Monarto Safari Park

Mammoth trips – the newest arrivals truck into Monarto Safari Park

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It’s been an exciting few days at Monarto Safari Park with animal arrivals by road and a much smaller journey for another giraffe (the first to enter the new Wild Africa precinct). Firstly, three-year-old giraffe Inkosi, which means King in…

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Bush Walks with former Zoos SA President Heather Caddick

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Join us for our popular free guided Bush Walks hosted by former Zoos SA President Heather Caddick! Our scenic walking tracks are a great way to explore the park – where else in Australia could you enjoy a bush walk,…

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We’re on the move!

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We’ve packed our bags and we’re on the move! It’s the final few days before Monarto Safari Park’s new Visitor Centre opens and the wild is calling. Zoos SA staff and volunteers have heard the call and have begun the task…

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Festive fun at Monarto Safari Park and Adelaide Zoo

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Christmas has come early for the animals at both Zoos SA’s sites which were treated to a delivery of Christmas presents filled with enriching foods and fun. “Both our sites are open 365 days a year including Christmas Day, so we…

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Dr Jane Goodall sends happy message of hope to announce Chimpanzee birth

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Monarto Safari Park is pant-hooting with excitement with the arrival of a baby Chimpanzee just in time for Christmas. 28-year-old Chimpanzee, Hannah, gave birth to a healthy boy overnight on 20 December into early 21 December. The announcement was made…

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Baby boom at Monarto Safari Park

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Spring is in the air at Monarto Safari Park with exciting new arrivals for both the American Bison and Ring-tailed lemurs! Two American Bison calf were born this month bringing the herd numbers to 13. Erika, who turns three-years-old tomorrow,…

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Top ten snuggly mum moments at Zoos SA

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No matter if you’re a cub, pup or bub everyone loves spending time with the special mum in their lives! This is no exception for the species at Zoos SA, who have shared some adorable cuddly moments in the lead…

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Birthday message of Hope from Dr Jane Goodall is top banana

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World-renowned and globally-loved ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace has sent a very special birthday video message to Monarto Safari Park to celebrate Chimpanzee Hope’s third birthday. Keepers at Monarto Safari…

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Director of Monarto Safari Park awarded UNESCO Achievement Award

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Zoos SA is celebrating the recognition of Peter Clark, Director of Monarto Safari Park who was awarded a UNESCO Achievement Award for his conservation career spanning nearly 50 years. Helen Rice, Chairperson of the UNESCO Clubs Adelaide Chapter commended Peter…

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Dental Day for Sandali!

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/dental-day-for-chimp/

Here’s some news to sink your teeth into – Monarto Safari Park’s Chimp has had a special trip to the dentist. Male Chimpanzee Sandali visited veterinary dentist Dr David Clarke. Dr David flew in from Victoria to assist local veterinary dentist…

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Double the cubs, double the excitement with spotty paws on board!

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The pitter-patter of little paws may soon double at Monarto Safari Park! After welcoming lion cubs at the end of January, the park is now expecting cubs of the spotty kind. In exciting news, nine-year-old cheetah Kesho is pregnant and…

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Celebrating a pant-hooting birthday!

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It’s been a day of celebration at Monarto Safari Park as Chimpanzee, Lani, marked her 21st birthday. The whole troop were pant-hooting with excitement as they shared in a birthday party filled with enrichment treats from their keepers. Senior Keeper of…

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Enzi Turns Eight!

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Today Enzi the Chimpanzee turns eight and to celebrate Monarto Safari Park is thrilled to share special footage of Enzi and Senior Keeper of Primates, Laura Hanley. Enzi loves visual enrichment and to support positive mental stimulation Laura read ‘Zuri’…

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Monarto Zoo welcomes 47th giraffe calf to wild family

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We are jumping with joy to announce a not-so-little giraffe calf has just been born at Monarto Zoo. The new giraffe calf is one of a handful of babies born at the zoo recently and joins a newborn Chimpanzee and…

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Pak Boon and Tang Mo announced as newest members of the elephant herd at Monarto Safari Park

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/pak-boon-and-tang-mo-announced-as-newest-members-of-the-elephant-herd-at-monarto-safari-park/

Zoos SA is trumpeting with excitement as the details of two more Asian Elephants who are set to join three others at Monarto Safari Park in mid-2025 are announced. Pak Boon and Tang Mo from Taronga Zoo Sydney are packing…

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Monarto Zoo calves named to celebrate World Giraffe Day

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This World Giraffe Day, we are excited to announce the names of our newest calves – introducing Bwanji and Mtoto! These two adorable calves – born within weeks of each other to mums Myeisha and Kinky – mark an important…

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Monarto Zoo’s hand raised giraffe calf joins the herd

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After a tough start to life being rejected by her first-time mother, Monarto Zoo’s newest adorable giraffe calf is finally ready to re-join the herd. Affectionately known as ‘Eyelean’ to keepers, the little giraffe calf has been thriving under the…

