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Below you can find links to information about some of the animals you can see at Melbourne Zoo. We will be adding more animals to the list over time, so if your favourite animal isn't featured, check back soon.
The Asian Elephant is the largest of Asia's many animal species. They can grow to a height of 3.5m and may weigh up to 5,000kg. Newborn elephants weigh only 100kg.
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Hamadryas Baboons are an active and intelligent primates with a complex social structure. Each baboon has a unique role to play within the extended family troop and their place in the hierarchy is reinforced through continuous intricate social interactions.
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In the wild these animals are generally solitary, except for mothers with cubs. They are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material.
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Western Lowland Gorillas live in tropical forests on the west coast of Africa. The size of their territory depends on the availability of food and the size of the group.
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Orang-utans were once widespread throughout Asia, but now inhabit only the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
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Australian Pelicans are the largest of the world's seven pelican species.
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The penguin family are the best swimmers and divers of all the world's birds. Victoria's native penguin species (Little Blue Penguins) are the smallest of the world's penguins, which are all found in the Southern Hemisphere. They grow to 30cm in height and weigh only 1 to 1.5kg, in contrast with their largest cousins, the Emperor Penguins, which stand up to 100cm tall and weigh up to 40kg.
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In the wild these animals are generally solitary, except for mothers with cubs. They are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material.
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The Australian Fur Seal, along with the Cape Fur Seal, is the largest of the fur seals. Males (bulls) are approximately 2 -2.3 metres long and weigh 218-360kg, and females (cows) are approximately 1.5 metres long and 36-113kg.
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The Snow Leopard is most active at dawn and dusk. The Snow Leopard has long thick fur, white to greyish and tinged with yellow and patterned with dark grey or black rosettes and spots.
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Found exclusively on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, Sumatran Tigers are the smallest of the five remaining tiger subspecies.
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The Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo is one of eight recognised species of tree kangaroo found in New Guinea. There are also two species found in north-eastern Queensland, Australia.
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Animal enrichment is an important part of caring for captive animals and is essential to their overall physical and psychological health and wellbeing.
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