[Conservation Warriors Part 1] Vlog #2 A Day at Perth Zoo

[Conservation Warriors Part 1] Vlog #2 A Day at Perth Zoo

Hey guys, Julian here. I’m just down 
at Perth Zoo right now. I’m going to be taking a look around the zoo today and also 
the new changes and additions to the zoo. So, I can get in for free due to the Perth Zoo 
Friends membership. So, you just pay a one-off fee and then the next 12 months is free entry. 
We’ll be having a look at all the exhibits, including the bull elephant. There’s only one 
left before he goes off to the South Australian Zoo. It’s an open plane zoo, so um wanted 
to document this before, um he departs. So, here’s the admission costs and um obviously 
it’s free for the zoo membership concession $30.90 $39 for adult. Now, for an individual you 
can pay $104 will get you into being a member. So, stay tuned for that guys. We’ll have a look 
around shortly. Okay, great. Here we go guys. Um per the zoo now. So, we just go and have a 
look at the map. So, we’ve got the information kiosk. We have these vending machines. So, 
you can go here to get your zoo membership. Okay. So, here we go. This is the map of Perth 
Zoo. So we do have this is where we are at and we can walk all the way to the pavilion there. 
You got the orangutangs which is swinging around and the Australian wetlands crocodile lawn 
reptile enclosure and you have all this here. So to go to the lions and zurassic park. Then 
we’ve got the South African savannah or the African savannah which is really cool and the 
white cheek gibbon exhibit too. So let’s go and check it out. The zookeeper talks are just 
down here. So let’s go and have a look. Great. So let’s go. This will be of course premiered. 
This is a brand new gibbon area swinging around. This is one of the enclosures that was recently 
redone. So the gibbons would just swing up and go across there just a bit like the monkeys 
that we’ll see a little bit later. And it’s only just recently reopened. 
So it’s really cool, really good. So There we go. The new habitat. So, let’s go and 
have a look at the reptile enclosure. Yeah. So, sorry. Might have to do a little bit of   cuts because there’s a lot of people 
in today. Okay. So, here we go. reptile encounter. And we’ve got the penguins just 
on the other side there. So, let’s have a look. Oh, so much warmer in here. 
So, we do have pythons. So, where where’s the python? There he 
is, just having a little nap in that log. Okay, looks like we can’t find the gecko. Where 
are you, mate? Okay, we’ll have a look at the next one. So, this is a tiger snake found quite common 
in backyards of bushy areas. So, here we go. That’s what they look like. So, let’s see if 
we can spot him. There he is. It’s quite a common critter, a reptile actually in most Aussie 
backyards of uh if there’s a lot of bush around. That’s his enclosure. Okay. Can see the 
corn snake. It’s blending in somewhere. He might not be in the exhibit today, but 
here’s the information for him. located in North America and then they can be illegally part of the 
pet trade which is not good. Illegal pet trade look at that. We’ve got a gecko. These 
geckos have been um they were originally um smuggled in and obviously because they can’t 
be released back into the wild, they had to um sort of keep them here just to help with 
conservation effort at Perth Zoo. So there is one here and uh there should be yeah another one 
here. There’s about two or three in this exhibit. So yeah, onto the children’s python now. Oh, there he is. So sorry 
didn’t get a chance to have   a look at all the exhibits, but in this encounter they donate the children. [Music] wild chameleon. So,   this one changes [Music] colors and he 
can be found in North America. [Music] See, he’s probably blending 
in just behind the tree. And the olive python is very big. Pissed at the   back. [Music] Very big. Don’t 
want him wrapping around you. So there we go. Got the Burmese python. He’s not 
in his enclosure at the moment. very big python. So, here we go. Got the current lizard. See if I can see him. There he is. The parent having a bit of a kip under 
the the light the heater. Here’s another lizard. Just going for a bit of a walk. [Music] Just 
in the middle enclosure. Here we go. So, the Burmese python is just some litter here. It is mammoth. [Music] Absolutely 
mammoth. Okay, so let’s keep going now. So, the parent is over here too. We have an exhibit. So, yep, he’s inside. So, he’s got an inside and outside 
exhibit. Fast and the Furious. I got to check the inside first. So, we keep going 
now. Oh, it’s been an absolute cold day today. It’s quite busy. So, so Reptile Encounters has been ticked off and now we’ll continue up. 
