The patter of (massive) feet:Melbourne Zoo’s history-making elephant baby boom

The patter of (massive) feet:Melbourne Zoo’s history-making elephant baby boom

With three baby elephants due any month now,Melbourne Zoo will let its herd take the lead on how they’re handled – and indeed,where they live.

  • byMelissa Fyfe

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Testing the waters:the council that wants to ditch shark nets this summer
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Testing the waters:the council that wants to ditch shark nets this summer

Beaches north of Sydney want to be the first to ditch shark nets after almost 100 years in favour of newer technology that will have less impact on marine animals.

  • byLaura Chung
The July 23 Edition
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The July 23 Edition

Monique Ryan:From paediatrics to politics| Inside Taronga’s vet hospitals| That time Dick Smith agreed with Pauline Hanson

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Tigers at the dentist,chimp check-ups:Inside Taronga’s little-known vet hospitals

Tigers at the dentist,chimp check-ups:Inside Taronga’s little-known vet hospitals

Penguins pooing plastic,turtles caught in fishing line,burnt koalas:Taronga Zoo’s vets work hard – and their behind-the-scenes status looks set to change.

  • byAmanda Hooton
What to get a lioness for Mother’s Day:Blood,meat iceblock treats

What to get a lioness for Mother’s Day:Blood,meat iceblock treats

Flowers and chocolate may be the traditional Mother’s Day gift,but they may not win the hearts of the mums at Taronga Zoo.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Why the ABC fell in love with one woman’s tiny world

Why the ABC fell in love with one woman’s tiny world

JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick is part of Australia’s community of “obsessives” who create works in miniature.

  • byPenelope Debelle
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‘I hope you like stairs’:How to move a giant green elephant

‘I hope you like stairs’:How to move a giant green elephant

The logistics involved in moving a zoo are monumental. Moving an elephant is tricky,too,even when it is a life-size model,as the Museum of Sydney discovered.

  • byJulie Power
Zoos get animals used to humans again as they practice their lions

Zoos get animals used to humans again as they practice their lions

Zoos reopening after lockdown have been preparing their animals for post-lockdown exposure to humans.

  • byJulie Power
How do you move a zoo? If you are an elephant,you go on tiptoes with a fairy tread
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How do you move a zoo? If you are an elephant,you go on tiptoes with a fairy tread

It took years to plan how to transport hundreds of animals from Sydney’s first zoo to the new Taronga Park facility in 1916.

  • byJulie Power
‘Too many structures,too much concrete’:Taronga Zoo at risk of overdevelopment

‘Too many structures,too much concrete’:Taronga Zoo at risk of overdevelopment

Taronga Zoo’s plans to build a new reptile exhibit have raised questions about whether its harbourside site is becoming “Disneyfied”.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Roar,snore and marry:Why 40 couples are tying the knot at Taronga Zoo

Roar,snore and marry:Why 40 couples are tying the knot at Taronga Zoo

Tahi Cody and Matt Hayward originally planned a small wedding in Australia followed by another celebration in Europe until the pandemic forced them to reconsider.

  • byAndrew Taylor