Perth Zoo Species gained and/or lost at Perth Zoo since 1992

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(Forward note: If the administrators do not mind, would like to perhaps request that hopefully as more info and missed species are added over time will put in a request to update the initial lists much like some other threads)

Some of the mammal species (and sub-species) formerly kept at Perth Zoo which no longer are starting from January 1992:


Chimpanzee (1.1 left March 1992 for Hyderbad Zoo) (1.2 loaned from Taronga from June 1998-July 1999, sent to Ueno Zoo in Japan)
Bornean Orangutan (1 individual elderly female Mawas died late 1997)
Siamang (last 1.0 recently widowed sent to Mogo Zoo in 1995)
White-Handed Gibbon (last were sent to Mogo Zoo and NZ zoos in 1995)
Western Hoolock Gibbon (1.0 named Horace widowed for about a year died in July 1993. Displayed as simply as 'Hoolock Gibbons' during their time at Perth Zoo).
Mandrill (last individual died 6 April 1994, not sure if it was the male named Boss or last female)
Japanese Macaque (off public display since 1999)
Sulawesi Crested Macaque (last individuals sent to Tasmania Zoo circa 2008)
Tonkean Macaque (last individual 1.0 appears to have died circa 2010, off-display since at least 1999)
(Western) Purple-Faced Langur (off public display since 1999, last sent Edinburgh Zoo in 2005)
De Brazza's Guenon (1.0 died/left circa 1996)
(Eastern) Black-and-White Colobus (last individuals left circa 2005)
Vervet (last individuals sent to Gorge Wildlife Park in 2006)
(Southern) Talapoin (last individuals died circa 1993)
an Aotidae (Dorocouli) species (last gone by about 1998, in Nocturnal House)
Black-Handed Spider Monkey (not sure when last individuals died or were sent elsewhere but was post Jan 2006)
Varied White-Fronted Capuchin (last individuals sent to Gorge Wildlife Park 2010, displayed as simply 'White-Fronted Capuchins' during their time at Perth Zoo)
Red-Handed Tamarin (last individuals gone by 1995)
White-Fronted Lemur (last individuals sent to New Zealand in 1995)
Thick-Tailed Bushbaby (last at Perth gone 1998 at latest, in Nocturnal House )
Big Hairy Armadillo (last died by about 1997, believe was displayed simply as 'Hairy Armadillo', in Nocturnal House)
Squirrel Glider (in Nocturnal House late '90s/early '00s, unsure when last gone)
Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo (not sure when last individuals died but was post 2000)
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby (not sure when last individuals died but was post 2000)
Antilopine Kangaroo (were sent to Indonesia in about 1998, 1999 at latest)
(Syrian) Brown Bear (1.1 sibling pair Barney & Missy were sent to Mareeba in October 2003, had been at Perth Zoo since 1981)
(Asian Mainland) Tiger(s) (0.1 Delores died at Perth Zoo in 1998 aged approximately 21, had been at the zoo for 20 years. A male white-coated Tiger named Chester with origins from both the Bengal and Siberian subpopulations was loaned to Perth Zoo by Taronga from December 1995 until February 1996)
Leopard(s) (last individual a male Persian Leopard named Fury sent to Crocodylus Park in 2002 where his two daughters Ishtar & Tiamat were sent a year prior. A female black-coated Leopard of ambiguous sub-species origins sent to sent to Gorge Wildlife Park in January 1994)
Cheetah (last individual whos name I use to remember passed away in April 2015)
Serval (1.0 Mungo died March 2003)
Fishing Cat (came 2004 died 2008/2009)
Maned Wolf (last individual sent to Western Plains Zoo in September 1995)
Fennec Fox (species come and gone several times, in Nocturnal House most of 1990s)
Scimitar-Horned Oryx (last individuals left in May 1999, possibly off public display since sometime in 1998)
Himalayan Tahr (last were sent elsewhere in 1994 or 1995)
Little Red Flying Fox (last individuals were gone sometime post 2003)
Indian Five-Lined Palm Squirrel (last individuals culled in last 20 years sometime)
Golden-Backed Tree Rat (came and went by sometime in '00s)
Mitchell’s Hopping Mouse (unsure of arrival year but know are no longer held at the zoo, were still there in the Nocturnal House in September 2002 displayed as ‘Pankots’)
Pebble-Mound Mouse (believe the Zoo had these mice in late 90s/early 00s)
 
