BIG DAY FOR GIANTS

The once-a-year weigh-in for the four Giant Tortoises was a great success, with all four slowly taking turns lumbering up onto the scale

CROCODILE CONSERVATION COMMITTMENT

Melbourne Zoo is proud to announce a new partnership with Lacoste and Save Your Logo which will greatly benefit the endangered Philippines Crocodile.

COATI COLLECTION

A recently-arrived group of Coatis has settled into Melbourne Zoo so well that they have produced three litters, with a total of 21 kittens.

MALI MILESTONE

The first elephant calf ever born at Melbourne Zoo celebrated her second birthday by squashing her 2-shaped birthday cake and splashing around in the pool.

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival "Roaming Wild" Dining Event

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival and Liberty Catering Concepts present "Roaming Wild", an exclusive dining event at Melbourne Zoo.

Zoo Christmas

Melbourne Zoo Keepers provide a variety of treats to the wildlife in their care every day of the year as part of the extensive enrichment program that keeps the animals physically and mentally active and alert.

Dewi Turns One

Sumatran Orang-utan Dewi celebrated her first birthday on December 6th, along with mother Maimunah, father Santan, and big brother Menyaru.

Summer Grooves Kids Concerts

Summer Groove Kids Concerts will kick off Melbourne Zoo’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Performances will include shows from Wild Aussies, Blinky Bill and Friends, Hey-Dee-Ho, Justine Clarke, Dorothy & Friends and more. The shows will provide visitors with an opportunity to gather for lunch at the Zoo stage and be entertained by some of their family favourites.

Zoo Celebrations Begin

Melbourne Zoo today began its year-long 150th birthday party with the announcement of a stellar line-up for the Zoo's popular Twilights Season and two major new financial partnerships.

Wild Garden Weekend

Join us to celebrate Melbourne Zoo’s ‘Wild Garden Weekend’ on 12 & 13 November and experience some of the best wildlife gardens in town. The weekend’s activities will be primarily located along the zoo’s Main Drive and feature plenty of garden tips and chance for you to meet some of our local bugs.

Melbourne Zoo’s Meerkats Make History

Melbourne Zoo's meerkat troupe of nine have moved into their new home at the recently renovated Royal Children's Hospital precinct at the weekend. The hospital will become the first in the world to permanently exhibit live animals.

Special Dinner Event at Melbourne Zoo

Yarra Valley Regional Wine Dinner at Melbourne Zoo.

Baboon Lookout Launch

Melbourne Zoo is celebrating a major milestone! Sixteen Hamadryas Baboons have moved into their new, spacious, and custom-designed Baboon Lookout.

Christmas functions at the Zoo

Celebrate this festive season at the Zoo.

One year old Ongard

Melbourne Zoo’s first-ever male Asian Elephant calf is one year old today. Kulab gave birth to Ongard on the morning of September 10, 2010 after a night of hard labour, which was made very difficult by his size: Ongard’s first recorded weight was a hefty 142kg.  He has thrived in the past 12 months, nursing from Kulab and also beginning to eat solid foods.

Meerkat Medical

The eight-week-old Meerkat kitten has had its first visit from a veterinarian.

Another Jumbo Joy for Melbourne Zoo's Elephant Family

Melbourne Zoo is set to hear the patter of giant feet with the announcement of Asian Elephant Num-Oi's pregnancy today.

Zoo Refutes Allegations

Melbourne Zoo refutes allegations from Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive Tan Sri Datuk concerning the welfare of the orang-utans in the Zoo's Orang-utan Sanctuary.

ORANG-UTANS BENEFIT: BIG BIRTHDAY BONUS

Sumatran Orang-utan Menyaru has celebrated his eighth birthday with a generous gift that will bring benefits to both the orang-utans at the Zoo and their relatives far away in Borneo and Sumatra.

New Kids' Birthday Party Packages

Let your kids go wild at the Zoo with two new birthday party packages on offer!

Elephant Treats

Leafy branches are at the top of the treat list for Asian Elephants!
They have large appetites and spend a good portion of every day grazing on various kinds of vegetation.

Baby Meerkat now on display

The most adorable, four-week old Meerkat baby is now on display at Melbourne Zoo.

Melbourne Zoo Play Day

Join us for a fun-filled day of children's activities on Wednesday, 17 August at Melbourne Zoo. The Zoo, in partnership with Playgroup Victoria, will host 'Play Day' from 10am until 1pm

Rock Stars

Endangered Banded Rock Rattlesnakes have bred for the first time ever in Australia, in the Reptile House at Melbourne Zoo.

Curly Colobus

The Zoo's newest primate baby certainly stands out from the rest of the family!

The baby Black and White Colobus has a curly white coat that looks like lambswool.

Dr Jane Goodall Visits Melbourne Zoo

Leading primate expert and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall is celebrating half a century of working on behalf of wildlife by visiting Australia to share her knowledge and passion.

