Monarto Safari Park is celebrating its most successful Spotted Hyena breeding season, with the birth of another litter of twins bringing the cub count to five! Three-year-old female hyena, Fahari, is the latest clan member to become a mum, giving…

Today marks a major milestone in Monarto Safari Park’s project to home Asian Elephants with the commencement of major works on the Asian Elephant barn. “We’ve been working at a record pace to get a new habitat ready for the…

Keepers at Monarto Safari Park are rapt about rats, welcoming the birth of eight native Greater Stick-nest Rat pups as part of a conservation breeding program. Natives keeper, Cristy Seymour, said at first glance a Greater Stick-nest Rat may look…

What do you do when four chimpanzees share birthdays in the same month? Why, you hold the biggest, boldest and banana-filled birthday bash ever, that’s what! And to make sure human onlookers leap to attention and and wish the Chimpanzees…

Spot-tastic news! Monarto Safari Park is thrilled to welcome two Spotted Hyena cubs to the world, born on 23 January. Carnivore Keeper Tosh Leahy said this is mum Kanzi’s first successful litter and she is taking great care of her…

Double the celebration on international day of conservation optimism 7 February is the second Reverse the Red Day and Zoos SA is delighted to announce that there is cause for a double celebration with successful outcomes for two native conservation…

A project ten years in the making and involving ten tiny Mallee Emu-wrens has taken an unexpected but delightful twist. Keepers are agog at the arrival of three endangered and locally extinct Mallee Emu-wren chicks, the first ever thought to…

What’s stripy, dazzling and celebrated today? International Zebra Day! A trio of male zebra at Monarto Safari Park got double the treats today with special enrichment and a return to the Waterhole habitat. The dazzling trio of Timbavati, Intengo and…

Monarto Safari Park is celebrating cub-tastic news as the newest addition to the Spotted Hyena clan soared through its first health check. The tiny but toothy cub was carefully weighed, vaccinated and given a once over of paws, claws and…

Monarto Safari Park is roaring with excitement to announce the names of the park’s four littlest lions. Introducing male cub, Bahati (meaning lucky in Swahili), and the three female cubs; Mshindi (meaning champion in Swahili), Lela (meaning dark beauty in…

Set to be the mane event this school holidays, four African Lion cubs have ventured into the public habitat for the first time at Monarto Safari Park! Cautious at first, the curious cubs were quick to explore the huge habitat…

Christmas has come early for Monarto Safari Park’s Chimpanzee troop, with Santa making a special delivery of festive themed enrichment today. Keepers swapped khaki for Santa hats as they hid a sleigh full of enrichment gifts around the habitat for…

Here’s some news to sink your teeth into – Monarto Safari Park’s Chimp has had a special trip to the dentist. Male Chimpanzee Sandali visited veterinary dentist Dr David Clarke. Dr David flew in from Victoria to assist local veterinary dentist…

Have you been dreaming of exploring the African wilderness in open-sided vehicles amongst herds of animals roaming the plains? Now you can, right here in South Australia. Monarto Safari Park is unveiling sneak peek tours through parts of the Wild…

Monarto Safari Park is excited to welcome a new species to the park, and as the third largest land mammal in the world they’re sure to make a splash! Two Nile Hippopotamuses, Brindabella and Pansy, have travelled from Werribee Open…

Get ready to spot a new big cat prowling the Monarto Safari Park plains! The park is thrilled to welcome male Cheetah, Dakari (pronounced duh-kar-ee), to the wild family, making his big debut on International Cheetah Day today. Arriving from…

We are thrilled to announce the pitter patter of paws and hooves has grown with some special new arrivals across Monarto Safari Park. The team are celebrating not one but two births, highlighting the conservation charity’s vital role in regional…

So, Spotify’s global artist racked up 26.1 billion global streams this year. We see you Taylor Swift and we raise you – our Wild Wrap Up! We’ve connected thousands of people with nature, welcomed hundreds of special babies to the…

By Richard Evans For footage and photos of Variety SA Chair Tanya Stratton ‘handing over’ the bus to Zoos SA Chief Executive Elaine Bensted and the Director of Monarto Safari Park, Peter Clark, click here  Thousands of spectators at South Australia’s biggest motor sport…

Monarto Safari Park’s littlest lions have had their first health check, revealing the litter has three females and one male. The health check involved a weight check, vaccination, and a quick once over of paws, claws and sharp teeth to…

Monarto Safari Park is celebrating after winning two major awards at last night’s South Australian Tourism Awards, including the prestigious Major Tourist Attraction award and the Voter’s Choice award. Zoos SA’s Chief Executive, Elaine Bensted, said it was fantastic to…

400 early morning runners, walkers and a wheelchair user hit the South Australian savannah this morning as part of the milestone birthday celebrations of a world leader in animal conservation. Monarto Safari Park, which marks the big four oh today,…

Today Enzi the Chimpanzee turns eight and to celebrate Monarto Safari Park is thrilled to share special footage of Enzi and Senior Keeper of Primates, Laura Hanley. Enzi loves visual enrichment and to support positive mental stimulation Laura read ‘Zuri’…

After 10 years in the making, ten endangered Mallee Emu-wrens have arrived at Monarto Safari Park, forming the first ever ex-situ population of the species and marking a major milestone for their conservation. The Mallee Emu-wren is one of Australia’s…

The ninth International Zookeeper Day is held on Wednesday October 4 in honour of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Zookeeper Day celebrates the people who make it their life’s work to care for animals, whether at…