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Some mammals species gained by Perth Zoo since 1992 which are still at Perth Zoo

Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Tetrapod says post 2000, if anyone can discover which year would really like to know) {note: were Squirrel Monkeys formerly kept at Perth until very early 1990s, a hybrid mess from what I understand)
Tufted Capuchin (Tetrapod says post 2000, if anyone can discover which year would really like to know)
Sunda Slow Loris (was regain of species after last individual died in 1998 or 1999)
(Malayan) Sun Bear (1.2 import in January 1998 from Cambodia was a regain of species after death of female Mawar in 1992. Bopha and Jamran the zoo's current 1.1 arrived in 2007 from Cambodia)
(Sumatran) Tiger first arrival was young male Calang in January 1994 from Melbourne Zoo
Binturong arrived 2016 I believe
(Nepalese) Red Panda (female Rani arrived from Adelaide Zoo on 15 September 1995 followed by male Raja from Pretoria Zoo in mid 1997)
South American Coati arrived sometime last 10 years
Cape Porcupine arrived sometime last 10 years
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (unsure of arrival year)
Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby (unsure of arrival year but was post 2000)
Nabarlek (unsure of arrival year but was post 2000)
Tasmanian Devil (due to short lifespan have come and gone from Perth Zoo over the years)
Northern Quoll (unsure of arrival year)
Feathertail Glider (unsure of arrival year)
Red-tailed Phascogale (unsure of arrival year)
Dibbler (arrived mid 1990s I believe)
Australian Water Rat (unsure of arrival year)
Black-Footed Tree Rat (unsure of arrival year)
Spinifex Hopping Mouse (unsure of arrival year but think post 2003)

Species which may have already been at zoo
Greater Bilby
Southern Brown Bandicoot
Red Kangaroo
Western Grey Kangaroo
Western Brush Wallaby
Western Common Ringtail Possum {actually CR END} (can say with certainty that did see Common Brushtail Possums in the Nocturnal House in very early 1990s, one or two even shared an exhibit with the Hairy Armadillo)
 
steveroberts said:
Cheetah (last individual whos name I use to remember passed away in April 2015)
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The Cheetah was a female named Kifani. She was born 29/07/2000 and arrived at Perth Zoo 13/12/2010. She died there 03/04/2015.
steveroberts said:
South American Coati arrived sometime last 10 years
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The South American coati arrived from Melbourne Zoo in 2015. They’re three males named Blanco, Verde and Castano - all born 2011.
 
Some of the Reptile species which have arrived, departed or were already at Perth Zoo over the last 30 years

Still at Perth Zoo
Galapagos Tortoise (arrived 2005 thanks Jambo for info)
Bell's Hinge-Backed Tortoise (unsure of arrival year)
Eastern Box-Turtle (unsure of arrival year)
Three-Toed Box Turtle (unsure of arrival year)
Red-Eared Slider (unsure of arrival year)
Pig-Nosed Turtle (unsure of arrival year)
Komodo Dragon (1.0 Raja arrived 2013)
Perentie (arrived 1997)
Merten's Water Monitor (unsure of arrival year)
Dampier Peninsula Monitor (unsure of arrival year and not entirely sure still at Perth Zoo but added?)
Fiji Crested Iguana (unsure of arrival year)
Inland Bearded Dragon (unsure of arrival year)
Pebble-Mimic Dragon (unsure of arrival year)
Tokay Gecko (unsure of arrival year)
Banded Knob-Tailed Gecko (unsure of arrival year)
Rough-Throated Leaftail Gecko (unsure of arrival year)
Burmese Python (unsure of arrival year but believe was upon death of zoo's Reticulated Python)
(Jungle) Carpet Python (unsure of arrival time)
(Stimson's) Children's Python (unsure of arrival time)
Rought-Scaled Python (unsure of arrival time)
Pygmy Python (unsure of arrival time)
Dugite (1997)
Tiger Snake (1997)
Common Death Adder (fairly sure 1997)