We’ll have a look at the We’ll have a look at the um Australian 
wetlands now. But here’s that gibbon walk just up the top as part of the the new 
changes that have occurred at the zoo. Um, one thing I’m a bit um unsure about is how 
they sort of get the gibbons back into their um area should something happen. But I guess 
I’ve got something already worked out with that. So before we head to the Australian 
wetlands, criy mate. Uh we’ll head to the pavilion. So this wasn’t here originally 
at the Perv Zoo. Um well just the last time uh before um before the works were done it was 
brought back of course the monkey house and more. So the or andate timber monkey house stood 
here when Perth Zoo opened in 1898. So this is in um recognition of that. By 1934, the aging 
infrastructure had been rebuilt and expanded using local jar and limestone. Birds and small 
mammals were housed next to monkeys around the outside of the building while keepers used the 
inside to store and prepare the animals meals. And evolving animal welfare standards meant the 
last animals moved out in the 1980s and food preparation relocated in 2024 when the building 
was repurposed. as the lakeside visitor pavilion you see today. So that’s what it once looked like. 
So So yeah, they’ve reinstated it in its um whole old form. Obviously not with the same stuff inside 
as we’ll have a look. So that’s the timeline of the Z. So, let’s go and 
have a look of this building. Wow, this is beautiful. Now, here’s the the zoo 
map. So, it’s really good they’ve got it here. We’ve uh done the reptile encounter and we have 
uh looked at the pavilion. Where can we find that? So, the penguin. So, we’re roughly about here and 
then we’ll go and have a look at the um Australian wetlands and the crocodile and the penguins. So, 
we’ll just sort of gradually make our way around. So, beautiful. And that’s the um food vendor 
that they have here. for the restaurant. Bit of changes. Okay. So, let’s go to the Australian wetlands. I like this this sign. It’s always been here. 
The uh caution narrow bridge ahead. So now, if you’ve made it this far into the video, please 
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that just on the very bottom of the channel   um links section. So here’s 
the Australian wetlands. So let’s go and have a look. Here 
we go. So we got the frog here. This one is the white lipped tree 
frog. Big, bold, and beautiful. So very nice. [Music] And we have the green 
tree frog. Not too sure where where he is. I think they’re all trying to keep 
warm. It’s very cold here. So,   here we go. We got this splendid tree 
frog. Good looks, bad taste. And wow, there we go. So, we got Oh, look at that. 
Four. Three. And odd colored one kissed up the back. They’re all huddled together. 
They tend to do that. And there we go. Look at that. Beautiful. Splendid tree frog. 
You can find them in the northern tropics uh cuz they like the moist tropical environments 
including caves and urban areas. Swimming. See? And so now you’re looking for the other tree spat. Found him. I found the boy. 
Yeah, I found him. What does   it say? What does it say? What does it 
say? It’s slippery. It’s slippery. Oh, there’s a whole bunch of them. Okay, 
let’s see. Oh, yeah. Little tortoise [Music] having a little bit of a 
dry out on the log just hanging out. Okay, so now I’m outside heading towards the   penguins. Let’s go and have 
a look at these little guys. So it’s big hold for them. [Music] Hello. Hello, Mr. Penguin. [Music] [Music] Well, hang on. We’ll see the reptiles first and   then we’ll get there. Don’t worry. 
Don’t expect too much activity. Got some birds up the top. as our little penguin buddies are not out. 
So, might have a look a little bit later to see if they’re still around. Okay, 
here we go to the wetlands. Beautiful. Beautiful. Wow. Check that 
out. So the the large birds that you’ll find here. So we’ve got the brol bolar. Sorry, the brolar. The two white 
ducks or the white look like ducks. Got the ibis, the glossy ibis, which are the uh the black 
birds with that little bit there. You got the green pygmy goose, often mistaken for as a 
duck. And you got the Australasian shoveler. And of course, we have the black swan, 
which is the West Australian emblem. Beautiful. Look at that. So, all the 
birds, they’re just chilling. Got the duck and we’re all just having a little bit of 
a feed at the moment. Bit of brekie. Very nice and relaxing here. So they’ve got 
this big net to keep them up as well all enclosed. You got these birds just up 
there, too. You find them around your local park and lake. So here’s a bit more 
to have a look at. The little pied corrant. Probably seen them in Lake Manga around there.   Um the plumemed whistling duck which 
probably you can hear every now and then. Whoa. So very good around here. Little duck. having a bit of a pre and they filter out 
the uh all the um unwanted sand and whatnot through their bill they beak and as they’re 
looking for food. You got the pied heron, the raja shell duck, and the freckled duck. Very nice. Got the black winged stilt. They’re pretty much 
found everywhere where there’s water. Well, he’s going for a fly, I think, or going for a 
walk somewhere and the eastern cattle egret. So, we’ll continue on now. Yep. Look at that. So yeah, Per Zoo is a really nice area to take 
the family on the weekend. Um, you can take them and have a really affordable uh entertainment as 
well as education. a very educative experience like you saw with um we’ve got a group of uh 
high school students here just doing a bit of research project with this school. You got the 
uh royal royal spoon bill, the blue build duck and the black necked stalk, sorry, black neck 
stalk. So yeah, it’s very very good around here. And yeah, please um take note, don’t drop 
any of your rubbish in the lake here or your hair bands cuz that can end up on the 
duck or any of the wildlife that is here. So, you got a nice bench and bin. And here’s a 
bit of information as to the vital ecosystem. And yeah, wetlands do provide an 
important habitat that uh provide refuge, feeding and breeding grow, sorry, breeding 
grounds for an abundance of wildlife. There we go. So, let’s continue on now. We’ll 
go and have a look at the baramundi and the crocodile, too. There is a crocodile lawn 
just on the outside of this building. So, and that’s the view of the lake. Crocodiles ahead. 
