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From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care

Tackling the tension between promoting conservation, keeping animals in captivity and its heavy history, the zoo has been reshaped around environmental awareness

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‘Life that they deserve’: why Australia’s elephants are moving out of city zoos

Long-term plans to move the animals to much larger parks are coming to fruition but concerns remain about captivity and breeding

The Guardian - AU

Zoo heartbroken after much-loved gorilla's sudden death

Melbourne Zoo's much-loved gorilla Kimya has died unexpectedly, devastating her keepers and the community.

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I discovered why seemingly healthy amphibians were being wiped out

The mass deaths were puzzling scientists around the world – there were no signs of viruses or parasites. Then we looked closely at their skin

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Melbourne Zoo Went Into Lockdown After A False Alarm Told Visitors A Baboon Was On The Loose

Melbourne Zoo went into lockdown today after a false alert caused staff to think a baboon had escaped.

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Zebra and fish deaths highlight perils for zoo animals

The death of a zebra apparently spooked while being moved in a shipping crate highlights the risk of transferring the animals, a major zoo operator says.

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Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction

Colossal Biosciences, which is behind bid to bring back Tasmanian tiger, teams up with Melbourne Zoo to save 15cm reptile

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Australian earless dragon last seen in 1969 rediscovered in secret location

Victorian grassland earless dragon was once common west of Melbourne but numbers declined due to habitat loss and predators such as feral cats

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Endangered Pookila mouse captive-breeding program's team celebrates birth of pups

Less than 12 months after the launch of a captive-breeding program for the Pookila mouse, more than 20 pups have been born.

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Quoll family completes round trip from Cairns to Melbourne after nesting in pumpkin box

The carnivorous critters from Far North Queensland needed some TLC after being found a little worse for wear at a wholesale market in Melbourne.

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Top videos: Fanatics board the Elvis Express for Parkes’ zany annual festival

In this week's top videos, dozens of fanatics board the Elvis Express, and a seal and a crocodile shock and terrify beachgoers.

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Top videos: Artemis 1 blasts off, baby elephant’s claim to fame and a lost dog reports to policestation

In this week’s top videos, Artemis 1, the most powerful space rocket, makes its way to the Moon after a series of delays.

The New Daily

Zoo to protect animals from disease

Melbourne Zoo has made changes to its protocols to protect its animals from a foot and mouth disease outbreak that is threatening Australia.

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Inside Melbourne Zoo's serum bank, scientists use historic blood samples to improve animal care

In a quiet corner of the Melbourne Zoo, a historic collection of thousands of blood serum samples is helping vets learn more about the zoo’s exotic residents, past and present.

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Aboriginal scar tree returned to country decades after it was taken to Melbourne Zoo

The tree is estimated to be more than 400 years old and its return from Melbourne Zoo is deeply emotional for the Wollithiga clan in northern Victoria.

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