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On March 6th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) laughing kookaburra named Chuck which is now a part of the bird show.

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On June 3rd, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) burrowing owl named Rufus in 2023 which is now a part of the bird show.

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On June 21st, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) white-faced owl (species not specified) named Chip which is a part of the bird show.

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On June 26th, the zoo announced that 3 European white storks named Dobby, Edgar, and Edward hatched earlier in 2024 which are a part of the bird show.

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On August 21st, the zoo announced they moved their poison dart frogs into a new larger exhibit.

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On September 16th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) scarlet ibis named Derek, as well as 2 scarlet ibises named Doreen and Ernie hatched which are a part of the bird show.

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On November 4th, the zoo announced that 5 rainbow lorikeets hatched in 2024 which are on display in the Lorikeet Lagoon area.

4.8K views · 156 reactions | A Baby! | Our last lorikeet baby of the 2024 season has finally fledged! Which means 5 babies have been born this year and joined our walkthrough Lorikeet Lagoon... | By WILD Zoological Park | Facebook

On November 16th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) American kestrel named Scout which is a part of the bird show.

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On December 17th, the zoo announced their (1.0) great grey owl named Herbert passed away.

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On January 8th, 2025, the zoo announced they revamped the Macaw Kingdom area which reopened to the public in February.

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On February 4th, the zoo announced their (0.1) large hairy armadillo named Inca passed away the week prior.

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The park which has grown five times bigger since it opened in 2016 is at risk of closing,unless it can find a larger site. A spokesman said "it needs to develop new facilities and larger enclosures." They would also like to provide a year round educational centre. They cannot sustain the current overheads,but a larger site would offer new opportunities that would help its financial position. BBC news item
 
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