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Keeping Tiger Meal Times Delicious and Enriching
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Happy Birthday Miska!
Sleepy Koala sitting at the top of a cut off tree looking towards the camera.
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Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary to reopen
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Wild Seal back in the Water after short stay at Melbourne Zoo
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Snow Leopard cub names revealed
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Otter Pups debut at Melbourne Zoo
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Rare Birds back home in Gippsland after Bushfire Rescue
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Crucifix Frogs breed thanks to YouTube clip
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Melbourne Zoo welcomes new giraffe Klintun
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Beloved Giraffe Twiga dies aged 23
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Precious Snow Leopard cubs born at Melbourne Zoo
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Feeling ‘Ott ‘Ott ‘Ott!
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Icy, splashin' fun for Penguin Awareness Day
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Many Happy Returns for Mali the elephant
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Jumping Castle fun for penguins at Melbourne Zoo
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Melbourne Zoo’s Lion brothers celebrate milestone
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Melbourne Zoo launches summer Outdoor Film Festival
Bella the rescued Australian Fur Seal resting by the water.
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Birthday Bella rides a Wave of Summer Fun at Melbourne Zoo
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Innovation leads to Giraffe medical breakthrough at Melbourne Zoo
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Pure joy as bubble frenzy kicks off summer at Victorian Zoos
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Working Together to Save a Species on Baw Baw Frog Day
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A Bundle of Joey arrives at Melbourne Zoo
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Love your pollinators? Don't forget butterflies!
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Panda Great-grandma finishes vet check on a high note
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Melbourne Zoo’s Lemurs leading the way for World Lemur Day
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Having ‘snow much fun’ on International Snow Leopard Day
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Endangered dragons come to life at Melbourne Zoo
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SPOTTED! Keeper Cam captures rare leopard’s unbelievable reaction to snow
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New island home for one of Victoria's rarest mammals
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Baby baboon bounces back at Melbourne Zoo
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‘Calling’ for a helping hand on World Gorilla Day
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Inspirational penguin beats the odds to become a dad at Melbourne Zoo
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Penguin’s life saved after fascinating journey across the Tasman
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Australians asked to track moths to help save a species
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Excitement bubbles up at Melbourne Zoo seal pool
Dream Night campaign banner. A magical night of discovery and intrigue on 12th October at Melbourne Zoo.
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Melbourne Zoo comes alive for Dream Night
Bright green with pale stripes the critically endangered Fijian Crested Iguana is hanging from a branch.
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Melbourne Zoo successfully breeds critically endangered ‘Fijian treasure’
Lion splashing in the water while playing and batting at a large ball with its paw.
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Fun toys and water play for World Lion Day
Bella the rescued Australian Fur Seal resting by the water.
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New seal pup making a splash at Melbourne Zoo
Side picture of Sumatran Orang-utan with small child viewing in the background.
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Three orang-utans settling into their new home
Luzon the Philippines Crocodile, on his birthday, with a cantaloupe in his mouth
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World's most endangered Crocodile celebrates milestone at Melbourne Zoo
Thermal image of Tortoise at Melbourne Zoo reptile house.
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Melbourne Zoo innovation warms up animals in winter
Miss Wing the penguin looking at bubbles floating through the air.
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Bubble mania for Plastic Free July at Melbourne Zoo
Two Asian Elephants enjoying eating foliage together.
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A nest of fun for World Elephant Day
Female White Cheeked Gibbon looking towards camera.
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