Given their specific ages, they must surely be zoo animals. I rather suspect they might have been the Platypus displayed at the adjacent Aquarium and have simply been moved next door. The old "freshwater" zone is no longer mentioned on the Sydney SEALIFE Aquarium website.
both platypus are from the next-door Sydney Sea Life Aquarium. I wonder if that means the Aquarium only has the one now, or if they are getting more? EDIT: cross-posted with zooboy28. I guess, from his post, that the Aquarium now doesn't have any then.
Does anybody has a list of species currently kept in the nocturnal section"Nightfalls"? I also need to know how many exhibits are there and if they mix some of the animals in"Nightfalls".Thank you!
Haven't been for a few years, so species list may be outdated (I don't think they have Plains Rats any more), but enclosure listings should be pretty accurate. As at December 2013: Tall Exhibits: Brushtail Possum Feathertail Glider Large Exhibit: Spinifex Hopping Mouse + Bilby (I think they were mixed?) Round Exhibit: Plains Rat Terrarium Type Exhibits: Spotted Python Centralian Knob-tailed Gecko Northern Giant Cave Gecko Fat-tailed Dunnart Large Exhibits: Spot-tailed Quoll Ghost Bat + Rufous Bettong
nice Is it possible to give the list of the animals found in other exhibits to Butterfly Tropics Devil's Den Gumtree Valley Wallaby Cliffs Daintree Rainforest Kangaroo Walk-About Kakadu Gorge Bugs Garden
Article on their almost 5 metre long scrub python: No Cookies | Daily Telegraph Three plumed whistling duck chicks have hatched: https://www.wildlifesydney.com.au/news/plumed-whistling-duck-chicks/
Rex the Saltwater Crocodile passed away on 27th May... https://www.facebook.com/rexthecroc/?hc_location=ufi Still no announcement (or gossip) about how he died... last I heard was they were doing a necropsy to find out. They had to close the zoo in order to get him out. T.
Three female freshwater crocodiles arrived a few months ago and are on display: https://www.wildlifesydney.com.au/news/measure-up-freshies/
Is this place above board with its animal housing room? or is it quite basic/unreasonable for this day and age? havent visited but thought despite obvious existence for international tourist dollars to see Australian wildlife without crossing harbour to Taronga or traveling west to Featherdale/Koala Park there wasnt really a justifiable reason to cramp so many animals in an inddoor/netted building space in an already congested area. Any more knowledgeable opinions about this place would be greatly appreciated
There's a couple of reviews on here for this place, so I suggest you either have a read of them or go and visit it yourself. Having been there a few times I have no problem with the space they allocate for the animals. Hix
I was there today. The animals have plenty of room. I don't think there is any problem. Go have a look and form your own opinion. In relation to the croc exhibit. It is getting remodelled with "pop up" viewing tunnels and is advertised to reopen in summer 2017.
A new 'Crocodile Encounter' featuring pop-up windows (as you said) will be opening soon for saltwater crocodile: Crocodile Experience Coming Soon! This will be the first time that Wild Life Sydney has exhibited both saltwater and freshwater crocodiles at the same time (don't seem to remember them having freshies before these latest three).