Following below are species am unsure if already at Zoo pre 1997 Reptile House Opening but still at Perth Zoo currently

Frilled-Necked Lizard
Shingleback Skinks
Western Blue-Tongue Skink
Northern Blue-Tongued Skink
Western Spiny-Tailed Skink
(Southwestern) Carpet Python
Olive Python
Woma Python
Black-Headed Python

Arrived in last 25 years but no longer held by Perth Zoo
American Alligator (juvenile individuals came sometime last twelve years, now gone)
Oblong Turtle (I believe Perth Zoo did keep this species, perhaps still do??)
Pink-Eared Turtle (arrived 1997 but now gone, year?)
Mitchell's Water Monitor (arrived 1997 but now gone, year?)
Western Bearded Dragon (I believe Perth Zoo did keep this species)
King Skink (I believe Perth Zoo did keep this species)
Lancelin Island Skink (arrived 1997 but died at some point)
Reticulated Python (I think may have arrived 1997 but since died)
Madagascar Tree Boa (came and gone, believe only died a few years back)

Species already at Perth Zoo in early 1990s but now gone
Greek Tortoise (departed some point in mid-late 1990s)
Green Iguana (individual kept next to Pythons at back of bird-feeding station just east of the Zoo's Main Lake, occasionally kept in the Walk-Through exhibit of Lesser Primates as Tetrapod has pointed out, gone by at least 1997)

Species already at Perth Zoo in early 1990s who still remain
Saltwater Crocodile (old individual swapped in 1998 for arrival of 1.0 Simmo from Northern Territory, was a brief period with no Saltie' when Simmo died in November 2018 but new individual (name?) now at the zoo)
Freshwater Crocodile
Radiated Tortoise
Western Swamp Tortoise (Turtle)
Boa Constrictor (Believe Perth Zoo has continuously kept Boa Constrictors for more than 35 years although individuals most certainly have changed, perhaps short periods without though am unsure)
 
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Mammal species already at Perth Zoo in 1992 that are still there though may have been short-periods of species absence for some:

