Tag: Zoos
Melbourne Aquarium unveils new Antarctic penguins
Melbourne Aquarium has unveiled Australia's first exhibit of sub-antarctic penguins.[MORE]
Taronga's new giraffes 'curious' about Sydney
Two giraffes have arrived in Sydney from New Zealand's Auckland Zoo to join breeding programs in Australia. [MORE]
Rare tiger cubs on show at Perth Zoo
The Perth Zoo has unveiled three rare sumatran tiger cubs that are part of a program to save the species from extinction.[MORE]
Panda experts check enclosure
International zoo experts have inspected the panda enclosure being built at Adelaide Zoo.[MORE]
Zoos vow to protect animals from climate change
About 300 wildlife, zoo and conservation leaders are in Adelaide for an international conference about the threat of climate change. [MORE]
Perth Zoo and Memphis celebrate birthdays
The Perth Zoo and one of its biggest personalities, Memphis the Southern White Rhinoceros, are celebrating birthdays. [MORE]
Plea to save forgotten dingoes in Romania
Four dingoes are facing an uncertain future in Romania after a zoo closure.[MORE]
Disease-free devils bred at SA zoo
Five tasmanian devils have been born disease-free at a zoo in South Australia.[MORE]
Zoo rejects concerns about seal enclosure
Melbourne Zoo has rejected claims some seals are suffering from serious eye problems because of concerns of their temporary enclosure.[MORE]
Plans to import hybrid supercats concerning: zoo
The National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra says it is concerned about the potential import of savannah cats. [MORE]
IVF gives black rhinos chance to avoid extinction
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Vets at an Australian zoo succeed in carrying out the world's first artificial fertilisation of a rhinoceros egg.[MORE]
Melbourne Zoo celebrates elephant pregnancy
An ultra-sound has confirmed one of the Melbourne Zoo's elephants is pregnant.[MORE]
Who's the daddy? Swiss zoo in gorilla paternity mix-up
Monkey business is clearly afoot in a Swiss zoo after a paternity test revealed one of its gorillas has effectively been cuckolded by a young pretender half his age.[MORE]
Quake pandas to call Beijing Zoo home
Eight pandas whose reserve was damaged in the Chinese earthquake have been relocated to Beijing.[MORE]
Taronga opens 1.2h ocean life exhibit
New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma will today open a 1.2-hectare oceanic life exhibit at Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney - the largest building project in the zoo's 91-year history.[MORE]
Aust Zoo set to become 'Australia's Disneyland'
Terri Irwin says she plans to transform Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast into an international destination equal to Disneyland. [MORE]
Birds may have played role in tiger death
The Melbourne Zoo says neither illness nor injury played a role in the death of one of its young tigers last week.[MORE]
Panda sponsors still needed by Adel Zoo
Adelaide Zoo says it is still working to raise millions of dollars to house two giant pandas from next year.[MORE]
Zoo rejects elephant too young for pregnancy
Taronga Zoo has officially announced the pregnancy of one its Asian elephants. [MORE]
Outcry over pregnant underage elephant
The Greens say they have received information that an underage Asian elephant at Sydney's Taronga Zoo has become pregnant, which they say could put the animal's health at risk.[MORE]
Snake-eat-snake: endangered pythons wipeout
Endangered snakes reintroduced to a conservation zone near Roxby Downs in outback South Australia have been virtually wiped out in a short time.[MORE]
Zoo offers temporary refuge to killer elephant
An elephant responsible for the death of a circus worker at Yamba on the New South Wales North Coast will be temporarily housed at Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo. [MORE]
Search to find home for killer elephant
A meeting will be held today to determine which zoo will accommodate two circus elephants, after one crushed its handler to death on the New South Wales north coast.[MORE]
