Zoo Adventures is an exciting holiday program for primary school children aged 5-12 years and is run by qualified staff.

Zoo Adventures is a fun and interactive way for kids to spend their holiday.

The program takes children into the zoo to bring them up close and personal with endangered and exotic animals, as well as native Aussie animals.

Each session offers a different animal theme which includes meeting some of the Zoo’s residents, hands-on animal encounters, arts and crafts, educational activities and games. 

Themes for the autumn school holidays program include wildlife warriors, rhino madness, festy fauna features, eggstraordinary day and the popular Night at the zoo. The Zoo Adventures program includes entry to the zoo, morning tea/light supper and all activities throughout the day. Zoo Adventures run on weekdays from Monday April 10 – Friday April 21. Take advantage of the early bird special if you book before 27 March 2017. Bookings essential. Please contact 6881 1433 or visit www.taronga.org.au for further information on sessions.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo is excited by the arrival of a female Przewalski’s Horse foal born on Wednesday 22 February 2017.

The foal has been named Nuruu after the national park in Mongolia called ‘Khustain Nuruu’, which is one of the few parks where the Przewalski’s Horse can be found in the wild today. Nuruu is the fourth foal for experienced mother Suren and sire is Stan. “Both mother and foal are doing well.” Nuruu is growing stronger every day and is nursing from her mother regularly across the day,” keeper Anthony Dorian said. “Both Suren and Nuruu are developing a great bond and Nuruu generally stays by her mother’s side most of the day. She does however enjoy a gallop around the paddock in the mornings,” said Anthony.

Nuruu is the first foal to be born for the year at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, with more expected towards the end of the year.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo has a successful history with its breeding program for Przewalski’s Horse. Since the breeding program commenced in 1982 the Zoo has welcomed over 35 foals.

In 1995, Taronga Western Plains Zoo was part of a re-introduction program that saw five Przewalski’s Horses sent from Dubbo to Mongolia to support a collaboration of zoos’ releasing animals into the Gobi Desert to boost the declining wild population.

The Przewalski’s Horse is classified as critically endangered and was once classified as extinct in the wild.