So, here we go. It’s a little darker in here. So, is there a crocodile in here? Be mindful uh parents to make sure your kids 
stay behind the glass, behind this log here. It’s put here for your protection as well as 
your children’s protection. Too many times that we’ve been at the zoo and seen kids 
climbing over the protected rope. Using we want is for anything to happen. So here’s 
the baramundi. This is what you normally would see in the fish and chip shop, but this 
is what it looks like out in the wild. They’re very big in size. They can grow quite   um big and there is a bibong feed 
too at 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays. So now there’s a few different varieties 
of you got the the turtle redfaced turtle just having a cruise down the bottom there. And you got those little baram mundi that 
are just swimming in for formation actually. So very good under the shade of a kulibar tree. The bibong. 
So this is the bibong that was sung in Walt singing Matilda. Well, just a replication of 
it. Now, you’d find all these animals. You got the baram mandi u turtles will be found 
in a bilabong and there’s not too many of uh these such areas around anymore in the outback. 
It’s all dried up or being u consumed for housing. There’s Okay, so let’s head off to the crocodile lawn. So, not too sure if the crocodile is he’s here, but let’s go and have a look. So the the crocodile is um usually out here solar powered efficiency an estrine crocodile found 
up in the northern waters. And that’s his enclosure. Whoa, there he is. Moving 
in the water by the tree. See if he actually hops up. So it’s only his head. It’s uh 
his body is still underwater. Now the crocodiles are 
descendants of the dinosaurs. You can see part of his scales. It’s poking up. That’s bit of information 
on the apex predator. So, he’s having a big feed there. So, 
you got to be very careful. They are the the estrine crocodile is the world’s 
largest crocodile and at the top of the food chain in its ecosystem. They eat just about 
anything that comes into well within range. Their ancestors dined on dinosaurs. Today more 
started more standard fair ranges from fish and sharks and to birds and 
even water buffalo. So yeah, they lurk that’s just their natural behavior. 
They lurk under the water waiting for their prey. So here we go. We’ll continue 
on now to the Australian birds and parrots. Beautiful. A little parrots. There’s 
so much to come and see down here at Perth Zoo. you need the whole day really to 
really soak it in and enjoy it. So, burning down the house. Uh that’s a bit of 
information there. And there’s uh logging too. Now, let’s have a listen. Please turn 
me till the message plays. [Music] That’s really good. Okay. A bit wet. Just wait for that door to to close. So the 
doors you have to wait for one door to close before the other one opens. And just to protect 
the birds, keep them in their enclosure. Whoa, what a noisy bird. See that yellow 
bird up there? Yellow parrot. Now, these birds were found in a lot of the 
southwest of Australia, but due to climates um warming up and and everything um 
the population has decreased a little. So, yeah, we have the sun Connor. [Music] Now, not all of them are located 
in Australia. We just got a mix. Um, yep. The brush bronzering, bronzy wing. And we got the stilt that we saw in the 
wetlands. And this is the regent parrot. So, you got to be nice and quiet. 
And you can see the birds. So,   he’s the yellow one that we saw. And this time 
we have the green parrot. They’re very noisy, but you’re probably less likely to 
see them out and about when it’s cold. Wow. Beautiful. So, when you go into this 
exhibit just after the crocodile lawn, just um keep your voices down to a a nice 
gentle chat and listen to the birds. They’re more likely to be a bit more 
active when there’s less noise around. Wow. Absolutely beautiful. Okay, so let’s continue on. Now they get a a nice 
rich um diet, really healthy diet, too. seeds um as well as fruit daily replaced 
and also the fresh access to water. And cuz it’s a really cold day, um 
they’ve got the heater on, too. So, a lot of the birds stayed in their 
little um enclosure in the back. But yeah, you’ll definitely be able to see 
a bit more when you come along to Perth Zoo. Bird about town. See you later, birdies. Oh, 
here we go. Here’s a little   um little st I think. And we still met the 
wetlands, but you can see them a bit close here. Beautiful. I’ll try and get as much 
of Perth Zoo filmed today as I can, especially the elephant. too. So, let’s go. Okay, here we go. So, yep, we have ticked off the wetlands now along with the crocodile 
lawn and the walk through Avery. So, we’ll continue along here and there’s Australian 
bushw walk uh which we’ll have a look at next. So, Praramas is the last remaining elephant 
at Perth Zoo Bull elephant and he will be relocating to South Australia next month in 
August sometime. They’re doing the preparation, the training for him so that he has a smooth 
transition over and it will be sad to see him go. and they’re replacing it with the um 
sort of a zoo zurastic park for the dinosaurs, dinosaur lovers out there. Echoes of the past. 
