It’s National Volunteer Week and to celebrate we thought we’d tell you a bit more about a new addition to the Perth Zoo Docent (volunteer) Association – our new Animal Care program*, find out more from team leader, Katrina.
It is no wonder the keepers are grateful for the extra sets of voluntary hands.
new arrival is male or female, but this will be determined when it has its first hands
There’s always something hatching behind-the-scenes of Perth Zoo and during autumn it was the critically endangered, Western Swamp Tortoises.
With steady hands she then chipped away some of the egg’s shell, revealing what the
Four meerkat kits were given their first hands-on health check at Perth Zoo today since their birth late last year.
Keeper, Becky Thomasson, said: “Since their birth in November 2014, we’ve taken a hands
To celebrate Vet Nurse Day, here’s six words we think perfectly describe our incredible team of nurses.
Plus, they’re also quick to raise their hands to help out beyond our gates in times
The animals and plants at Perth Zoo are from all corners of the globe. Find out more with these excellent and informative fact sheets and explore your world.
Their hands and feet are used for grasping. Diet: Orangutans are omnivores.
had sustained typical orangutan wounds caused from biting, particularly to his hands
A healthy loris is a happy loris!
As they live in trees, they have strong, grasping hands with flexible wrists and
absolutely adorable, with young birds like this we have to be very careful not to be too hands
Humans aren’t the only ones feeling spring hay fever, just ask Perth Zoo lioness, Uzuri!
Perth Zoo’s dedicated animal carers know our animals like the back of their hands
