Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Nullabor and her joey are now on view in the Zoo's wombat burrow. Nullabor's joey is the first baby of this species to be born at Melbourne Zoo since 2004.
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Melbourne Zoo unveils its latest family facility
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The Zoo's Primate Department is celebrating a special anniversary this month, because the innovative Gorilla Rainforest opened on April 11, 1990.
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There are two new additions to the Capuchin monkey group in the Treetops exhibit, with both Possum and Cassie giving birth recently and increasing the size of the group to 13 members.
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Melbourne Zoo's flagship event, Mali in the City, will grace the streets of Melbourne during August to help celebrate our 150th Anniverary year. Zoos Victoria has also announced a sister event for the major public art event, to engage school students in the celebrations.
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This weekend, you can join Zoos Victoria in their support of the global amphibian crisis by enjoying some very special frog-focused family activities at Melbourne Zoo.
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Sumatran Tiger brothers Hutan and Aceh enjoyed special treats on their second birthday, featuring chicken drumsticks and extra lean mince. The brothers, who were born in the litter of four that included the two girls Indrah and Rani.
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The once-a-year weigh-in for the four Giant Tortoises was a great success, with all four slowly taking turns lumbering up onto the scale
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Melbourne Zoo is proud to announce a new partnership with Lacoste and Save Your Logo which will greatly benefit the endangered Philippines Crocodile.
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A recently-arrived group of Coatis has settled into Melbourne Zoo so well that they have produced three litters, with a total of 21 kittens.
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The first elephant calf ever born at Melbourne Zoo celebrated her second birthday by squashing her 2-shaped birthday cake and splashing around in the pool.
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Melbourne Food & Wine Festival and Liberty Catering Concepts present "Roaming Wild", an exclusive dining event at Melbourne Zoo.
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Sumatran Orang-utan Dewi celebrated her first birthday on December 6th, along with mother Maimunah, father Santan, and big brother Menyaru.
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Melbourne Zoo today began its year-long 150th birthday party with the announcement of a stellar line-up for the Zoo's popular Twilights Season and two major new financial partnerships.
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Melbourne Zoo's meerkat troupe of nine have moved into their new home at the recently renovated Royal Children's Hospital precinct at the weekend. The hospital will become the first in the world to permanently exhibit live animals.
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Melbourne Zoo is celebrating a major milestone! Sixteen Hamadryas Baboons have moved into their new, spacious, and custom-designed Baboon Lookout.
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Melbourne Zoo is set to hear the patter of giant feet with the announcement of Asian Elephant Num-Oi's pregnancy today.
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Melbourne Zoo refutes allegations from Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive Tan Sri Datuk concerning the welfare of the orang-utans in the Zoo's Orang-utan Sanctuary.
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Sumatran Orang-utan Menyaru has celebrated his eighth birthday with a generous gift that will bring benefits to both the orang-utans at the Zoo and their relatives far away in Borneo and Sumatra.
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Let your kids go wild at the Zoo with two new birthday party packages on offer!
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Leafy branches are at the top of the treat list for Asian Elephants!
They have large appetites and spend a good portion of every day grazing on various kinds of vegetation.
Endangered Banded Rock Rattlesnakes have bred for the first time ever in Australia, in the Reptile House at Melbourne Zoo.
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Leading primate expert and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall is celebrating half a century of working on behalf of wildlife by visiting Australia to share her knowledge and passion.
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Seeing is believing, and a chance to see majestic elephants up close is an opportunity to understand just how massive they are.
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Spider Monkey Estela is now on view in Primate Nursery with her grandmother Sonja.
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Estela is learning how to be a Spider Monkey from her grandmother Sonya! Watch this short video to see why Estela has captured so many hearts already.
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Primate Keepers are working around the clock to care for a tiny baby Spider Monkey.
They needed to step in and take over the mothering role to help the baby survive, because mother Sunshine couldn't care for her newborn after a difficult birth on January 17th.
The introduction of Sumatran Orang-utan baby Dewi to her big brother Menyaru was a case of ‘slow but sure' this morning.
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Sumatran Orang-utan Maimunah has given birth to a female baby. Mother and baby are resting in their night den, recovering from the birth which happened overnight on Monday, shortly before midnight. Keepers were on hand to observe the birth and have remained on duty since then to watch over Maimunah and her baby.
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Gorillas at Melbourne Zoo are connected more and more closely with their wild cousins, via a strong link between the Zoo and the Jane Goodall Institute. Two years ago this week Dr. Goodall visited the Zoo to launch a joint campaign, ‘They're Calling on You', to raise funds for gorilla conservation by calling on the community to donate superseded mobile phones. Melbourne Zoo Director Kevin Tanner said today ‘This is Australia's first zoo, and there is no better way of highlighting our 148th birthday today than focusing on one of our major conservation partnerships.
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They may be too young to vote but school students across the country are about to make their voices heard on important subjects like palm oil and bushfire and wildlife recovery. It's all thanks to a new digital learning revolution led by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
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Don't miss Melbourne Zoo's 150th Celebrations. From Mali in the City to free events. There is lots on to see and be part of.
Meet the Keeper Talks - hear expert Zoo Keepers make daily presentations about the animals in their care & conservation work being done for that species.
Meet the Keeper Talks Daily from 9:45am to 3:45pm
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