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The Vervet Monkeys are swinging from the treetops over their extensive new home renovations.

The zoo's 18 monkeys now have more floor space, more swinging space and much more foliage to play in, following a recent exhibit upgrade.

Sumatran Orang-utan, Menyaru celebrated his ninth birthday today with his family and lots of fruit cake. But it wasn't all cake and presents as the Zoo delivered a strong message about the current crisis unfolding in the Tripa Peatland Reserve in Sumatra.

Asian Elephant Num-Oi is due to give birth in December or January, and this morning Melbourne Zoo Director Kevin Tanner has announced that Mali's mother Dokkoon is also pregnant.

Four life-sized elephant calf sculptures have gone on display for two weeks in the iconic Myer windows.

It's a preview of the main event, when 50 life-sized sculptures inspired by Asian Elephant calf Mali will be on view around the city, from August 10th to September 21st.

Carnivore Keepers are delighted to be looking after a new litter of five Meerkat kittens in the exhibit on the Main Drive.

They have been born into a new group formed when five young females arrived from South Africa in December.

Werribee Open Range Zoo has reached a major milestone, surpassing 400,000 visitors for the first time in the zoo's 29 year history.

To celebrate the achievement, the zoo gave away a Slumber Safari family package during Wild Nights to the 400,00th visitor—the Stanix family from Kyneton.

Hidden within the heart of a magical forest, day turns to night, tiny eyes twinkle and shadows dart from tree to tree. Venture into the world of the Leadbeater's Possum guided by the brave and super-quick Lunar Leadbeater's. As Lunar reveals the secrets of her forest home, you will have the power to shine a light and change the future of this tiny endangered Victorian possum—a local Victorian, just like you.

Werribee Open Range Zoo is going ape over its new gorilla corporate program which will be launched tomorrow (Thursday 31 May).



"Race Around the Zoo—Gorilla Mission" is an exciting new corporate training workshop providing organisations with unique team building experiences.

Lunar the female Leadbeater's Possum to begin Healesville Sanctuary's captive breeding program had her first ever vet check at Healesville Sanctuary today.