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New female Slender-tailed meerkat arrives: From Butterfly Creek’s socials: A female meerkat named Suki has been transferred in from Butterfly Creek. Suki is a long-awaited companion for Hamilton Zoo’s elderly male meerka, Pemba; following the death of his male companion, Faiion, in March 2024.

Would be so cool to see Auckland and Hamilton import either blue or black wildebeest and follow the careful protocol but then they could both have a small herd of wildebeest each (unique in Australasia) and could exchange individuals to avoid inbreeding, and eventually Orana and Keystone could...

This is to judge which of NZ's 4 major zoo's (Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington & Orana) is the best. Feel free to share and discuss your opinions in the thread, I would love to hear them. May the best zoo win! I have included some images from the gallery to refresh people's opinions, and to give...

Sumatran Tiger Cubs What a great start to 2024! From socials: Hamilton Zoo is delighted to announce the birth of two Sumatran Tiger cubs. Born to Kirana (mother) and Scout (father) in the early hours of 3 January 2024, the cubs are healthy and strong. They are the first cubs born at Hamilton...

Mencari celebrates milestone birthday: Today, Mencari the Sumatran tiger turns 23 years old and becomes the first Sumatran tiger in Australasia to reach this age - a notable achievement for Hamilton Zoo. Aging Hamilton Zoo tiger turns 23

Hamilton Zoo have built a house for their female Cape porcupine which has been placed within the Slender-tailed meerkat exhibit. Previously her den was off display, meaning visitors would rarely get a view of this nocturnal animal in the exhibit. The video on Facebook showed her foraging for...