national zoo and aquarium

Update (January 2025) Update from my friend’s visit: No porcupines have arrived yet, work is continuing on the exhibit. New species seen: Eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax) Zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) Volitan lionfish (Pterois volitans) Moon jelly (Aurelia aurita)

Four Little blue penguins have hatched: Four new baby penguins at National Zoo The chicks have been named Jatz, Oreo, Monte and McVitie.

The National Zoo and Aquarium is a sloping 19 hectare site, located near the wall of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, ACT. It originally opened as the National Aquarium in 1990. In 1998 it was purchased by a new owner who began converting it into the zoo it is today. I personally visited the...

Does anyone know any recent news at the National Zoo and Aquarium?

They have had many zebra births over the years. (note: may need to turn off the annoying video ad on this link) Baby zebra at National Zoo

I visitied this Zoo for the first time last week. There were aspects of the zoo which I enjoyed. I loved the story of Otay, the Sun Bear but the bears were so hard to photograph. They move around a lot and all my shots tend to be blurry. Not the zoos fault! Good to see the bears are...