Sumatran Orangutan (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years)
Javan (Silvery) Gibbon (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years)
Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years. However as a side-note will add that male individual Phillip has now lived at Perth Zoo for approximately 48 years and is seemingly the longevity record holder for his species. Another side note is that for many years the individuals of this species at Perth Zoo were displayed simply as 'White-Cheeked Gibbons' with the species split by zoologists occurring between Southern and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons in the early 2000s')
Hamadryas Baboon (individuals have changed and reduced in number, destined to be phased out of zoo, moved to current exhibit in 1996 though was a year of absence from the exhibit from mid '98-mid '99 while occupied by a trio of Chimpanzees from Taronga Zoo. The species is destined to be phased out from the zoo which I seriously thin Perth Zoo should reconsider)
Golden Lion Tamarin (Australasian Ceboidea (NW Monkey) Populations (Present and Historic))
Cotton-Top Tamarin (hopefully info on above thread coming soon)
Emperor Tamarin (hopefully info on above thread coming soon)
Common Marmoset (possibly not at Perth at start of 1992, hope to find out more)
Western or Eastern Pygmy Marmoset (Perth Zoo started again with non hybridized imports)
Ring-Tailed Lemur (at Perth Zoo in early 90s, more info hoping to find)
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (at Perth Zoo in early 90s, more info hoping to find)
Asian Elephant (current 1.1 arrived December 1992 but late great Tricia was there on her lonesome having arrived in 1963 and been solo since early 1970s, passed in July this year aged 65 after 59 years at Perth Zoo. The zoo plans to phase out their Asian Elephants so Permai 0.1 and Putra Mas 1.0 will go to other zoos in near future)
Southern White Rhinoceros (Memphis born in Memphis Zoo in 1987 was already at Perth Zoo since 1990, currently still resides at zoo as one of oldest residents with his son whos name I use to remember lol)
(Rothschild's) Giraffe (re-arrived at zoo in late 80s/early 90s after a period of species absence)
Plains Zebra (in 1990s and 00s were individuals from the Grant's Zebra subpopulation, believe Perth has continuously held Plains Zebras for many many decades)
(Southern African) Lion (30 years ago was male Alistair and a female who was possibly his mother until arrival of 0.2 Manzi and Mafuta in mid 1990s, now relatively new individuals with some charismatic individuals at the zoo inbetween)
Tiger (generic origin Tigers at Perth many decades, in 1994 the zoo joined regions Sumatran Tiger program with arrival of 1.0 Calang first in January of that year, followed by 0.1 Malu from New Zealand in 1999; both these individuals are now deceased but many individuals including their offspring and offspring's offspring have lived at Perth Zoo since, believe one male individual (a Sumatran) currently resides at the zoo)
Spotted Hyena (trio arrived from Berkeley USA in August/September of 1991, these individuals all now deceased and new individuals currently reside at the zoo)
African Wild Dog (a breeding trio at Perth Zoo in early 90s, other individuals at the zoo in 1980s and possibly late 70s, these individuals suffered a major loss in December 1998 due to eating horse meat of a chemically euthanised horse and several individuals died, new individuals arrived at Perth Zoo in early 2005 for opening of current large exhibit and have reproduced very productively also)
Dingo (individuals have changed of course)
Small-Clawed Otter (individuals have changed of course)
(Slender-Tailed) Meerkat (individuals have changed of course)
Ghost Bat (individuals have changed of course)
Koala (individuals have changed of course)
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (individuals have changed of course)
Numbat (individuals have changed of course, Perth Zoo famous for major success in captive breeding and release of this highly endangered diurnal marsupial that is endemic to the south-west of Australia)
Chuditch (individuals have changed of course)
Common Brushtail Possum (individuals have changed of course)
Western Grey Kangaroo (individuals have changed of course)
Red Kangaroo (possibly)
Tammar Wallaby (possibly)
Western Brush-Wallaby (possibly)
Quokka (possibly)
Woylie (possibly)
Short-Beaked Echidna (may have been absent from Perth Zoo for certain periods)

some others I may have forgotten
 
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steveroberts said:
@Jambo

RE: Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroos:

If they were already at Perth Zoo then PZ would of had two Papuan Tree Kangaroo species as they had Matschie's Tree Kangaroos during the 1990s/early 00s
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Perth Zoo bred a GTK in 2016 to Huli and Kaluli, who were noted to arrived at the zoo in 2015. There were plans to introduce Huli to Doba following this:

0.1 Kaluli (Feb 2008) from Melbourne Zoo
0.1 Doba (March 2009) from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
1.0 Huli (September 2012) from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Interestingly, the zoo was noted to have previously bred GTK in 1980, meaning they held the species prior to these individuals.
 
RE: Some Mammal species had forgotten about

Common Eland (a male was at Perth Zoo very early 90s, certainly in 1991, plans to have him co-habitate with Memphis the Southern White Rhino' didn't go to plan and do not know what happened to this individual, sent to Dubbo perhaps?)
Dromedary Camel (individuals still at PZ in late 1980s not sure when last died or left)
European Fallow Deer (individuals still at PZ in late 1980s not sure when last died or left)
Mara {Patagonian Cavy} (may have still been at Perth Zoo in 1992 but certainly gone for almost 30 years)

(side note: the zoos 2 Striped Hyenas departed for Singapore in 1991 so dont make the timeline I set up but just thought would give a little mention; were phased out by zoo at time the Spotted Hyenas were arriving at the zoo from the US)
 
