Zoos South Australia

Did you know a group of Spotted Hyena is called a clan? These inquisitive carnivores live in large groups made up of up to 90-120 individuals and are often made up of smaller family groups or sub-clans. Just like the hyena, we are also a big clan at Zoos SA, with many different teams and individuals all working together to connect people with nature and save species from extinction. Thanks to pawsome partners like Teamgage, we aim to create a positive and productive workplace for both our staff and the animals that call our sites home. 📷 Adrian Mann #partnership

🌿 Exciting Opportunity: General Manager of Wild Learning at Zoos SA! 🌿Are you ready to go wild with your career? We're looking for a passionate General Manager of Wild Learning to join our team. In this role, some of what you'll do is: lead our educational programs at Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park, design innovative learning strategies, and seek out new funding opportunities to innovate and improve learning outcomes for students and teachers. If you’re a strategic thinker with a love for conservation and education, we'd love to hear from you! #ZoosSA #WildLearning #Conservation #Education #JoinOurTeam #JobOpportunity #Nature #hiring

At Zoos SA there are always big tasks on hand! 🦒 The 1st Armoured Regiment recently supported Adelaide Zoo by providing support and labour across many areas of the zoo including the habitats of penguins, otters, tapirs, giraffes and the bird aviaries. A big thank you to 1st Armored Regiment for your ongoing support! 👏 We can’t wait to welcome them to Monarto Safari Park later in the year.

The Zoos SA team is busy gearing up for our dino-mite event – Universal Kingdom: Prehistoric Nights! 🦕 The stage is almost set for the playful Plesiosaurs, sharp-toothed Megaraptor, and much more.   Thanks to our friends at BeSeen Advertising for helping us spread the word as Adelaide Zoo turns into a magical wonderland of dinosaurs, lights, and lanterns. 🦖

How do you help a Chimpanzee with a fractured ankle? The answer is a surgery surprisingly similar to operating on a human, with the help of a leading South Australian orthopaedic surgeon! When our dedicated keepers noticed Sandali wasn't his usual self, they leapt into action. With an initial examination revealing no clear external causes, a CT scan quickly revealed the problem under the skin – a fractured ankle. A big team came together to provide specialist care, including Monarto Safari Park's experienced Chimpanzee keepers and expert veterinarians, as well as The Austin Vet Specialists and Dr Bhavin Javad, an orthopaedic surgeon who operates on humans. It's thanks to this collaborative effort that we were able to offer Sandali a level of care on par to what a human patient would receive. 👏 The complex surgery ran for five hours and saw the team securely fix Sandali's fracture with special screws. Two weeks on, Sandali is now back on his feet, exploring the habitat with the rest of the Chimpanzee troop at Monarto Safari Park! The habitat offers plenty of enriching experiences, including mulch to forage for tasty snacks through, thanks to our friends Peats Soil & Garden Supplies. Read the full story on Sandali's surgery: https://lnkd.in/gmkCmmS3 #AnimalHealthCare #Conservation

We're super proud to unveil new Communication Boards at Adelaide Zoo! This is an exciting step in our journey to create a more inclusive and welcoming experience for all animal lovers. 💚 The Communication Boards aim to support people who communicate in a different manner or are non-verbal to express themselves. Visitors can point to pictures on the board to support them communicate in different ways. The boards have been specially designed for the zoo by Autism SA. Look closely and you'll see cues such as lions, giraffes and our much-loved Nature's Playground featured. 🐾 Anyone can be an animal lover and we are on a journey to make sure everyone can enjoy a great day out at the zoo. This exciting project is made possible with funding from the Malinauskas SA Government. #Accessibility

Did you know that a group of Zebras is called a dazzle? ✨ These black and white beauties stick together in smaller family groups and enjoy grazing on grass, leaves and bushes. If you are you looking for a dazzling new recruit for your heard, speak with our friends at Davies Stewart.

This World Giraffe Day we want to shine a light on these gentle giants and their plight in the wild. Sadly, there are approximately 117,000 giraffe left in the wild and are listed as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN Red List . With threats of hunting and trapping, civil unrest, and habitat loss, their population numbers are slowly decreasing. Zoos SA’s work in protecting giraffe extends to wild habitats by partnering with the GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION who are fighting to save the species throughout Africa. Zoos SA’s support has helped purchase GPS satellite-tracking units that provide a better understanding of wild giraffes’ movements and habitat use to inform effective conservation and planning. Zoos SA is on a mission to save this incredible species and is proud to facilitate the most successful giraffe breeding program in Australasia at Monarto Safari Park – 58 giraffe have been bred at the park! #WorldGiraffeDay

African Painted Dogs are fierce predators and nearly 80% of all hunts end in a kill. But what makes them really impressive is their team work. 🐾 African Painted Dogs are the only carnivores which take care of wounded or sick members of the pack. If you're looking for a new team player to join your pack, speak with our friends at Davies Stewart!

When great minds come together!... An innovative collaboration between zoos across Australia and New Zealand, Microsoft AUS/NZ, and expert game developers Team Workbench in Amsterdam has resulted in Eco Detectives, a Minecraft computer game. Eco Detectives empowers students to act as conservationists in their local ecosystems using a series of interactive maps to raise awareness of the plight of species and wild habitats to a new gamer generation. Teachers and students can find out more through a series of Minecraft Education Live Lessons in the link in the comments below.