Since I was little, I wanted to work with primates and big cats, and I started working with primates in 2007. I love sharing our cheeky troops with our visitors, creating enrichment and training our primates as part of great animal care.
Sherrin
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In the lead up to winter our maintenance team have been busy creating new shelters for our wallabies and new hot boxes for our small primates to keep them nice and cosy during those cold nights, as you can see I think the animals approve.
We are constantly looking for ways to update enclosures that improves the welfare of our animals and we have so much planned but we couldn’t do it without the support of you, when you visit, spend money in the gift shop or have an encounter with an animal that money goes back into the zoo so we are able to make these improvements so Thankyou for your support.
These animals deserve the best and that is what our keepers strive to achieve day in and day out.
📸 keeper Maddison and Sherrin
Keeper Larissa has some exciting news for everyone.
These fascinating animals are now on display and ready to meet you.
With its gorgeous grey feathers they often blend in and just look like part of the tree so you will have to concentrate to find them.
They are sure to capture your heart just like they already have our keepers.
Our animal care team have been working hard to ensure a smooth and comfortable transition into their new home and they have settled in perfectly.
Come visit and be among the first to see our newest residents.
📸keeper Rhys
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Happy Mother’s Day from the Zoo!
They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and in Asha’s case, it’s more like mini me’s running around the exhibit!
Motherhood is all about love, protection, and a whole lot of lookalikes.
Here’s to all the wild, wonderful mums out there we hope you have a great day and get to relax.
When you’re visiting see if you can spot the difference between Asha and her daughters or even spot one of our newer mums, hint: you might see a little face poking out of a pouch.
#mothersday #grampians #present #hallsgapzoo #visitmelbourne
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Today is about our beautiful native Dingoes
🐾 The widest part of their body is their skull which they use to test if they can fit through holes without getting stuck.
🐾 They are not a dog they are genetically and behaviourally different to domestic dogs.
🐾 They can jump up to 2m high from a standing position.
Come and meet one of our 3 beautiful boys Daku, Bobby and Maliki during an encounter
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💕Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day present?
How about the gift of an animal experience for the special woman in your life.
Spend some quality time together, cementing your position as the favourite child while having an unforgettable time feeding a giraffe, patting a 2000kg rhino or having a red panda walk across your lap. 🤭
Check out our website for our full range of encounters. #mothersday #mothersdaygifts #encounters
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Today we are looking at Elk
🦌They are one of the largest species of Deer.
🦌Babies are born with spots but loose them by the end of summer (as you can see in the photo) they are also born without a scent to help protect them from predators.
🦌Males grow impressive antlers each year and shed them in the winter
#elk #hallsgapzoo #nationalpark
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Thankyou so much to a Family from Horsham who so generously donated 5 family yearly memberships to some deserving local families saying that “The Halls Gap Zoo has brought so much joy to our lives over the years and after everything they and the local community have been through, especially with the challenges of the fires, we wanted to give something back to the zoo and hopefully bring some joy to local families through a zoo membership.”
So wonderful to have such kindhearted people in our community so Thankyou again.
#kindness #hallsgapzoo #familymembership
Happy World Vet Day!!
Today we celebrate the dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to protect the health and welfare of animals everywhere.
We would like to thank our vets from Stawell veterinary clinic who help us when our animals need them and after the recent fires were amazingly kind enough and wiped our bill which was such a big help to us.
We would also like to thank the vets from Werribee Zoo who take on our animals when they need specialist veterinary care especially when they make the trek out to see our animals on site.
We appreciate each and everyone of you for your commitment to the animals you work so hard to care for.
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Today is about Black Capped Capuchins
🐒 They do what is called urine washing so they will pee into their hands and feet and rub it all over them to leave their scent as they travel through the forests.
🐒 They are very intelligent and will use tools to help them break open food sources.
🐒 They have semi prehensile tails and only juveniles can hang their whole body weight from their tail while adults will still need to support themselves with their arms or legs
Pictured is Marko and Polo the cheekiest father and son duo you ever did meet.
Today we pause to remember the courage and sacrifice of all who served not only the men and women but also the animals who helped our soldiers.
We remember and thank all of them, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Just a reminder that we are open everyday this long weekend 10am-5pm everyday.
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Thank You for Hopping By!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our Easter Bunny Hunt at the zoo! It was great to see so many smiling faces and families enjoying the day together. Your enthusiasm made the event extra special!
The total count of bunnies hidden around the zoo was 26, did you find them all?
We hope you had as much fun finding bunnies as we did hiding them.
#hallsgapzoo #easter #visitmelbourne #grampians
Happy Easter from all of us at the Zoo.
We’re sending warm wishes your way for a day filled with love, laughter, and maybe a few bunny hops!
Enjoy the sweet treats and some wild moments with the ones you love.
Our animals clearly had fun with some Easter themed enrichment.
#grampians #grampiansvictoria #visitmelbourne #longweekend #Easterhunt #easterbunny #visitmelbourneaustralia #zoo
Don’t forget our Easter Bunny Hunt is on all weekend!
Keep an eye out, count all the bunnies you see and put your guess in our raffle box that will be drawn at 3.30pm everyday.
Make sure to follow our social media pages to find out the correct answer on Tuesday.
Here is a little hint to get you started:
“The bunny’s journey has just begun,
Snuggling close with more than one.
Fluffy friends with button eyes,
That’s where the first surprise lies!”
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