Zoofan15 said:
Perth Zoo bred a GTK in 2016 to Huli and Kaluli, who were noted to arrived at the zoo in 2015. There were plans to introduce Huli to Doba following this:

0.1 Kaluli (Feb 2008) from Melbourne Zoo
0.1 Doba (March 2009) from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
1.0 Huli (September 2012) from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Interestingly, the zoo was noted to have previously bred GTK in 1980, meaning they held the species prior to these individuals.
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It seems they possibly phased them out sometime in the 80's before the arrival of the Matschies? Although it was the 90's so Perth could've very well have held both species at once.
 
steveroberts said:
Mammal species already at Perth Zoo in 1992 that are still there though may have been short-periods of species absence for some:

Sumatran Orangutan (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years)
Javan (Silvery) Gibbon (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years)
Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years. However as a side-note will add that male individual Phillip has now lived at Perth Zoo for approximately 48 years and is seemingly the longevity record holder for his species. Another side note is that for many years the individuals of this species at Perth Zoo were displayed simply as 'White-Cheeked Gibbons' with the species split by zoologists occurring between Southern and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons in the early 2000s')
Hamadryas Baboon (individuals have changed and reduced in number, destined to be phased out of zoo, moved to current exhibit in 1996 though was a year of absence from the exhibit from mid '98-mid '99 while occupied by a trio of Chimpanzees from Taronga Zoo)
Golden Lion Tamarin (Australasian Ceboidea (NW Monkey) Populations (Present and Historic))
Cotton-Top Tamarin (hopefully info on above thread coming soon)
Emperor Tamarin (hopefully info on above thread coming soon)
Common Marmoset (possibly not at Perth at start of 1992, hope to find out more)
Western or Eastern Pygmy Marmoset (Perth Zoo started again with non hybridized imports)
Ring-Tailed Lemur (at Perth Zoo in early 90s, more info hoping to find)
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (at Perth Zoo in early 90s, more info hoping to find)
Asian Elephant (current 1.1 arrived December 1992 but late great Tricia was there on her lonesome having arrived in 1963 and been solo since early 1970s, passed in July this year aged 65 after 59 years at Perth Zoo)
Southern White Rhinoceros (Memphis born in Memphis Zoo in 1987 was already at Perth Zoo since 1990, currently still resides at zoo as one of oldest residents with his son whos name I use to remember lol)
(Rothschild's) Giraffe (re-arrived at zoo in late 80s/early 90s after a period of species absence)
Plains Zebra (in 1990s and 00s were individuals from the Grant's Zebra subpopulation, believe Perth has continuously held Plains Zebras for many many decades)
(Southern African) Lion (30 years ago was male Alistair and a female who was possibly his mother until arrival of 0.2 Manzi and Mafuta in mid 1990s, now relatively new individuals with some charismatic individuals at the zoo inbetween)
Tiger (generic origin Tigers at Perth many decades, in 1994 the zoo joined regions Sumatran Tiger program with arrival of 1.0 Calang first in January of that year, followed by 0.1 Malu from New Zealand in 1999)
Spotted Hyena (trio arrived from Berkeley USA in August/September of 1991, these individuals all now deceased and new individuals currently reside at the zoo)
African Wild Dog (a breeding trio at Perth Zoo in early 90s, other individuals at the zoo in 1980s and possibly late 70s, these individuals suffered a major loss in December 1998 due to eating horse meat of a chemically euthanised horse and several individuals died, new individuals arrived at Perth Zoo in early 2005 for opening of current large exhibit and have reproduced very productively also)
Dingo (individuals have changed of course)
Small-Clawed Otter (individuals have changed of course)
(Slender-Tailed) Meerkat (individuals have changed of course)
Ghost Bat (individuals have changed of course)
Koala (individuals have changed of course)
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (individuals have changed of course)
Numbat (individuals have changed of course, Perth Zoo famous for major success in captive breeding and release of this highly endangered diurnal marsupial that is endemic to the south-west of Australia)
Chuditch (individuals have changed of course)
Common Brushtail Possum (individuals have changed of course)
Western Grey Kangaroo (individuals have changed of course)
Red Kangaroo (possibly)
Tammar Wallaby (possibly)
Western Brush-Wallaby (possibly)
Quokka (possibly)
Woylie (possibly)
Short-Beaked Echidna (may have been absent from Perth Zoo for certain periods)