So this is where all these sun bears used to be and various other animals, which is really sad 
how um this was before conservation was even considered the normal. So here we go. We start from this side 
actually how times have changed and the zoo P zoo has been around since 
1898. Can you believe it? And um yeah that’s pretty much oh how the um the bears 
were they were just put on display back then guys. So, we’ll walk through each one. Golden 
jackal, Africa and Asia. This is what um obviously it’s been toppled over, but 
that’s how they had it. The Malayan sunbear, which we’ll have a look in 
his natural uh enclosure. And I’m not too sure what else they had, but yeah,   that’s just as a a reminder. And up the top there 
is the Australian book bushw walk as well. So, we’ll go and have a look at that. And this 
is the brand new adventure playground. So, again, here is the um zoo membership. 
Join today to get a a discount. You can get a discount uh 10% at the zoo 
shop and at the cafe. And you can grab free entry into associated zoos 
as well around Australia. Fantastic. [Music]   So, [Music] located in the heart of South Perth, you can get over here by the ferry or catch 
a 34 from uh either Canington station or um Perth busport, but the Perth bus if you’re 
coming from Perth is the best option for the 34, which gets you here pretty quick along ong with 
um uh the that goes along South Terrace there, but um oh no, actually Milpoint Road, sorry, 
I I do lie. It’s Milpoint Road that the um uh 34 goes along. And if you want to get to 
30 and 31, they go along Lab Labashier Road, which drops you right out the front 
of um Perth Zoo main entrance. saves you walking through Windsor Park, which 
is what you’ll have to do for the um 34 from Milpoint Road just near Windsor Hotel. Now, 
there was a death of the U dingo a few months ago, but there is some new dingo pups coming 
soon, so very excited to see that. So, we’ll go and have a look at the Australian 
bushw walk now and see if we can spot the koala joey. Wow. Yes, that that’s right. The koala 
joey uh has been spotted a few times. So, here we are now. And dingo pups coming. First 
one we’ll see is an emu the kangaroo. Akidna. Um, another kangaroo, walabe. You got the kangaroos 
around here. Tazzy devil and there koala. And the cockatos to the Asian rainforest. And you got the 
quaca and nambat. So, let’s go and have a look. Just waiting for people to go ahead. 
There you go. Nice waterfall. [Applause] and a nice pool there with the peppermint tree. So, it’s really got the Australian 
theme around here down to a tea. Then we’ll go just here. Wow. Check that out. It has been 
raining a lot past couple of days. Okay. Flightless but fast. 
That’s right. The U emuse can achieve up to 48 km an hour as they’re 
running across. That’s considerable. Gosh. Here we go. There’s the emu in the distance. a bit of a pin. I think his mate might be 
a bit up ahead. Good day, mate. So, let’s continue on. Try and get past this mud. They had 
uh can you believe it? Like here in South Perth, they had about 70 just over 70 mm of rain um over 
the last few days. So, it was quite flooding. [Music] Hello and welcome. 
I’m thank you for visiting. Did you know the world’s most successful? Wow. to save from this special presentation starts 
in 15 minutes at the rainforest. [Music] Ah, Asian rainforest that will be the next 
section that we will have a look at. So now we’re just coming up to the ikidnas. 
There was a rare sighting rare sighting of the kidney having a wander around. So, 
oh, what have we got? He is not out. So, this mom fox and then the kidney. So, the kidna just 
Um, they’ll defend themselves from foxes and dingoes. That’s an actual dingo. Sorry. Thought 
they might have closed off the um uh this exhibit. But yeah, the kidner is hiding probably in his 
burrow cuz it’s really cold. But this is very fascinating with the bushfire emergency plan for 
ikidnas. So, um, number one, they seek shelter, drill straight down, disappearing into the dirt, 
uh, in as little as 1 minute. Number two, they insulate. So, they flex their spines individually. 
So, sand packs down for great insulation. Uh, number three, time to uh, to so your heart 
rate and metabolism and body temperature plummets to a in a kind of hibernation. So that’s 
so they don’t have to breathe as much. Um because otherwise they’ll inhale all that oxygen, not 
oxygen, the carbon dioxide. Um so you breathe, they can survive on just three breaths a 
minute. Handy when oxygen levels are low and toxic carbon dioxide levels are high from 
the fire. Then they have to wait and then wait some more after the first steps and come in and 
out of torper for a few weeks or even months as you inspect prey or as your insect prey returns 
rather. And then number six, regrow. Maybe some of your spines have melted or got singed, but 
they’ll regrow again. The main thing is that you’ve survived a fire. So, look at that. Amazing. 
