Zoos SA

Adelaide Zoo on the prowl and growl for paw-fect tiger cub name! She’s already a chuffingly sweet tiger cub with her dash of stripes, little white whiskers, super large paws and the bluest eyes – and with the public’s help, she’ll…

As temperatures soared around the state, the animals at Adelaide Zoo beat the heat thanks to some refreshing and tasty enrichment from their keepers. With the thermometer reaching 38c, cooling off the animals was a top priority for the keepers….

Here’s a Friday warm fuzzy from Adelaide Zoo! Take a peek at the zoo’s newest resident, a little one-week-old giraffe calf, tucking into his milk bottle from keepers. The calf was born at Monarto Safari Park to 17-year-old Thula last…

Doting Sumatran Tiger dad, Kembali, has ripped open some meat-filled enrichment to share the genders of his three cubs! After tearing through the colourful enrichment created by Adelaide Zoo’s BEEZA (Behaviour and Environmental Enrichment of Zoo Animals) team, he revealed the…

Adelaide Zoo has a new long-legged arrival! Yesterday, Monarto Safari Park welcomed its fifth calf within a year to 17-year-old Thula. While initial signs of bonding between mum and bub were promising, it was apparent this morning that the calf…

Here’s to a fluffy feel-good Friday! What better way to brighten your day than with an adorable video of Adelaide Zoo’s critically-endangered Cotton-top Tamarin twins. The inquisitive little ones have started to explore off of mum Peppa and dad Gomez’…

He’s made his list, checked it twice and now Santa Paws has paid a special Christmas Eve visit to Zoos SA. The big man in red had some extra help from the volunteer BEEZA (Behaviour and Environmental Enrichment of Zoo…

The first ever critically-endangered Sumatran Tiger cubs to be born at Adelaide Zoo have arrived safe, sound and extremely snuggly in the Year of the Tiger. “There’s a whole puddle of stripy little legs, arms and tails in the cubbing…

All mums know the challenge of getting comfy in your third trimester – including six-year-old tigress Delilah! Adelaide Zoo is purring with excitement for the impending birth of Sumatran Tiger cubs, with the den cam up and running ready to…

Staff and volunteers at Adelaide Zoo are crossing their paws for the safe arrival of Sumatran Tiger cubs in the Lunar Year of the Tiger! Life Sciences staff at the zoo today announced that six-year-old Delilah is expecting cubs, due…

You can ‘bettong’ this making your Friday! A critically-endangered Brush-tailed Bettong joey has made his debut in the Adelaide Zoo Nocturnal House. The fluffy five-month-old joey is the offspring of five-year-old Truffles and 13-year-old Rambo, who has become well-known as an…

Rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck in for conservation is nothing new to the staff and volunteers at Zoos SA but it is when their sleeves are rolled up for a tattoo! Some of Zoos SA’s plucky staff and volunteers ‘got inked…

Celebrating the amazing work of our Animal Health Department on Vet Nurse Day Who can resist a little puggle snuggle on a Friday? Adelaide Zoo would like to introduce you to its newest arrival, Kathari (cut-tree), which means ‘prickle’ in…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Keepers at Adelaide Zoo have revealed they’ve had their hands full hand-raising a tiny Warru joey. When the male Black-flanked Rock-wallaby arrived in early April, he weighed just 250g (the same as a cup of sugar) and was only starting…

The rain hasn’t dampened spirits at Zoos SA today with lots to celebrate around both Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park. Not only did much-loved Pygmy Hippopotamus Obi celebrate his seventh birthday but Cooper the Barn Owl turned 22-years-old becoming…

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,…

Welcome to our new zoo-comers – tall, horny and furry! It’s been a busy few months at Zoos SA with both sites welcoming some adorable new residents. Across the Mallee plains of Monarto, Volta the giraffe has joined the herd…

At Zoos SA we think all mums ‘quokk’! From our keepers, volunteers, and visitors to our furry, feathered and scaled friends, there certainly are some brilliant mums and mother-figures in our community. To celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, the newest…

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…

Zoos SA is egg-static to share that six tiny Western Swamp Tortoises have hatched at Adelaide Zoo. The egg-citing news comes just in time for the Easter long weekend, with two egg-themed conservation trails at both Adelaide Zoo and Monarto…

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…

It’s International Orangutan Day and Adelaide Zoo Primate Keeper Pij Olijnyk is keen to tell us about Puspa and Kluet, the two Sumatran Orangutans who reside at Adelaide Zoo and how we can help them and their wild cousins… “Orangutans are…

Three adorable nine-week-old Small-clawed Otters pups have aced their first health check at Adelaide Zoo this morning – on World Otter Day! A day that aims to raise awareness of the plight of otters. The three otter pups underwent the…

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…

Adelaide Zoo is celebrating the arrival of Obi, the Pygmy Hippo calf! The eleven-month-old male departed Melbourne Zoo on Monday morning at 7am and arrived at his new home at Adelaide Zoo on Monday afternoon at 4:15pm. Obi will today…

Zoos South Australia (Zoos SA) is pleased to announce a proposed vision plan that will guide the transformation of both Adelaide and Monarto Zoos over the next 20 years and create new and exciting memories for members, supporters and visitors….