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 ...

MELBOURNE, FL – On Friday, the Brevard Zoo announced that Diesel, an endangered Grévy’s zebra stallion, has arrived at the zoo as part of a breeding program intended to support the species' long-term ...

Donated fragrances are keeping big cats on their toes at Melbourne Zoo, with different perfumes and aftershaves sprayed around their enclosures as part of an enrichment program. The technique, which ...

Melbourne is much like the perfect flat white; it reveals its layers sip by sip. Tucked below high-rises and skyscrapers, ...

MELBOURNE Zoo’s beloved bull elephant Bong Su has died after a long-running battle with arthritis, 40 years after his arrival in Victoria. The Asian elephant was euthanised after a long-running battle ...

Orang-utans at Melbourne Zoo this week have begun a high-tech, world first research project that is aimed at giving the animals control over the games and applications they play to challenge their ...

Did you think you were going to get some work done this arvo? We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are not. Melbourne Zoo has just launched a livestream of its family of Asian small-clawed ...

The life of Melbourne Zoo's newborn elephant calf hangs in the balance, after it was born with a never-before-seen medical condition. Although the birth on Wednesday morning went smoothly, two of the ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus has died at Melbourne Zoo after suffering partial paralysis following a cerebral haemorrhage. Melbourne Zoo official Marcia Salverson said anything over 20 years old was ...

Melbourne, prepare yourself for a huge baby boom. And we mean huge. Three of Melbourne Zoo's Asian elephants, Mali, Dokkoon and Num Oi, are all pregnant. And if you thought nine months of pregnancy ...