some others I may have forgotten
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Perth Zoo imported “Rothschild’s” giraffe in 1991. A female named Misha (31/07/1990) arrived from Orana Wildlife Park in October 1991. The zoo also acquired a male named Anthony and a female named Marama from Orana Wildlife Park.

That’s devastating they lost their African wild dogs in December 1998 due to tainted meat. Wellington Zoo similarly lost a Sumatran tiger and an African lioness in November 2001. Interestingly, Orana Wildlife Park imported three male African wild dogs from Perth Zoo in 1998, meaning they narrowly escaped that incident.
 
A Very Short Handful of Bird Species Examples:

Little Penguin (been at Perth Zoo for decades and decades, though individuals changed of course, current exhibit opened 1998)
Emu (been at Perth Zoo for decades and decades, though individuals changed of course)
Double-Wattle Cassowary (may have arrived at zoo in 1990s though think individuals held in decades prior)
Common Ostrich (held at Perth Zoo in '70s and '80s, attempts to intergrade the Ostriches with the Rothschild's Giraffes & Grant's Zebras didnt go well with the Ostriches harassing the Zebras I believe, been absent from Perth Zoo for nearly 30 years)
Nyasa Lovebirds (once kept in the African Savannah, gone for about twenty years now)
Fireback Pheasant (once kept in the now defunct World of Birds complex)
a Wydah species or two (once kept in the now defunct World of Birds complex)

Would love to know more about the Zoo's history with other bird species. Know the zoo did have Wedge-Tailed Eagles at some point (definitely in 1970s and I believe 1980s) as the current southermost of the two (on display) exhibits for the zoo's Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons was first built as an Eagle aviary as Tetrapod informed me.
 
steveroberts said:
Mammal species already at Perth Zoo in 1992 that are still there though may have been short-periods of species absence for some:

