Melbourne Zoo announces 2022 Summer Cinema program

For a unique and exotic location to watch a movie you can’t go past the Melbourne Zoo.

What goes up must come down

If you’ve been to Melbourne Zoo lately, you would have been greeted by beautiful, shiny bubbles floating past as you walked through the main entrance and into the grounds. As fun and pretty as they are, those bubbles actually represent a very serious message about marine life and how our actions can have a huge impact on animals.

From the zoo to you, welcome back!

What a joy it is to be able to say that Melbourne Zoo is back open to visitors!

The wonder of wildlife

I’ve been thinking a lot about habitat lately. Maybe it’s because we’re all spending so much more time at home. A habitat is home, a home for wildlife.

Creating connections to nature in the heart of Melbourne

What do gardens mean to you? Are they a place to relax, or to escape, or to explore, or to get dirty in?

A vet for all, within and beyond the walls

Marine rescuers making a difference

If you’re at the beach and see an injured seal, what do you do? If you’re at a pier or jetty and see a bird tangled up in plastic or fishing line, who can help it? If a turtle, dolphin or stingray looks like it’s in trouble, who do you call? The answer is Melbourne’s Zoo’s Marine Response Unit.

Healthy habits, happy animals

How do you get a giant tortoise to step on to scales to be weighed? How does an elephant learn to lift its feet for a nail trim? How can we teach a gorilla to present their shoulder for an injection?