Zoo Tales

When golden lion tamarin mum Frida is unable to feed her recently born twins, it's all hands on deck for the primate team as they work around the clock to hand-rear her tiny offspring.

Trying their hand at a bit of rhinoceros matchmaking, Auckland Zoo's ungulates team introduce Southern white rhino Jamila, who recently arrived from Hamilton Zoo, to bachelor male Inkozi.

Join senior veterinary manager Dr James Chatterton on a tour of Auckland Zoo's Vet Hospital, where the team specialising in conservation medicine help treat patients from the zoo and the wild.

Meet four-week-old calf Nyah, the youngest member of Auckland Zoo's southern white rhino herd and the first rhinoceros to be born at the zoo for twenty years.

Charming, clever and full of charisma - follow Auckland Zoo's passionate Animal Experiences staff as they introduce you to some of the feathered stars of Flight School!

How do you place fresh food high enough for a giraffe to reach? Auckland Zoo staff pool their expertise to create enriching new feeders for their giraffe troop.

Auckland Zoo's orangutans were in Christchurch for two years while their incredible and innovative high canopy home was built. Follow primate team leader Amy and the team as they welcome the trio home.

Find out what it takes to move a giraffe! Welcoming male giraffe Billy from Australia Zoo to his new home in Auckland involves a four-day boat trip and a whole lot of teamwork.

When nyala mum Xolani has difficulty delivering her calf, ungulates team leader Tommy steps in to assist with the final push.

Did you know Auckland Zoo's meerkats get fed FIVE times a day? Follow carnivore keeper Bianca as she creates an enriching feed of mealworms fit for a meerkat mob!

How do you X-ray an eel? You're about to find out! In what could be a New Zealand first, Auckland Zoo's veterinary team examine a New Zealand longfin eel to help treat a potential health issue.

Aotearoa is home to a whole host of fascinating bird life. Bird keeper Ashleigh takes you inside 'The Forest' to introduce you to two incredible bird species - kākā and tīeke.

Positive training relationships are all about building up trust and offering the animals choice. Animal trainer Shannon shows the relationship she's built with a 'confusion' of guinea fowl.

How do you create exceptional habitats for wildlife? Using the best in science and habitat design, experts from around the world are brought together to create Auckland Zoo's South East Asia Jungle Track.

When Galápagos tortoise Willy is seen with a slight limp, Auckland Zoo's ectotherm team come up with an ingenious solution to assist our veterinary team with their health checks - a custom built tortoise hoist!

In this Keeper Chat for World Giraffe Day, ungulates keepers Dan and Luke show how Auckland Zoo cares for the world's longest-necked animal, both at the zoo and in the wild.