Sumatran Orangutan (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years)
Javan (Silvery) Gibbon (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years)
Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon (Perth Zoo's legacy with these guys is already well documented on our regions forum by many awesome members informative posts over the years. However as a side-note will add that male individual Phillip has now lived at Perth Zoo for approximately 48 years and is seemingly the longevity record holder for his species. Another side note is that for many years the individuals of this species at Perth Zoo were displayed simply as 'White-Cheeked Gibbons' with the species split by zoologists occurring between Southern and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons in the early 2000s')
Hamadryas Baboon (individuals have changed and reduced in number, destined to be phased out of zoo, moved to current exhibit in 1996 though was a year of absence from the exhibit from mid '98-mid '99 while occupied by a trio of Chimpanzees from Taronga Zoo)
Golden Lion Tamarin (Australasian Ceboidea (NW Monkey) Populations (Present and Historic))
Cotton-Top Tamarin (hopefully info on above thread coming soon)
Emperor Tamarin (hopefully info on above thread coming soon)
Common Marmoset (possibly not at Perth at start of 1992, hope to find out more)
Western or Eastern Pygmy Marmoset (Perth Zoo started again with non hybridized imports)
Ring-Tailed Lemur (at Perth Zoo in early 90s, more info hoping to find)
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (at Perth Zoo in early 90s, more info hoping to find)
Asian Elephant (current 1.1 arrived December 1992 but late great Tricia was there on her lonesome having arrived in 1963 and been solo since early 1970s, passed in July this year aged 65 after 59 years at Perth Zoo)
Southern White Rhinoceros (Memphis born in Memphis Zoo in 1987 was already at Perth Zoo since 1990, currently still resides at zoo as one of oldest residents with his son whos name I use to remember lol)
(Rothschild's) Giraffe (re-arrived at zoo in late 80s/early 90s after a period of species absence)
Plains Zebra (in 1990s and 00s were individuals from the Grant's Zebra subpopulation, believe Perth has continuously held Plains Zebras for many many decades)
(Southern African) Lion (30 years ago was male Alistair and a female who was possibly his mother until arrival of 0.2 Manzi and Mafuta in mid 1990s, now relatively new individuals with some charismatic individuals at the zoo inbetween)
Tiger (generic origin Tigers at Perth many decades, in 1994 the zoo joined regions Sumatran Tiger program with arrival of 1.0 Calang first in January of that year, followed by 0.1 Malu from New Zealand in 1999; both these individuals are now deceased but many individuals including their offspring and offspring's offspring have lived at Perth Zoo since, believe one male individual (a Sumatran) currently resides at the zoo)
Spotted Hyena (trio arrived from Berkeley USA in August/September of 1991, these individuals all now deceased and new individuals currently reside at the zoo)
African Wild Dog (a breeding trio at Perth Zoo in early 90s, other individuals at the zoo in 1980s and possibly late 70s, these individuals suffered a major loss in December 1998 due to eating horse meat of a chemically euthanised horse and several individuals died, new individuals arrived at Perth Zoo in early 2005 for opening of current large exhibit and have reproduced very productively also)
Dingo (individuals have changed of course)
Small-Clawed Otter (individuals have changed of course)
(Slender-Tailed) Meerkat (individuals have changed of course)
Ghost Bat (individuals have changed of course)
Koala (individuals have changed of course)
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (individuals have changed of course)
Numbat (individuals have changed of course, Perth Zoo famous for major success in captive breeding and release of this highly endangered diurnal marsupial that is endemic to the south-west of Australia)
Chuditch (individuals have changed of course)
Common Brushtail Possum (individuals have changed of course)
Western Grey Kangaroo (individuals have changed of course)
Red Kangaroo (possibly)
Tammar Wallaby (possibly)
Western Brush-Wallaby (possibly)
Quokka (possibly)
Woylie (possibly)
Short-Beaked Echidna (may have been absent from Perth Zoo for certain periods)

some others I may have forgotten
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The zoo’s current Sumatran tiger is a male named Jaya. He was born at Perth Zoo in 2008 to Hari and Setia. Setia was born at Perth Zoo herself in 2000 to Calang and Malu.

The lionesses, Manzi and Mafuta, were born at Melbourne Zoo in 1992. From memory, they were transferred to Perth Zoo in 1994. The zoo currently holds two lionesses named Uzuri and Makeeba. They were born at Dubbo in 2015 to Lazarus and Maya.

The younger male Southern white rhinoceros is named Bakari and was born at Perth Zoo in 2005 to Memphis and Sabie. Their first calf was a female named Tamu, who was born in 2002. She’s now at Orana Wildlife Park, where she’s produced three calves to date.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Perth Zoo imported “Rothschild’s” giraffe in 1991. A female named Misha (31/07/1990) arrived from Orana Wildlife Park in October 1991. The zoo also acquired a male named Anthony and a female named Marama from Orana Wildlife Park.
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The studbook labels her a Rothschilds so I think we know rather reliably that Misha (and Anthony) were Rothschilds. Misha would go on to produce the famous, Makulu, the kiss giraffe. He went on to produce four calves of his own at Melbourne, one of which has sired 20 or so offspring at Monarto!
 
Jambo said:
The studbook labels her a Rothschilds so I think we know rather reliably that Misha (and Anthony) were Rothschilds.
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The studbook doesn’t label Misha as Rothschild’s. Misha, Anthony and Marama are recorded as Retic/Rothschild’s - indicating they’re hybrids.

According to the studbook, Australia’s only purebred Rothschild’s giraffe was Twiga, who was imported by Melbourne Zoo in 1997 and paired with Makulu.
 
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