Meet and Greet the Elephants

Seeing is believing, and a chance to see majestic elephants up close is an opportunity to understand just how massive they are.

Baby Spider Monkey Estela now on display

Spider Monkey Estela is now on view in Primate Nursery with her grandmother Sonja. 

Felix the new Pygmy Hippo now on display

Felix the Pygmy Hippopotamus  has arrived at Melbourne Zoo from his birthplace at the Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve in the Atherton Tablelands, is now on display.

Grandmother Sonya starts to care for Estela

Estela is learning how to be a Spider Monkey from her grandmother Sonya! Watch this short video to see why Estela has captured so many hearts already.

Trail of the Elephants Anniversary

The Asian Elephants at Melbourne Zoo are celebrating for two reasons today. 
March 13 is the eighth anniversary of the opening of the Zoo's innovative Trail of the Elephants.
This is also the date of Thailand's annual national festival held in honour of the historic importance of elephants in Thai culture.

Baby Spider Monkey

Primate Keepers are working around the clock to care for a tiny baby Spider Monkey.
They needed to step in and take over the mothering role to help the baby survive, because mother Sunshine couldn't care for her newborn after a difficult birth on January 17th.

Dewi meets Menyaru

The introduction of Sumatran Orang-utan baby Dewi to her big brother Menyaru was a case of ‘slow but sure' this morning.

Four tiger cubs turn one

Our four Sumatran Tiger cubs celebrated their first birthday today, with gifts made by Grade 3 students at Mentone Park Primary School.

Mali dips into the deep

Melbourne Zoo's first-ever Asian Elephant calf took her first big swim today. She has ‘graduated' from the paddling pool in the Cow Paddock via the deeper pool near the Bull Barn to the 4-metre deep pool near the Community Hall!

Mali's First Birthday

Melbourne Zoo's first-ever Asian Elephant calf celebrated her first birthday today with a special cake made of banana and carrot, with shredded coconut on top.

Mali's historic birth a year ago was a major milestone in the new regional conservation breeding program for her endangered species.

Dewi’s Debut

Sumatran Orang-utan mother Maimunah has taken her baby Dewi outdoors for the first time.

Dewi slept through much of her outdoors adventure yesterday morning, as Maimunah wandered through the exhibit, sitting in various spots as she munched through her mangoes.

First Christmas For Mali And Ongard

The two Asian Elephant calves born at Melbourne Zoo this year have now experienced their first Christmas party. The party included new balls for Mali and Ongard and tasty treats for their mothers and the two other adult females in the herd.

BEAUTIFUL BONGO BABY

Melbourne Zoo is delighted to announce its first-ever Eastern Bongo birth.

Baby Orang-utan Needs A Name

As of next week the Victorian public will have a chance to name Melbourne Zoo's latest  addition. Melbourne Zoo Keepers have chosen four Indonesian names that reflect the cultural background of this endangered species. 

Sumatran Orang-utan Birth

Sumatran Orang-utan Maimunah has given birth to a female baby. Mother and baby are resting in their night den, recovering from the birth which happened overnight on Monday, shortly before midnight. Keepers were on hand to observe the birth and have remained on duty since then to watch over Maimunah and her baby.

‘Seal the Loop’ Launch

People out enjoying themselves around Port Phillip Bay this summer may see some new bins produced by Zoos Victoria, in an initiative to reduce plastic pollution in the marine environment.

Special Seal the Loop recycling bins for plastic waste such as broken or tangled fishing lines are being installed along the foreshores to encourage people to dispose of these items in a responsible way.

First-ever male elephant calf has his name

Just over a month old, and now the Zoo's first-ever male elephant calf has his name! Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Gavin Jennings, visited Trail of the Elephants this morning to officially announce the name selected by almost 8,000 online voters.

Gorillas Near And Far

Gorillas at Melbourne Zoo are connected more and more closely with their wild cousins, via a strong link between the Zoo and the Jane Goodall Institute. Two years ago this week Dr. Goodall visited the Zoo to launch a joint campaign, ‘They're Calling on You', to raise funds for gorilla conservation by calling on the community to donate superseded mobile phones. Melbourne Zoo Director Kevin Tanner said today ‘This is Australia's first zoo, and there is no better way of highlighting our 148^th birthday today than focusing on one of our major conservation partnerships.

Zoo Goes Wild For Digital Learning

They may be too young to vote but school students across the country are about to make their voices heard on important subjects like palm oil and bushfire and wildlife recovery. It's all thanks to a new digital learning revolution led by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Orang-utans: Who's watching who?

Unlike your pet dog or cat, zoo animals are exposed to many unfamiliar humans every day. Because visitors may affect primate behavior or welfare, it is important to understand the zoo animal-visitor relationship for these species.