Zoos in Australia Zoos in Australia Adelaide Zoo is located in the city of Adelaide in South Australia. It is the only capital city zoo in Australia to still be privately owned by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adelaide Zoo"
Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia is owned by Steve Irwin and Terri Irwin, who costar on The Crocodile Hunter, their unconventional nature documentary series on television, as well as a spin-off series Croc Files. Their popular programs are shown on the Animal Planet television network in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australia Zoo"
Healesville Sanctuary is a zoo specializing in native Australian animals. The zoo is located at Healesville on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals; it is one of two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Healesville Sanctuary"
The Kyabram Fauna Park is the premier Fauna Park in Country Victoria, based in Kyabram, Victoria, Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kyabram Fauna Park"
The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Melbourne Zoo, contains more than 350 animal species from Australia and around the world. The zoo is just 4 km north of the centre of Melbourne. It is accessible via Royal Park station on the Upfield railway line, and is also accessible via tram routes 55 and 19, as well as by bicycle on the Capital City Trail. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melbourne Zoo"
The Monarto Zoo is owned by the Adelaide Zoo, and is an open plains zoo about 70km from Adelaide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monarto Zoo"
The National Zoo and Aquarium is located in Canberra and is Australia's only combined zoo and aquarium. The zoo has both Australian endemic species and introduced species including the largest collection of big cats in Australia. The facility is also involved in a number of breeding programs for endangered species. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Zoo & Aquarium" This text is made on shortopedia
The Perth Zoo ( ) is a zoo in South Perth, Western Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Perth Zoo"
Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, Australia officially opened on October 7th, 1916. It is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in Mosman. Taronga is linked to Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo in terms of breeding programs and such. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taronga Zoo"
The Werribee Open Range Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, focusing on displaying Australian and African animals. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary, and is located on the Werribee River, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Werribee Open Range Zoo"
Western Plains Zoo is a large zoo near Dubbo, New South Wales. It was established in the late 1970s by Taronga Zoo in Sydney to provide more living and breeding space for large animals such as elephants and antelopes which needed more space than was available at the restricted Sydney site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Western Plains Zoo"
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