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Saving our gentle giants

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Experts are calling it the silent extinction. As the world’s tallest animal, and easily one of the most recognisable around the globe, it’s hard to fathom that we could be losing giraffe right before our eyes. But the reality is,…

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Welcome to a not-so-little giraffe calf

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We are thrilled to announce the birth of an adorable giraffe calf at Monarto Zoo. Born at 10:45am this morning to fourth-time mum Myeisha, the calf is the first giraffe born at Monarto Zoo in eight years. Giraffe keeper Vaughan…

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First rhino moves to Wild Africa as Zoos SA celebrates success of 2019 Gala

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/first-rhino-moves-to-wild-africa-as-zoos-sa-celebrates-success-of-2019-gala/

It’s official – Monarto Zoo’s exciting new precinct Wild Africa has its very first resident! Zoos SA is pleased to announce Southern White Rhino Ibutho was successfully transported in early February to the Wild Africa development at Monarto Zoo Ibutho,…

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Racing to save the world’s fastest cat

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/racing-save-worlds-fastest-cat-cheetah/

Today is World Cheetah Day and we’re celebrating all things spotty, fluffy and speedy! There are a million things we could say about these elegant cats, but we thought we’d take this opportunity to let you know a little bit…

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Brave Boon

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Last week, I compiled an article to update everyone on the continuation of the Monarto Chimpanzee journey over the last few weeks.  It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Boon’s passing in the early hours…

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People of the zoo: meet Monarto Zoo Natives Keeper Simon

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Monarto Zoo is home to more than 500 animals from around the world, but did you know we also have a dedicated native breeding facility? As a conservation charity, we’re proud to be working to secure a future for some…

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Seeing Stripes on International Zebra Day

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What’s stripy, dazzling and celebrated today? International Zebra Day! A trio of male zebra at Monarto Safari Park got double the treats today with special enrichment and a return to the Waterhole habitat. The dazzling trio of Timbavati, Intengo and…

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Our hand-raised giraffe calf Eyelean turns one!

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It’s time to gather the presents and pop your party hat on – it’s our special giraffe calf Eyelean’s first birthday party! Eyelean had a tougher start to life than most. Having been rejected by her first-time mother, keepers made…

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Roarsome news: Names fit for big (little) cats

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Monarto Safari Park’s four playful and pouncing lion cubs now have names after a competition to name them received more than 1,000 votes and nominations. The public were asked to vote for their favourite name for the three females from…

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Baby on the way! Keepers excitedly anticipate the pitter-patter of tiny rhino hooves

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/southern-white-rhino-pregnant-2020/

Keepers at Monarto Safari Park have some exciting rhino-sized news – Southern White Rhino Umqali is pregnant! Revealed by Assistant Curator Anna Bennett and Zoos SA Veterinarian Jerome Kalvas to viewers during today’s Facebook Live, we’re thrilled to announce we’re…

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Mammoth milestone for Asian Elephants is paved by Black Rhinos

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/major-milestone-in-monarto-safari-parks-project-to-home-asian-elephants/

Today marks a major milestone in Monarto Safari Park’s project to home Asian Elephants with the commencement of major works on the Asian Elephant barn. “We’ve been working at a record pace to get a new habitat ready for the…

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Spot-tacular seven! Pitter-patter of paws grows at Monarto Safari Park

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The puddle of adorable spots has grown again at Monarto Safari Park with four-year-old Cheetah, Kuishi, welcoming four fluffy cubs on 5 April. This is Kuishi’s first litter and the new mum has taken to her role spot-tacularly. The birth…

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The results are in – our eleven Tasmanian Devil joeys have names!

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/tasmanian-devil-joeys-naming-competition-results/

You might remember a few weeks ago we asked you to come up with some great names beginning with X, Y and Z for our recent Tasmanian Devil joey litters. After going through hundreds of suggestions, our dedicated Natives team…

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Fast cheetah facts

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Our little cheetah cubs are getting ready to meet you! We are so proud of how second-time mum Kesho has raised her beautiful cubs in the private den. Now at three months old, the three little girls and one boy…

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Zippedeedodah! Double celebrations for Zoos SA

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Is there anything more adorable than a Zebra foal with the zoomies? How about a Komodo Dragon enjoying a slice of birthday chicken? Zoos SA has had held a double celebration this week welcoming a new Zebra foal at Monarto…

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Spot-foster: Australasian first for vulnerable little Cheetah cubs and their carers

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/cheetah-cross-foster/

When a single Cheetah cub was born at Monarto Safari Park late in the night on Sunday 5 March, keepers were delighted but concerned. This was just the beginning of a very spotty ‘tail’ that ended in an Australasian first…

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Gorgeous giraffe calf born at Monarto Safari Park

