The zoo’s Hamadryas baboons are located on the main trail through the park and are a popular attraction. Melbourne Zoo’s website states that in the northeast African Savannah, “baboons come ...

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The Melbourne Zoo opened in 1862 and holds the distinction of being Australia's oldest zoo. The property is home to more than 300 animal species, most of which are free to roam in areas that mimic ...

Khan the Jaguar, who turns 12 on July 18, recently moved to Brevard Zoo from Birmingham Zoo. He is named after Jacksonville ...

Melbourne Zoo welcomes first baby koala in 8 years At five months old, the first baby koala to be born at Melbourne Zoo in more than eight years has just started to peek out from its mother's pouch.

Melbourne Zoo keeper Adam decided to give Giraffe Cam viewers on Zoo Victoria's YouTube Channel some much-needed comic relief by busting a few dance moves.

A recently arrived group of coatis (a lesser known raccoon-like animal) have settled so comfortably into the Melbourne Zoo that they have already produced three litters, with a total of 21 kittens ...

Melbourne Zoo's head vet Michael Lynch told the Melbourne Age that its monkeys do not get any bananas at all. "Fruit is a highly desired item because of its sugar content.