We are roaring with excitement to share Monarto Safari Park is a finalist in this year’s South Australian Tourism Awards! Monarto Safari Park is in the running for two awards: Major Tourist Attraction award Excellence in Accessible Tourism award. We…

Spring is in full swing at Monarto Safari Park, with the arrival of some very special babies! The Ring-tailed Lemur troop have welcomed five adorable new additions to the troop. Spindles, Lulu and Clementine have each given birth to a…

Monarto Safari Park’s Chimpanzee troop was treated to a stellar performance by the Australian Girls Choir on the first stop of their national tour. Fifty-eight girls from across Australia performed I Still Call Australia Home and Thulele Mama Ya to…

Monarto Safari Park is roaring with excitement to welcome four cubs to the world, with African Lion Husani giving birth to a healthy litter. The little lions were born on Wednesday 30 August. Senior Keeper of Carnivores, Rachel Hemming, says…

Our campaign to raise $2.025 million to bring three Asian Elephants to Monarto Safari Park has been realised in just 28 days! “We’ve done it. They’re coming!” said a very excited Elaine Bensted, CE of Zoos SA. “We are blown…

Zoos SA is delighted to announce that a private donor has stepped forward and given $1million to the ‘Help us home elephants campaign’ pushing them even closer to the original goal of raising $2.025million by the 23 October 2023. “The…

Left your Father’s Day gift to the last minute? There’s still time to go above and beyond and treat the dad in your life to an unforgettable day at Monarto Safari Park! We’ve got gifts that dad will be talking…

Zoos SA is calling on long-distance lopers and fun-loving runners to head to Monarto Safari Park to take part in an epic and wild fundraising run on Saturday 21 October 2023. The first ever ‘Run Wild’ event will take place…

Monarto Safari Park is thrilled to share the cub-tastic news, African Lion Makena has had a healthy cub. The paw-fect cub was born on Saturday 12 August. Senior Keeper of Carnivores, Rachel Hemming, says mum and cub are doing extremely…

The lion prides across South Australia had a paw-some time celebrating World Lion Day today. Adelaide Zoo locals, Mujambi and Amani, enjoyed tearing apart enrichment boxes created by the BEEZA (Behavioural Environmental Enrichment for Zoo Animals) volunteer group. At Monarto…

Help us home elephants Zoos SA calls on South Aussies and all elephant lovers to help raise funds to home Asian Elephants at Monarto Safari Park as plans to build an amazing habitat for initially three Asian elephants are revealed!…

We are roaring with excitement to share that not one but two lionesses are pregnant! Lionesses Husani and Makena are pregnant with blood tests confirming the roar-some news of cubs on the way. This week the whole pride celebrated with…

Four fuzzy Cheetah cubs and mum Kuishi have been spotted venturing out of the den for the first time, bringing the cub count to seven at Monarto Safari Park. Watch as Kuishi (pronounced coo-ish-ee) led her cubs into the outdoor…

The weather might be wintery, but there is a definite feel of spring in the air at Monarto Safari Park with the pitter-patter of feet and hooves across the plains. In the Land of the Lemurs, 14-year-old Spindles, the Ring-tailed…

Monarto Safari Park’s second litter of eight-week-old Cheetah cubs have had their first health check and their genders revealed! Last week, four-year-old Kuishi’s little ones were weighed (tipping the scales between 3.1kg up to 4.2kg), microchipped, vaccinated and given a…

Tsotsi was the alpha male Chimpanzee at Monarto Safari Park. He sadly passed away on Thursday 8 June 2023. Senior Keeper of Primates, Laura Hanley has penned this farewell…   It is so hard when you lose a being of this…

We just had to share this heartwarming vision of three-year-old Zola playing at ‘being mum’ with little chimp, Happy. In the film you can see Zola carefully preparing a nest for her ‘make believe’ baby (actually a stone), then being allowed…

It’s been a day of celebration at Monarto Safari Park as Chimpanzee, Lani, marked her 21st birthday. The whole troop were pant-hooting with excitement as they shared in a birthday party filled with enrichment treats from their keepers. Senior Keeper of…

Cheetah cubs are spot on at health check Monarto Safari Park vet Jerome Kalvas and keeper Michelle Lloyd no longer have to join the dots when it comes to determining the sex of Cheetah Qailee’s litter after performing a full…

No matter if you’re a cub, pup or bub everyone loves spending time with the special mum in their lives! This is no exception for the species at Zoos SA, who have shared some adorable cuddly moments in the lead…

Your fluffy Friday feel good treat is here! The pawfect start to any weekend, take a sneak peak of doting Cheetah mum Qailee and her three little cubs venturing out of their den for the first time. Senior Keeper of…

The puddle of adorable spots has grown again at Monarto Safari Park with four-year-old Cheetah, Kuishi, welcoming four fluffy cubs on 5 April. This is Kuishi’s first litter and the new mum has taken to her role spot-tacularly. The birth…

You could call them a prickly customer or, more to the point, a porcupette! Monarto Safari Park has had a spike in the number of porcupines in their prickle thanks to the birth of a Cape Porcupine named Louie. Little…

When a single Cheetah cub was born at Monarto Safari Park late in the night on Sunday 5 March, keepers were delighted but concerned. This was just the beginning of a very spotty ‘tail’ that ended in an Australasian first…

How could you not be ‘Happy’ when watching this cute vision! In footage that’s sure to brighten you day, keepers have shared this gorgeous moment two-month-old Chimpanzee, Happy, had some tummy tickles and kisses with mum, Hannah, and big sister,…