They’re very resilient uh mammals, the akidnas. And that’s just the life of um of the akidna,   how it gives birth to the little 
egg and what it looks like. Yeah. Make some more ice. There we go. Okay. Do have some photos of my last time at 
Perth Zoo. So, be sure to um I’ll update them as I have been uh attending Perth Zoo. I will um 
of course uh be sure to um put it in the Google Drive. So just keep it on the Google Drive uh in 
the video description section. So the kangaroos normally hang out around here, but they’re 
not out due to the weather again. But yeah, the main thing is that you guys have had a 
chance to have a look at Perth Zoo and you can come back when it’s um a bit warmer, too. 
You tend to see a bit more when it’s warmer. So, we’ll just continue around 
here and see what we can see next. So, it’s just a bit of information. 
That’s it. Yeah, that is that’s right. Yeah. Oh, wow. They’ve got this 
incredible indoor bird forest. and the very good very good. So, we’ll just 
have a look at some of the information. Ah, here here they are, the kangaroos. 
So, the they normally just sort of   bounce around from one end to the other and 
they’re just some sun at the moment. So, here’s the just some information 
about wildlife. Fantastic. So, let’s go and have a look at 
the massupials, the kangaroos. So, we’re getting a little bit 
closer to the koalas and the Tasmanian devils. and we’ll go and 
have a look at the cockatos first. So, there they are. They’re resting 
the kangaroos. We’ve got an albino kangaroo or just keeping warm in the morning sun. And we got a couple more here. Hello guys. Okay, so we continue on now. If we go 
straight ahead, we’ll make it down to the uh Quacers and the Numbat, but 
we’ll have a quick detour here. Have a look at the cockatos. The 
Australian cockatus. We’ve got the black cockatu and major mitchells 
or well they call him something else but here but it’s all about saving 
our cockatos which very important cockatu care endangered. Okay, let’s go and have a look. Oh, yes. Here we go. Love these 
birds. They’re so good. But yeah, we see less and less of them as the um their 
natural area, their habitat is destroyed to make way for housing. So really when 
we um go and um building communities, we should keep uh the wildlife um the nature in 
place cuz these birds do rely on it. They do rely on logs and tree canopies to nest in as well as um 
the forests to um to get all their their food. So, it’s about making better choices. See a bit more up here. So the pink [ __ ] too or 
major Mitchell. It’s important to consider also um why it’s not sustainable anymore to have 
the sprawl like for forever Perth has had the suburban sprawl. Um I’ll have a look at 
make sure we got that. There we go. Yeah, but we need to start looking 
at compacting our communities,   living in apartments and maybe smaller 
modular houses if we can to protect these trees and these beautiful birds too because 
once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. So, sorry about the sun, guys. Cockatu 
Hospital. So there is uh some great work being involved, great work being done 
in releasing the black cockatos, the red tailed cockatos as 
well back into the wild. And Jill Jill G is unable to be returned 
back into the wild due to her wing. Here’s a bit of like a nesting box. These little birds have such great characters too. So yeah, there is a really good conservation   um center. The Caracan um Carac Black Cockatu 
Conservation Center is located in Martin um beautiful um area. Used to be a theme park or 
wildlife center once, I’m pretty sure. And um yeah, that’s run by um now Glenn Juhurst. um yeah 
part of um related to him in the extended family. He um is very good with um him and his staff are 
really good at rehabilitating these black cockatos uh from being found on the roadside sick to um 
being able to be released back into the wild. So, be sure guys to uh just be mindful when 
you’re out driving around in the bush to Yeah, just be mindful uh to drive to stick to the 
speed limit. Don’t um don’t do anything stupid while driving. And if you see an injured wildlife 
on the side of the road, just be sure to call up the uh appropriate authorities 
to come and collect them and uh get them rehabilitated. So the western raisella they can be found in the southwest of 
Western Australia. The purple crowned laoret and the forest red tailed black cockatu 
which is um really cool. Oh yeah, beautiful birds. So we have a 
bit more bird life around here. They’re really cheeky cocky too. Yep. after some attention. But the uh these 
averies are designed to encourage the birds to fly. They continue doing the natural 
behavior that they’ll do out in the wild. Um from tree canopy to tree canopy. Oh, we have 
a western reseller at the welcome back and I hope you’re having a great day. Have you ever 
seen a little kingdom fly? Maybe not disguise, but this little popular Australian seabird 
soarses through the water and hunts for its   day. Check out the penguins feeding under 
water. The little penguins. See you there. Beautiful. So, yeah, just here we’ve got 
the little natural bush walk here. You can uh have a look through. make our way back now 
to [Applause] to continue along. We’ll see the um the quawkers, the qualss, um numbats and the koala Australian emblem. 
