melbourne zoo

Vale Tieu Awful news. :( Tieu the male White Cheeked Gibbon has died. :( ‘ Today came the time to say goodbye to Tieu, a much-adored White Cheeked Gibbon at the Melbourne Zoo. At 46 years old, Tieu suffered from a number of age-related illnesses which impacted his quality of life, and...

I recently discovered this pretty cool documentary about the importation of 8 Asian elephants into Taronga zoo, and Melbourne zoo in 2006. I find the documentary really interesting. What do you guys think of it? People this may interest: @Zoofan15 , @WhistlingKite24 , @Zorro and @Chlidonias .

WHITE CHEEKED GIBBONS & PERTH ZOO Hey everyone just a little bit of a compilation about the White-Cheeked Gibbon dynasty at Perth Zoo. Other zoos get a mention in terms of relatedness to the PZ individuals (and a sliver of info about Silveries who I hope to write a bit on out of interest...

I have been to the Great Flight Aviary at the Melbourne Zoo a couple times in the last week, and I was wondering how come the Red Tailed Black Cockatoo (male) is so friendly. He sticks around on the ledge near the exit and allows everyone to pat him. Maybe he is an abandoned pet, or maybe he...

Hey please could you all do me a favour and fill in this questionnaire to help me with my college project comparing orangutan exhibits. I will then be able to collect the data to make a design of the 'perfect' orangutan exhibit. Thanks for helping me. P.s. also give me advice on what I...