd with the birthday boy zooming around…

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Tiger star shows off her stripes (and spots) at Adelaide Zoo

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Critically-endangered Sumatran Tiger Delilah has made her dazzling debut at Adelaide Zoo’s exhibit with the public encouraged to come in and give her a roaringly warm welcome! The five-year-old Sumatran Tiger, the rarest and smallest of all tiger species, arrived…

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Orangutans swing into new habitat at Adelaide Zoo

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/orangutan-forest-canopy-trail-opens/

Ropes, high climbing towers and tree top hang-outs; the new Orangutan Forest Canopy Trail at Adelaide Zoo has opened for public viewing thanks to a generous donor! As a conservation charity, Zoos SA relies on visitation and generous donations and…

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