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Perth Zoo is the custodian of 1300 animals on the South Perth site and supports multiple projects in the wild to help save wild animals and wild habitats.

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25/12/2024

From our wild family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎁🎄

24/12/2024

No gift left un-sniffed this holiday season! 🎁

📸 Keeper Lisa

23/12/2024

It looks like Santa paws came early this year! 🐻 🎁

📸 Keeper Jenna

22/12/2024

'Tis the season for crunchy festive snacks 🌟

📸 Keeper Alex

21/12/2024

Imagine being so tiny that you have a pine cone Christmas tree! 🎄

📸 Keeper Aundrea

20/12/2024

It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together! 🔔 ❤️

📸 Keeper Jenna

19/12/2024

ELEPHANT CRATE TOUR 🙌
Permai will be travelling in absolute style in her custom-built transport crate!

18/12/2024

Getting to ground isn't super graceful when you're as tall as a giraffe! 🤣

📷 Keeper Sally

17/12/2024

This delivery is WAY more special than your average Christmas package! 😍🐾

Thirteen endangered Numbats born in our collaborative breed-for-release program have now been released into the wild!

After a year of TLC in the care of Perth Zoo science staff and some final vet checks, these little marsupials are now living in protected sanctuary in South Australia 🌿

16/12/2024

POV: When you don't like what Mum made for dinner 😂

15/12/2024

There's going to be jumbo-sized celebrations today for Putra Mas and Permai’s 35th birthdays! 🐘 🎉

This year is extra special because it's their very last birthday at Perth Zoo before they head to their forever home at Monarto Safari Park 💚

Come celebrate with us! There will be birthday enrichment today for Putra Mas at 10am and for Permai at 11:30am.

13/12/2024

ELEPHANT UPDATE 📣
Our female Asian Elephant Permai will be making the move to her forever home at Monarto Safari Park in late January 2025!

We know this is a little earlier than initially expected, but a few pachyderm puzzle pieces have perfectly aligned to enable the move:

🐘 Female elephant and future fellow herd member Burma is at Monarto Safari Park and ready to come out of quarantine

🐘 Permai’s custom-built transport crate has been completed and delivered to Perth Zoo

🐘Permai has made QUICK work of her crate-training milestones and is missing the company of female elephants.

Adding all those pieces together means we can bring these future friends together in January!

We’re still working on elephant time and don’t have an exact date just yet. But we wanted to let you know ASAP so you have plenty of time to come and visit Permai before she goes.

We know you love our elephants as much as we do and it’s bittersweet to see them leave. We’re going to miss our girl, but knowing we have the support of the community behind us really helps ❤

12/12/2024

Friends, sadly we have had to say goodbye to our loveable giant Galapagos Tortoise, Sierra💚

Many of you would be aware, that Sierra has been receiving veterinary support due to a congenital heart issue. In the past days his health deteriorated and while it was incredibly sad to say goodbye, we know it was the right thing to do for Sierra’s welfare.

Sierra was absolutely adored by his carers. He would often prefer to have a neck rub or shell scratch from one of his keepers rather than a crunchy carrot – rare for a tortoise!

One of his carers, Katie, has penned some thoughts:

"Sierra was everyone’s surprise favourite. From a distance, you could admire his impressive size and his endearingly d***y face, but it wasn’t until you got up close that he truly left you in awe.
Over the years, Sierra has been a powerful ambassador for his species, meeting countless visitors during the Close Encounter and media opportunities. He would happily chomp away on celery while his admirers learned about the plight of his wild counterparts. As a media superstar, he enjoyed some of the most elaborate birthday cakes imaginable, which were always devoured with his signature clumsy eagerness.

This slow-moving, lovable giant touched countless hearts and inspired a passion for wildlife conservation in so many people. He will be deeply missed, but his legacy will live on in all the awareness he brought to the world.”

To our incredible team of animal carers and vet staff: thank you for giving Sierra your all 💚

He leaves a very big shell-shaped hole in our hearts 🐢

Sierra is survived by his brother, Cerro, who lived in an adjacent habitat. He will now have greater territory and the undivided love and attention of the keepers.

11/12/2024

How the kids look at you when you say it's time to get out of the pool 🙄 🌊

📷 Keeper Sara

10/12/2024

Swimming weather! ☀️ 🌊

06/12/2024

Our vet team had a very prickly patient! 🩺

05/12/2024

Your 2024 Perth Zoo Wrapped 💚

Address

20 Labouchere Road
Perth, WA
6151

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/

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Bear-y Merry Christmas! | Perth Zoo

From our wild family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎁🎄

Christmas enrichment for our Spotted Hyaenas | Perth Zoo

No gift left un-sniffed this holiday season! 🎁 📸 Keeper Lisa

It looks like Santa paws came early this year! 🐻 🎁 📸 Keeper Jenna

Christmas enrichment for our Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs | Perth Zoo

'Tis the season for crunchy festive snacks 🌟 📸 Keeper Alex

Christmas enrichment for our Pygmy Marmosets | Perth Zoo

Imagine being so tiny that you have a pine cone Christmas tree! 🎄 📸 Keeper Aundrea

Christmas enrichment for our Meerkats | Perth Zoo

It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together! 🔔 ❤️ 📸 Keeper Jenna

A tour of our elephant crate | Perth Zoo

ELEPHANT CRATE TOUR 🙌 Permai will be travelling in absolute style in her custom-built transport crate!

Giraffe sitting down | Perth Zoo

Getting to ground isn't super graceful when you're as tall as a giraffe! 🤣 📷 Keeper Sally

This delivery is WAY more special than your average Christmas package! 😍🐾 Thirteen endangered Numbats born in our collaborative breed-for-release program have now been released into the wild! After a year of TLC in the care of Perth Zoo science staff and some final vet checks, these little marsupials are now living in protected sanctuary in South Australia 🌿

There's going to be jumbo-sized celebrations today for Putra Mas and Permai’s 35th birthdays! 🐘 🎉 This year is extra special because it's their very last birthday at Perth Zoo before they head to their forever home at Monarto Safari Park 💚 Come celebrate with us! There will be birthday enrichment today for Putra Mas at 10am and for Permai at 11:30am.

ELEPHANT UPDATE 📣 Our female Asian Elephant Permai will be making the move to her forever home at Monarto Safari Park in late January 2025! We know this is a little earlier than initially expected, but a few pachyderm puzzle pieces have perfectly aligned to enable the move: 🐘 Female elephant and future fellow herd member Burma is at Monarto Safari Park and ready to come out of quarantine 🐘 Permai’s custom-built transport crate has been completed and delivered to Perth Zoo 🐘Permai has made QUICK work of her crate-training milestones and is missing the company of female elephants. Adding all those pieces together means we can bring these future friends together in January! We’re still working on elephant time and don’t have an exact date just yet. But we wanted to let you know ASAP so you have plenty of time to come and visit Permai before she goes. We know you love our elephants as much as we do and it’s bittersweet to see them leave. We’re going to miss our girl, but knowing we have the support of the community behind us really helps ❤

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Founded in 1898, we are an iconic conservation attraction of Perth. We have changed with the times and grown from a place of recreation and fascination to one of education, conservation and inspiration. Today we are one of the world’s leading conservation zoos.