Taronga Blog

Zoo's African Elephants cool off in the pool (19/11/2009)

As the temperature in Dubbo hovers above 35 degrees everyday this week the African Elephants decided to take full advantage of the hot weather by going for a swim in their pool.

Warm weather sees birth of Bison calf (13/11/2009)

In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday this week, the Zoo welcomed a male Bison calf into the world.

Handraising three bundles of joy is hard work (12/11/2009)

Currently two male Eastern Grey joeys and a male Swamp Wallaby are in my care being hand raised.

Juvenile Barking Owl gets a helping hand (11/11/2009)

Currently we are caring for a young Barking Owl who was brought into the Taronga Western Plains Zoo Wildlife Hospital by a WIRES carer.

Zoo's oldest Giraffe celebrates a birthday (20/10/2009)

Today is a special day at Taronga Western Plains Zoo as our oldest Giraffe, Andrea turns 24. Andrea is the oldest of three generations of Giraffe which are all on exhibit together at the Zoo.

Andrea Giraffe turns 24 (19/10/2009)

Today is a special day at Taronga Western Plains Zoo as our oldest Giraffe, Andrea turns 24. Andrea is the oldest of three generations of Giraffe which are all on exhibit together at the Zoo.

Red Kangaroo Joey gets a helping hand (16/10/2009)

Freddie the Red Kangaroo Joey came into the Zoo's Wildlife Hospital at about 11 months of age.

A Stripy Arrival (7/10/2009)

We are all very excited by the arrival of a little filly Zebra foal. The foal has been named Zahra which means flower in Swahili.

Koala Joeys Make their Debut Out of the Pouch (30/9/2009)

Meet Allambie and Lilli Pilli, our two Koala joeys which have just made their debut out of the pouch. The pair are between 10 to 12 months of age and are becoming more independent as they grow. Allambie is a bit shy and is not to fond of the keepers while Lilli Pilli is the opposite and often enjoys some leaves held up by the keeper for her to munch.

Spring Has Sprung with The First Babies at the Zoo (25/9/2009)

Keepers today started their usual morning rounds only to find three tiny Barbary Sheep lambs had been born overnight. The mothers and their lambs are all doing well and we've already seen the young ones suckling from mum which is a great sign. The babies are very cute and are hiding in the rocky areas on the exhibit with mum keeping a close eye but over coming days they will start to get a bit more adventurous.

Tasmanian Devil Joeys Becoming Explorers (23/9/2009)

The Tasmanian Devil joeys at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are becoming more independent as each day passes. All four joeys are still tending to be more nocturnal, only coming out from hiding in the late afternoon. They're very curious characters and are starting to explore their area at night on their own. Mum's pretty happy to watch them from a safe distance, letting them get into all kinds of mischief.