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A new adorable set of hooves is roaming the plains of Monarto Safari Park! A female giraffe calf was born last Friday and took time over the weekend to bond with her mum, five-year-old Scarlett. Around 1.8m tall, the little…

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Hooray! Monarto Safari Park is ready to welcome visitors after nearly 100 days of closure

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/monarto-safari-reopening-after-covid/

Nearly 13 weeks since it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monarto Safari Park is excited to announce that it will reopen its gates on Monday, 29 June 2020 reuniting animals with wildlife and conservation lovers. The park’s sister site,…

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Monarto Safari Park welcomes the little pitter-patter of paws and clippety-clop of hooves

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/keepers-at-monarto-safari-park-are-being-kept-on-their-toes-as-a-flurry-of-new-animals-has-been-born-at-the-safari-park/

Keepers at Monarto Safari Park are being kept on their toes as a flurry of new animals has been born at the safari park. This week has seen the Carnivore team welcome the birth of twin Spotted Hyaena cubs, born to mum…

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It’s time to rethink the zoo

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/rethinking-the-zoo/

What do the Pygmy Blue-Tongue Lizard, Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby and Przewalski’s Horse all have in common? Well, for one thing they’ve all been on the brink of extinction; for another, they very likely wouldn’t be around today if not for the…

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Monarto Safari Park celebrates 20 years of Southern White Rhino conservation

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/20-years-southern-white-rhino-conservation/

This week marks a rhino-sized anniversary – 20 years since Southern White Rhinoceros first arrived to begin the Zoos SA breeding program for the species. On 9 December, 2000, female Southern White Rhino Uhura arrived from Singapore, marking the first…

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Hyena cub in ‘tip-spot’ shape

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/hyena-cub-health-check/

Monarto Safari Park’s Spotted Hyena cub has had its first health check, with veterinary staff and keepers delighted the little one is in ‘tip-spot’ shape. The two-month-old cub was carefully removed from its den to be weighed, examined, vaccinated and…

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Sad farewell for Khari at Monarto Safari Park

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Monarto Safari Park is mourning the passing of one-year-old male African Lion cub Khari after he was humanely euthanised on Monday. Born to mum Husani along with his three sisters in February 2020, Khari was beloved by staff, volunteers and…

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Grapes for good celebrates first birthday by winning Best of Wine Tourism Award!

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Zoos SA is roaring with excitement after its Grapes for good initiative, which supports critical conservation work in partnership with six wineries from the Langhorne Creek region, took away the award for ‘Tourism Collaboration Excellence’ in the 2023 Best of…

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Giraffe calf names announced to celebrate World Giraffe Day

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/giraffe-calves-named/

This World Giraffe Day, we’re celebrating our contribution to the breeding program working to save the world’s tallest mammal from extinction. What better way to celebrate these gentle giants than announcing the names of Monarto Zoo’s latest additions, our two…

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Joey joy for National Bilby Day

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Today is National Bilby Day and we’re bouncing with excitement to share that an adorable set of Greater Bilby joey twins has been born at Monarto Safari Park. The three-month-old duo, a male and female, have been snuggled up in…

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Monarto Safari Park celebrates record Tasmanian Devil breeding success ahead of reopening next week

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/tasmanian-devil-record-breeding/

Keepers at Monarto Safari Park are celebrating a record breeding success for the region’s critical Tasmanian Devil breeding program ahead of reopening next week after their 13-week closure due to the Coronavirus pandemic. A record nine female devils were recommended…

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Second giraffe calf born in six weeks!

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We’re so excited to announce another newborn giraffe calf has joined our herd! Born yesterday morning to fifth-time mum Kinky, this adorable new addition marks the 46th calf bred at Monarto Zoo. This new bundle of joy comes just weeks…

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Monarto Safari Park’s Wild Africa precinct welcomes more tiny hooves – this time with stripes!

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/zebra-foal-may-21/

What has four tiny hooves and is covered with stripes? Monarto Safari Park’s newest zebra foal! Born to experienced mum Kali last week, the little one has settled in with the rest of the herd and can be seen trotting…

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Scarlett joins herd with Irwins by her side

https://www.monartosafari.com.au/scarlett-joins-herd-with-irwins-by-her-side/

Australia’s biggest giraffe herd has grown with the arrival of 12-month-old Scarlett! After travelling more than 2000 kilometers and spending 30 days in quarantine, Scarlett was officially welcomed into Monarto Zoo’s giraffe herd this month. The lofty beauty was born…

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About Zoos SA

Zoos SA is a not-for-profit conservation charity that exists to connect people with nature and save species from extinction.

Zoos SA acknowledges the Country on which we stand always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land and we pay our deepest respect and gratitude to Kaurna (Adelaide Zoo) and Ngarrindjeri (Monarto Safari Park) Elders, past, present and emerging.

We undertake critical conservation work throughout Australia and acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands.

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