So stay tuned. So we have completed this section half here. And we’ve just done that 
bit there. So, we’ll continue along and we’ll have a look at the koala and the quaca and nambat 
before making it back to the Asian rainforest. Wow, look at that indigenous art. Here we go. Here is the Nunga seasons as well. 
The six seasons on their calendar. So, have a look at that. Pause the video 
anytime. So, let’s continue on. Now, another thing, too, just be mindful 
of the quacers. I know that there’s a big um uh thing in the community like people want 
to they go to Rottness and see the quawkers and um they want to take selfies, happy selfies with 
them, but actually you’re doing more harm than good. These little guys might have a happy look 
in their face, but you could be putting them under a lot of stress by stopping and wanting to 
get a photo with them. So, just be mindful next time you want to get a selfie at Ron’s Island 
and you see a quawker. [Music] So, let’s go. Okay, so here we go to the Numbat and Quarka. So, okay. The Rott Nest Island resident, 
the Quarka, might not be out today. There he is. Two quawkers, guys. Now,   it’s best to stay behind the rope and 
just view them in the natural setting. So, let’s see. Can we see him hopping 
around? He’s just just over there. I think they’re just going for a sun. 
There we go. Oh, he’s eating something. See part of them just come 
through a little bit more mates. So they are related to um they are part of 
the massupial family. There he is. There’s his mate. So please don’t pat them when you’re 
at the zoo here. There’s too many people that are patting these um quawkers and it’s not 
not advised because especially if the he’s a young quawker, his mom could um reject him in 
the pouch because he she can’t recognize the scent. And that goes with all the other animals 
too, guys. So, just use your common sense a bit. and just view them. View them peacefully doing 
their thing, you know. Here we go. So, the quarka. Okay. So, let’s continue to the Numbat house. 
Quaca has been ticked off. Oh, now the unique Numbat. Now these are under threat uh due to the 
uh the foxes and other predators like wild cats. And unlike most other marsupials, numbbats do 
not have a true pouch are active during the day. Dural and eat only termites up to 20,000 a day. 
Can you believe that? Uh though endangered due to the loss of habitat and introduced predators 
like foxes and feral cats, P Zoo is helping to save this unique West Australian animal from 
extinction. So they’re doing several things like putting collars on uh GPS tracking collars 
just to keep an eye on um where the numbats are, their location, and also for their breeding too. 
So they’re very quirky little uh massupials. So yeah, uh the best way that you can eradicate 
and you can help uh with the conservation effort is by keeping your cat um indoors at nighttime. 
Don’t let them uh go feral. It’s not nice. So, okay. So, let’s go and have a look at 
the numbers. Okay, they’re locked. Okay, so maybe not. I’ll try that again. Okay, so it 
looks like the Numbats exhibit is closed at the moment. So, we’ll just have a look at um the 
Google Drive form uh down below. Not the form, but the Google Drive. I have put a photo 
of the nunat when I was last here. So, okay, let’s go and have a look at the Tasmanian 
devil and the koala joey. Koala and her joey. Now, you can also bring be sure 
to bring a water bottle. Um,   you can find these water stations 
across the zoo in various locations. Saves you having to buy a bottle of 
water with your lunch at the cafe. Now, they do um keeper talks every 
um certain days for the uh koala And then on the days that are obviously um not the 
same day, they’ll do feeding taper talk of the Tazzy Devil, Tasmanian devil. So, let’s see if we can find 
the mother and her jelly. quality quality time with my 
Aussie mates. So, after this, we’ll head over to the Asian rainforest. So, let’s see if we can spot her. That’s the enclosure. There we go. That’s a koala at the top. Fast asleep. Have the 
joey in the pouch. In the pouch. Get out. So due to the low, the low nutrients of 
the gum tree, gum leaves. Uh the koalas spend a lot of their time asleep after eating. So, we um 
yeah, you can find again a photo of the mother and her her baby Joey um in the Google Drive. Okay, so 
here we go. Tmanian Devil. They’re obviously not um out having a wander around due to the the 
weather. Actually, we might might see one. There we go. Here’s the Tasmanian devil. 
