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Taronga Zoo Blog

‘Snuggie’ Time?
Monday 14th May 2012
Winter is steadily imposing itself on Sydney and the temperatures are dropping. Some of us may crank up the heat, whilst others may don a ‘snuggie’, but what about birds?
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Zoological Hidden Treasure
Thursday 10th May 2012
Today I was unbelievably lucky to see the equivalent of zoological hidden treasure here at Taronga Zoo.
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Little Penguins Return to the Wild
Monday 7th May 2012
A Little Penguin which nearly suffocated due to a fishing net was rehabilitated by Taronga Wildlife Hospital and released back into the wild!
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Slammer’s Easter Surprise
Monday 2nd April 2012
You may be familiar with the phrase “a hard nut to crack”, but what about an egg?! There is one bird that specialises in just this, the Black-breasted Buzzard.
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Half fluff, half feather
Tuesday 20th March 2012
Konira our Andean Condor chick has gradually been shedding her fluffy down. She hatched out looking like a fluff ball, but now she is a mix of feathers and down. Konira is three months old and about half way to becoming a fully-feathered bird.
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Nala's debut at the Ausgrid Seal Show
Friday 16th March 2012
It was fitting that Nala made her debut at our Ausgrid Seal Show on Sustainable Seafood Day as she’ll play an important role in educating our Zoo visitors about making seafood choices to keep our oceans healthy. After all, Nala and her wild cousins need Fish4Life too!!
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Marshmallow Madness!
Wednesday 14th March 2012
You may remember ‘Big’ and ‘Bounce’ from their earlier blog; they might look like giant marshmallows, but these two Major Mitchell’s Cockatoos are being trained for free-flight at the Bird Show.
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Pathi Harn’s 2nd Birthday
Saturday 10th March 2012
Happy birthday to our ‘miracle’ calf Pathi Harn! Two years have flown by since we were in awe of when Porntip gave birth to Pathi Harn. The youngster defied the odds and is now thriving!
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They're Calling On You Signage
Gorillas get posted for our mobile phone campaign
Friday 17th February 2012
Western Lowland Gorillas are critically endangered, with wild gorilla numbers down by 80%.
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Ronnie now part of the Seal Show
Ronnie now a star of the Seal Show
Thursday 9th February 2012
If you’re planning to come and watch the Ausgrid Seal Show any time soon, there’s one little seal that’s sure to impress. While this particular seal might be small compared to the other seals, Ronnie is certainly a star in his own right.
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