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...
On January 2nd, the zoo announced that the lace monitor exhibit was completed and is now open to the public. The zoo has (1.1) monitors named Jannali and Darwin, of which Jannali is on exhibit.
Wellington Zoo - Who's new at the Zoo? Lace Monitor...
Wellington Zoo Update
Update from my visit 06/01/2023:
The zoo will not be acquiring more Cheetah. In the short term, the exhibit will be used to house male Lowland nyala; while long term, it’ll be used to expand the African lion exhibit - an exciting development for the zoo!
The Lowland...
It’s going to be a big year for Wellington Zoo with construction continuing on their Snow leopard exhibit. These will be the first Snow leopards in New Zealand since 1995.
The zoo have created a designated page on their website to update everyone on their progress throughout the year. They’re...
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 thought this might be of interest to some zoochatters. In 1952, a short film about road safety, featuring Wellington Zoo's tea party chimps, was made.
View the short film video here:
From Stuff website
Jin the escapee otter dies - national | Stuff.co.nz
An otter that once famously escaped from Auckland Zoo has died in Wellington.
Jin, a three short clawed Asiatic otters, was found dead in her enclosure at Wellington Zoo on Monday morning, the zoo said in a statement...