Just one that we can see at the moment. Wow. Or is she pulling off the branch? Pulling the the 
branch. So, that’s a Tasmanian devil, guys. Wow. Look at those big jaws. Now, they’re not very um 
polite eaters. They’ll often um shred um through bones and flesh to eat. There she is. There she’s 
selling herself. Why do you think she’s herself? They’ll often, as you can see, um they’re good at 
cleaning up after dead roadkill. So, if you want to have a look at the keeper talks, uh be sure 
to visit uh for the koalas talk and feed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. or 
the devil keeper talk and feed at 3:00 p.m. on the uh Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. So just the 
consecutive days that you’ll find if they’re not doing a keep a talk for the koalas, they’ll be 
definitely doing it for the Tasmanian devil. Okay, so let’s go to the Asian rainforest now, 
guys. Sorry about this video being a bit long, but I want to cover most areas, about 
90% of the zoo while we’re here. Okay, so here we are. the Asian rainforest just 
starting. So, we’ll be walking towards. It’s a really cool day today. Really 
nice. It’s got the kangaroo paw and so let’s continue on now. Now, they do 
have all these um this section here that’s worth looking at. They do have a breeding 
program for the uh numbats as well as the um shark bay mice. Just over the fence there 
is where they do all the breeding for that. So, be sure to have a look when you’re walking 
through the Asian rainforest. Beautiful. So, let’s keep going now. Now we’re on to the 
otter. Beautiful. Let’s see if we can see them. The small clawed otter. They’re they have their 
own little area often referred to as the lodge. So let’s go and have a look. So 
the family that plays together So that’s their lodge they go into at nighttime. We go to the mouse and then we can see. 
Then we go to the We can go to the mouse and then we go to the Look at that. Why 
is this ball there? Cuz they’re like playing with balls as well. Where is it? 
I don’t know. Okay, we can’t see any. So,   we’ll continue on and we’re up to the 
Komodo dragon now. He might be out. might be up. See if we can find him. I do 
have a photo of him last time I was here. So, if we don’t see him this time, 
that’s all good. I’ll post it. There   he is. Look at that big boy. He’s growing. 
The Komodo dragon. They can grow very big. And the people on uh Komodo Island in Indonesia um 
have worshiped these animals and see them as being um a reincarnation of their deceased family 
members. So that’s why they’ve remained um quite intact. The population out there is still 
going quite strong, hence the name Komodo Dragon. inside cold out there. Yeah, they don’t actually 
have fire, but it’s just set by. Wow. Is he huge? There we go. And that’s the big 
enclosure. So, let’s keep going. This bit of information. 
is Komodo dragons can smell   um their prey from up to about 4 km 
away and just the decaying flesh. So, okay. And let’s keep going. So, yay, 
we’ve seen the Komodo dragon. So, usually we don’t see usually he’s hiding, 
but it’s good. So, now we’re coming up to the red panda, the Nepalese red panda, which is 
up in the tree likes to nest or not nest, but just hide up in this big um 
Wharton Bay fig tree here at the zoo. And um yeah, he can only be found just up here in Nepal. So let’s see if we can locate him. In my bag, but away. What’s that? Don’t think he’s in 
the tree. He’s probably hiding. Okay, let’s go and have a look 
at the the gibbons here. Yeah. Beautiful. You find them in the rainforest region. The Javan Gibbon. Mom, did you 
see it? No, I think he’s fine. [Music] Okay, I think from what I heard, I 
think they’re hiding. But that’s what the exhibit looks like. Beautiful. 
Mimicking the natural environment. Have we seen any gibbons? So, let’s keep 
going. Okay, so now we’re up to the sun bears. Now, this is the natural habitat of the sun bear. Okay, so here we go. The sun bear. Very rare bear. 
So, our kids’s a bit shy today. too many people. So, yeah, you can support some 
bears um in the wild in Cambodia. There we go. They are as well bit endangered. 
So it’s uh through programs like this, the conservation efforts of 
zoos like Perth Zoo which help um maintain the um the sun bear 
population. So let’s keep going. Okay, the bull elephant. Let’s go and see 
if we can find him. Put mass for he There we go. There he is. Put 
he is preparing to go to the uh South Australia Zoo. And uh yeah, ever since um Trish the elephant matriarch had passed away, 
they’ve um had in plans to move uh the remaining two elephants to um the um a bigger open plane 
zoo. Um, we’ve had Pat Mai already um move across, but because um Putra Mass was a little bit 
um uh unsure, he needed a bit more time. So, he is set to go around August this 
year, 2025 at the time of recording. And this will become uh a different exhibit once 
he’s gone. So yeah, did uh affect the herd quite considerably with um Trisha passing away cuz 
she was here for a long time. It’s a grumpy. So he’s just swaying at the moment. [Music] So 
they have been doing some ongoing training to get him ready for relocation. It doesn’t 
move. It’s stuck there. It doesn’t move. It doesn’t move. Do you want to have some food? 
Eddie, it’s stuck on there. You hatch it. Come here. This of course is the Asian elephant 
and the um that’s the difference between the Asian elephant and the African 
elephant [Music] and this is put mass. [Music] What was that sound? Okay, there we go. We see you later. Put mass. 
