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We aim to create a passion for wildlife, inspiring people to act for conservation and save species ๐Ÿพ

Perth, Western Australia
Joined August 2009
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Mum: Chew your food properlyโ € โ € Me:
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At home spa treatment - Komodo Dragon style ๐Ÿ’† Our Komodo Dragon keepers use a sponge bath ๐Ÿงฝ as a training and enrichment activity to strengthen their rapport with Raja and do health checks easily.
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From our family to yours, Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„
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Happy Birthday Kaluli! ๐Ÿ’— ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Sara
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Itโ€™s with a heavy heart that we announce our beloved Asian Elephant, Tricia, has passed away. ๐Ÿ’”
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Pierre's a big fan of Pingu
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Bella the quokka got a bee sting on her paw! ๐Ÿ She happily munched on a grape flavoured antihistamine and made a speedy recovery. ๐Ÿ“ธ Keeper Katie
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blessing your feed with baby quokka cuteness! ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Steve
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Our female Numbat Maia has given birth to four healthy female joeys - the first for this year! ๐Ÿ˜ Numbats are endangered with roughly 1,000 left in the wild ๐Ÿ˜ข We're the only Zoo in the world breeding Numbats for release to help bolster their wild population numbers.
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When you're caught stealing someone else's food ๐Ÿ™„ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Marty
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Is this the cutest video ever? Yes. We could watch Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo Kaluli crunch allllll day. Especially when little Muku is trying to get in on the action ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ  ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bronte #treeroocrunchathon2024
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It's World Rainforest Day! ๐ŸŒฒ Did you know habitat destruction is one of the main threats facing the Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo? Our tree roo joey, Muku, is a special reminder of why we must act to protect the world's rainforests and help save wildlife. ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Holly
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Self-care mud bath kind of day ๐ŸŒž ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Jason
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Looks like this flowery snack is going down a treat for Kaluli! ๐ŸŒธ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bec
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upset because they forgot about giraffes
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Weโ€™ve been kicking goals with @LUFC โšฝ ๐Ÿฆ˜
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It's International Red Panda Day! ๐Ÿ˜ Can you guess how much the handsome Sombaar weighs? ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Jason
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Brightening up your Tuesday with some Tree Kangaroo cuteness ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Aaron
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Happy World Habitat Day! ๐Ÿ’š
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We're all in this together โค๏ธ
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Peek-a-boo! ๐Ÿจ โฃโฃ โฃ Thanks to Elizabeth Richards for this fan photo! ๐Ÿคณ
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Brightening up your Monday with some #Quokka Quteness! ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Steve
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We love a good boy treat! ๐Ÿ‡ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Marty
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current mood
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Meet our newest arrival, an adorable Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo joey! ๐Ÿ˜ This little one has been growing inside mum Kaluli's pouch since last spring. On your next visit, you might be lucky enough to spot her poking her head out! More: ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Karis
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN ๐ŸŽƒ
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Quokka cuteness! ๐Ÿ˜
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new year resolution: eat more fruit ๐Ÿ‰
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Wherever mum goes, Muku follows ๐Ÿ˜‹ While Muku becomes more independent each day, she still makes sure mum Kaluli is just a stone's throw away!
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Muku's first taste of watermelon ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bronte
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A beautiful bouquet for a beautiful boy ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bec
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...and now its ME time - dragon style ๐Ÿ‰ โ € โ € Thanks to keeper Tyler for the footage.
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So...where did you hide the Christmas presents?
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first day of summer feels ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bec
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They say yawning is contagious, but we are not sure if thatโ€™s trโ€ฆ.yaaawn! Seriously though, check out the length of that Numbat tongue!
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Thank you @CityofPerth ๐Ÿ˜โค
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Flower snacks really hit the spot ๐ŸŒบ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Aaron
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nothing better than an iceblock on a hot day ๐ŸงŠ
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Happy National Bilby Day! ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Aaron
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made ya look
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Cuteness overload! ๐Ÿ˜ Check out our favourite fun facts about this incredible species: ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Emily and Keeper Bronte
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Poke your tongue out if you need a name! ๐Ÿ˜œ Can you help pick the perfect name for our Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo joey? Our partners at Tenkile Conservation Alliance have given us three special options, vote for your favourite: ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bec
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It's #WorldNumbatDay ! Did you know we have bred and released 294 #Numbats since 1993, as part of a collaborative breeding program with @Science_DBCA to save this native species from extinction?
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Feeling festive with a delicious pumpkin candy cane! ๐Ÿ˜‹๐ŸŽ„ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Bronte
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Inkosi has arrived at his new home! ๐Ÿฆ’ He travelled really well during the 48-hour journey to Monarto Safari Park, relaxing and taking in the sights across the Nullarbor.
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๏ฝกโœฎ โค๏ธ ๐ป๐’ถ๐“…๐“…๐“Ž ๐‘€โ€๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’๐“‡'๐“ˆ ๐’Ÿ๐’ถ๐“Ž โค๏ธ โœฎ๏ฝก
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We've had a baby! ๐Ÿฆ’ Kitoto gave birth to a healthy female giraffe calf at 11:37am yesterday after a two-and-a-half hour labour! Both mum and calf are doing well and bonding behind-the-scenes in the giraffe nursey.
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We want to say thank you for all the love and support as, together, we mourn the loss of Tricia โค๏ธ
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Happiness is running through the sprinklers on a hot day!
