On the back of a truck and flanked by a police escort, the first male elephant born in Australia has had a dramatic journey to its new home.Fifteen-year-old Luk Chai is the first of nine Asian ...

Fifteen-year-old Asian elephant bull Luk Chai is the first of Melbourne Zoo’s nine elephants to make the journey to Werribee ...

We use those to collect blood samples," said Bonnie McMeekin, the senior vet at Melbourne Zoo.It's the best way to test if an ...

Pinnaroo, Melbourne Zoo's 22-year-old eclectus parrot, loves to flap around in the spray of the hose, which mimics the precipitation of her tropical rainforest home.

A parrot at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria found a fun way to beat the summer heat recently when she hopped around under a hose in her enclosure for a refreshing splash.Pinnaroo, Melbourne Zoo’s ...

Jordan passed the penguin to another registered wildlife rescuer, Lynne Amore, who drove from Bairnsdale to Melbourne on ...

The Melbourne Zoo opened in 1862 and holds the distinction of being Australia's oldest zoo. The property is home to more than 300 animal species, most of which are free to roam in areas that mimic ...