Okay, so now we’re up to jungle school. Welcome to jungle school, everyone. Lessons for 
life in the forest. So, the orangutangs There we go. We’ve got an orangutan tang just 
here. Got these really cool towers that they can look out from the platforms. So it mimics their uh actual wild instincts, 
wild environment. Beautiful. And you got the other one up here too. So they’re 
often seen playing with um hesshen sacks like a potato sacks. Beautiful. talk happened 11:00 a.m. 
daily. Look, he’s looking up. You can help the Somatan orang Tangs because there’s only 14,000 
left in the wild. He looks that big. Mom and look. So getting around just through swinging. [Music] Beautiful. [Music] Okay, there we go. So, we have 
seen the jungle school, guys. Come back um for a visit. Make sure you go to Perth Zoo 
here for a more closer exhibit or experience. of this beautiful exhibit. And just 
over there is the African savannah, which we will have a look at in a little 
while. So, we’ll continue on the journey now. And here we go. Okay, we have the primate trail. So beautiful. Got uh primates here. Monkeys. We have the little um pig me. So These are located in South Africa. 
Can’t see any at the moment. Yeah, they’re sort of um bit cold for the animals 
today. But yeah, definitely have a look at the exhibit. When you come down, you’ll see um the 
animals more up close might be coming out then. So, this is just a quick walk through. Come all set. and the piki. So yeah, definitely uh you 
can find this in the prime mate section. So we’ll continue on now and have a 
look at the other sections. So yeah, the cotton the black and white 
rough leela is here. Beautiful spy. Beautiful. He’s having a 
lie out on his little swing. Beautiful. Okay. That’s a bit of information from cotton top tamarind. Yeah, there they 
are in the sun just having a climb up. He looks like got the emperor 
tamarind section here. Yeah, you can certainly hear them, but yeah. Oh, there they are. Don’t 
know if you can see known for their little emperor mustaches. Beautiful. Beautiful. There he is. [Music] Okay, there we go. African savannah, 
guys. So, let’s go and have a look. This will be the final leg of the zoo. So sorry again the quill for the porcupine. And this is the tortoise exhibit. Didn’t seem to see anything, 
but we’ll continue on now. Say porcupine. Come on. Do it. Standing up. See that? Look at this woman. Keep it danger. [Music] There’s one on [Music] here. [Music] That’s all good. They’re a bit um popular 
with the visitors here. Um [Music] 135 [Music]   You guys want [Music]
[Music] Wow, check this out. Zebras. And yeah, new cats are bit um popular at 
the moment. So just uh when you come down, make sure to go to the African savannah 
and you can check it out. Yeah, do have some photos on Google 
Drive that I will post as well. So, let’s keep going now. There he goes. So,   that’s the infamous kiss that they 
had earlier on in the newspaper. [Music] And we’ll continue on through the African 
Savannah. Nice. The hyena. There he is. She stopped the pack. So they are not painted dogs. They 
are hyenas. Actually more related to cats than dogs. There we go. So interesting. Look at that. Oh, the turtles are up 
there. Oh. Oh, there’s a lizard on the rock. Can you see? Like the lizard we 
saw in the bathroom at the holiday house. So, what we saw before was the tortoise. 
Uh, we’re up to the key apple tree. So, let’s keep going. And there’s a sausage tree, guys. And this is what they use for um the 
elephants. The elephant grass grows in more more so in the summer months. So, here we 
go up to the lion exhibit. Oh, Johnny get back. [Music] That is very good. [Music] It’s how they can 
how they tell other male lines, this is my territory. Don’t 
come in. He’s barking. Yeah. That’s Johnny. Beautiful. [Music] That’s the zoo’s pride. And that’s the sausage tree for its um unusually um shaped fruit. 
So, let’s keep going now. Coming up to another viewing point for Yeah, there isn’t 
any animals in there at the moment. So, they’ve done a really good job here 
with um turning this into sort of the   African savannah theme. So, elephant 
grass. Pretty amazing. Beautiful. Love this walkway. So, 
coming up to the rhinos now. [Laughter] Our big cats are just 
like your little cats. [Music] And the rhinoceros. So this is just a quick look 
through the Javan rhino white lipped Indian. [Music] [Music] Yeah. But but they have very 
good hearing. Do they [Music] again? So come down and have a look 
at the African savannah. Here we go. The sausage tree again. been known 
to be quite damaging on cars. So, the lemurs ringtail. There they are. Here they are. 
The ringtailed lemur. [Music] just one. Got a nice beautiful pool to 
swim in and waterfall. Beautiful. Now we’ll continue along and we’ll make it 
to the African painted dogs which are often um the hyenas are mistaken as being which 
yep isn’t the case the African painted dog is not like so they Don’t think they are. So, they’re doing some work on the exhibit. And but there’s 
the rhino that we saw before. Get from a different angle. And yep, there’s just a 
bit more information. Yeah. