Animal Diaries
A new face in tigers
Hi my name is Mark and I am the newest addition to the Australia Zoo Big Cat team. After 24 years of experience in zoos in New Zealand and Australia, I was excited to come to Australia Zoo and work hands-on with the amazing tigers. I have previously worked in a non-contact environment with tigers, so this is an opportunity to learn a different approach. My experience with tigers has been very help...read more
Mark bonds with our gorgeous cubs!
Having Fun!
One of the most common questions we get asked in the bird show department from the public is “Why don’t the birds just fly away?” Some people think we use a remote control and sometimes we wish we could, because it would make our job a lot easier.The remote control idea came from people seeing a tracking device or telemetry on the bird’s tail. We attach these to most of our...read more
Tracking our free-flight birds
A Flightless Bird
The cassowary is a large flightless bird from Australia and New Guinea. They are the largest bird in Australia and the second largest in the world, the largest being the ostrich. The cassowary comes from a family known as Ratite, along with Emus, Rheas and the Kiwi. So why can’t these birds fly? The name Ratite comes from a Latin word meaning raft. The reason this name was given to thi...read more
Bedara shows-off her unusual looking quill
New Croc Girl!
Hi folks my name is Lauren and I am one of the newest members of the Australia Zoo Croc Team, and the only girl in the department! I first started at Australia Zoo in the admissions department & hosting at the Wildlife Warrior shows. I am now living my dream of being part of the Australia Zoo croc team working with the most amazing animals on the earth and the best croc keepers in the world! ...read more
Lauren loves her new job!
Holidays are here again!
A big hello to all our regular readers and welcome to all our new ones. Well as the title suggests, holidays have began again and the Zoo has plenty of activities for people to see and do. We are currently running with Cheetah Week and there is stacks of fun activities for kids of all ages. School holidays at the Zoo also means our Zoo Keeper for a Day Program is on again. The elephant team are a...read more
Zoo keeper for a day kids meet our three Asian Elephants
Omega of the pack!
Hi! My name is Teyha, and I’m one of the dingoes that call Australia Zoo home! My sisters Myndee and Kiah have both written their own diary entries, and I thought it was about time I had my turn. There is a good reason why they have had their turns before me- because they both outrank me in our pack! Now, it might sound like a bit of a drag being the lowest ranking dingo in a pack, especiall...read more
Omega dingo Teyha, living it up from the bottom of the pack!
Check out our newies!
With school holidays just around the corner we’ve got lots of new babies for everyone to see!We have six little piglets, just a few weeks old, very sociable and lovable with an amazing array of colours and patterns. They’ve settled into Kids Zoo in record time and love meeting and greeting visitors in their traditional piglet style by rubbing and pushing their snout firmly and persiste...read more
Our new arrivals have a blast running through the Kids Zoo play area
Big Boy Antics
If you ever visited us here at Australia Zoo you were sure to have passed by our Big Boys enclosure, which houses five of our beautiful male koalas. But what is extra special about these boys is that they still live together in harmony. You see, out in the wild male koalas are very solitary animals. One male can occupy up to one square kilometer of territory. To mark his territory he would urinate...read more
Our boys relax together in peace
Are there any joeys?
"Are there any joeys?" That is the question I have been asked every day for the last twelve months. Unfortunately, I have had to answer no. Until recently, that is!Over the past number of weeks we have been observing some of our girls as we have noticed their pouches swelling and some signs of new lives beginning to make themselves known.I have only been at the Zoo for a litt...read more
Elissa relaxes in the sun while we catch a glimpse of the first joey for the season
Love is in the air!
You may remember reading about our Leapin Lemur encounters in a previous article. The Primate Team is to be able to finally show off our gorgeous Ring Tailed Lemurs. The encounter is a very special experience which gives guests the opportunity to come up to our off display lemur facility to meet our cute and quirky little Ring Tailed Lemurs. We are pleased to announce the encounters have been very...read more
Congratulation's Darren and Jess!
Perentie Renovations
If you travel to the Zoo in the future you may like to check out our famous Perenties; Pete, Penny and Two Spots. They are feeling great this winter with some new furnishings in their home. Our talented ‘Mock Rockers’ have just finished building them some great heated basking rocks. There is one on the western side of the enclosure that helps shield them from the weather as it is a fla...read more
Soaking up the sun!
The girls are taking over!
Usually the female koala keepers stay in the zoo and look after the koalas; cleaning their enclosures and feeding them and introducing them to guests. But lately the girls are going out with the men and cut the leaf for the koalas. It is a big job as we cut for around 40 koalas at the Zoo and anywhere from 30 to 60 koalas at the Australian Wildlife Hospital. But I am glad to report we are keeping ...read more
The girls are having a blast cutting leaf for the koalas!