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Peek-a-boo ๐Ÿ‘€ Kaluli's joey still has some growing to do but if you're lucky you might spot her little face popping out of the pouch! ๐Ÿ“ท Keepers Georgia, Karis & Emily
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This morning our furry Red Panda cub had his first health check! His arrival coincides with the historic rescue of wild Red Pandas with the help of Free the Bears Fund, from the illegal wildlife trade in Laos and China. Music by
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Stop scrolling, quokka cuteness alert ๐Ÿšจ fun facts about the happiest animal in the world ๐Ÿ‘‡
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The two giraffe calves, Zahara & Akiki are now out and about together ๐Ÿฆ’ ๐Ÿฆ’ It's the first time in our history we've had 2 calves at the same time!
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Quokka cuties ๐Ÿ˜ Did you knowโ“ This small wallaby species can survive in environments with limited fresh water! That's because they can extract the water they need from the plants they eat. ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Steve
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Just the cutest little Tammar Wallaby hopping into your feed to brighten your day ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Janelle
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Our baby tree kangaroo has been named Banz! ๐Ÿคฉ Find out what the name means and why Goodfellowโ€™s Tree Kangaroos are so amazing:
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The festive eating has to stop? You g-otter be kidding me! ๐Ÿ“ธ Keeper Lisa
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Happy 65th birthday Tricia! ๐Ÿฅณ At 65 years old, Tricia is not only one of the oldest & most-loved Asian Elephants in the world but she's also well into her twilight years. Sadly, we know she will not live forever, so every day we have with her is a blessing.
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Calories don't count on your birthday, right? Happy 20th birthday Armani! ๐Ÿฆ’
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Happy #Halloween from #PerthZoo ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป Perth Zooโ€™s animals were all treat and no tricks today as they celebrated with some Halloween-themed enrichment. The enrichment engages the animalsโ€™ natural curiosity as they work to get to their favourite snacks.
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๐Ÿฆฆ WE HAVE PUPS! ๐Ÿฆฆ Mum Paddy has delivered six new rare Asian Small-clawed Otters and we couldnโ€™t be more proud of her and Dad Cerdic! โค๏ธ
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nothing beats that satisfying crunch ๐Ÿ”ˆ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Aaron
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Just Doba and Banz to brighten your day ๐Ÿ˜ โ € โ € Thanks to keeper Sara for this photo!
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Rabu's hanging out for a snack ๐ŸŒ Did you knowโ“ Binturongs have a prehensile tail which means they can use it to grip onto branches and hang from the treetops! ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Lisa
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There's always one ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Laura
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Look who's new at the Zoo ๐Ÿ‘€ Meet our Red-rumped Agouti! These cuties are a small and very unique South American rodent species. Want to help name our new pair? Cast your votes here >> ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Toby
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To mark Threatened Species Day, we're celebrating the birth of 13 adorable baby Numbats! Read more:
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Our pride of three ๐Ÿ’› can you spot them all?
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Echidna not! These little guys have spines like porcupines, beaks like birds, pouches like kangaroos, and lay eggs like reptiles!
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Bet you can't find something cuter than a couple of Spotted Hyaenas getting silly in fresh hay ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Marty
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dem icy treats
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The face of a very cool Red Panda ๐ŸงŠ Our clever keepers created this special cooling device that slots onto the trees to keep the pandas fresh in the summer heat. Looks like Sombaar has given it his tick of approval! ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Lisa
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Today I met my Dad. Nothing like a Father's love ๐Ÿฆ’ ๐Ÿ’•
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Can you spot the Numbat joeys?
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feedin' time for the tassie devils ๐Ÿ“ธ Keeper Katie
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Quokka cuteness ๐ŸŒฟ As herbivores, these little guys eat native grasses and plants - but the fresher the better! The new, young growth is considered the tastiest. ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Aaron
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Akiki has settled in seamlessly to his new home at Sydney Zoo! ๐Ÿฆ’ He's been introduced to the herd and is eagerly participating in daily encounters. Well done to his Perth Zoo Keepers for the work theyโ€™ve done to support him through his first year of life! โค๏ธ
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Our mighty king ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐Ÿ“ธ Keeper Becky
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Otter chaos ๐Ÿฆฆ ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Marty
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We all have that one friend who refuses to get out of the pool ...
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Keeper Aaron treating Cerro the Galapagos Tortoise to some of his favourite things: tasty snacks and a good scratch in the sun ๐Ÿ”†๐ŸŒบ
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Don't forget, we're open every day all long weekend from 9am! ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Aaron
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Everything is better with flowers! ๐Ÿข ๐ŸŒบ
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How to brush a sun bear's teeth ๐Ÿฆท
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Celebrate International Day of Forests with me! ๐ŸŽ‰
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Happy Birthday Sierra ๐Ÿข Our handsome Galapagos Tortoise turns 51 today!
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Those ears! ๐Ÿ˜ โฃโฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Emma
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Happy World Numbat Day! As the only zoo in the world that breeds Numbats for release, weโ€™re proud to have bred and released 283 since 1993! โค๏ธ Weโ€™re committed to helping save them from extinction. ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Vicki
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Did someone say pool day? ๐Ÿ˜ Putra Mas and Permai have been splashing around to keep cool in the hot weather ๐ŸŒž
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can't beat that crunch! ๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿ“ท Keeper Karis
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Donโ€™t be fooled by their cuteness, these cheeky Major Mitchellโ€™s Cockatoos turned on the charm after zookeeper Matt found them making a mess and digging holes.
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How handsome is Cerro ๐Ÿ˜
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Post long weekend mood ๐Ÿ˜ด โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Alex
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Smile ๐Ÿ˜„ it's almost the weekend! Did you know โ“ Quokkas are one of the smallest wallaby species in Australia! ๐Ÿ“ท keeper Aaron
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Happy birthday, Raja! ๐Ÿ’š This handsome Komodo Dragon enjoyed his 13th birthday with not one, but FIVE food-filled gifts with quail eggs, mice and pilchards. ๐Ÿ˜‹
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