Rats! After-dark antics revealed for our newest resident
Night vision footage has revealed the after-dark activity of Adelaide Zoo’s newest and most whiskery resident, a rather large Black-footed Tree-rat. While most of the animals are tucked up in bed, new...
View ArticleDragons of Adelaide Zoo ready to ring in the Lunar New Year
Adelaide Zoo is gearing up to welcome the Year of the Dragon, with dragon species across the zoo enjoying themed enrichment today. The Dragon is the fifth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese...
View ArticleOh my Hippopotami – it’s World Hippo Day!
Oh my hippopotami – It’s World Hippo Day! Hippo hippo hooray! Today, 15 February, is World Hippo Day. While both species of hippo are grey, barrel-shaped and bounce along the bottom of rivers, lakes...
View ArticleBundle of joeys! Adelaide Zoo celebrates birth of Tasmanian Tiger’s closest...
They might be tiny but a very special family of Fat-tailed Dunnarts (a native marsupial) has stolen hearts at Adelaide Zoo. Keepers barely have a spare finger (let alone hand) with the record arrival...
View ArticleAdelaide Zoo vets chuffed with Sumatran Tiger health check-up
Adelaide Zoo’s Animal Health Centre team were seeing stripes last week as vets undertook a general health check on 8-year-old Sumatran Tiger, Delilah. This is the first time the vet team has assessed...
View ArticleSlithery and scaly python in good ssshape at Adelaide Zoo
There is good news to hiss about at Adelaide Zoo, with vets performing a routine health check on a Rough-scaled Python. With the snake under a general anaesthetic, vets undertook a thorough...
View ArticleAdelaide Zoo is hippity hoppity this World Frog Day!
Keepers are going green for all things amphibian this World Frog Day! Lollihop, Yoda and Wallcott are among the 13 frogs leaping into the spotlight today to enjoy a tasty cricket. To celebrate, Keeper...
View ArticleGather Round at Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo is the go-to for a fun activity during Gather Round! Footy fever has taken over Adelaide Zoo for the AFL Gather Round! Keepers and the BEEZA volunteer team have been busy combining footy...
View ArticlePaws crossed for Adelaide Zoo’s Red Panda breeding program
There’s only one thing more likely to capture the attention of the animal loving public than a Red Panda – and that’s a Red Panda cub! Adelaide Zoo is therefore thrilled to share that plans are...
View ArticleOrangutans swing into new habitat at Adelaide Zoo
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...
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