Here at Perth Zoo we put animal welfare first, and that includes providing top-notch habitats.
ensure every species has an environment that closely mimics what they’d have in the wild
‘Pierre’, the rare Northern Rockhopper Penguin who is rehabilitating at our wildlife hospital has become iPad savvy.
moulting problems and is currently not waterproof so cannot be released to the wild
Whether Nyaru is released back into the wild once he matures, or whether he remains
Giraffe populations in the wild have declined by more than 40 per cent in the past
Meet Lance. He’s a little known but very important member of the Perth Zoo family.
ensure their survival by releasing and introducing a new population to another wild
As the spooky season approaches and the candy bowls start to overflow, there’s a little animal in our Nocturnal House tucking into sweet treats of their own!
In the wild, they love to snack on sap and nectar from trees and flowers, which are
helping fight extinction having released more than 4000 zoo-bred animals back to the wild
The animals and plants at Perth Zoo are from all corners of the globe. Find out more with these excellent and informative fact sheets and explore your world.
In the wild: When cornered by a predator, the Cape Porcupine becomes aggressive,
Today was a bit of a celebrity day for us at Perth Zoo – we treated Paris Hilton!
, swimming and doing all the normal turtle things we’ll release her back to the wild
Forget what you’ve learned about hyaenas in the movies!
Social bunch In the wild, hyaenas are a very social species, living in clans with
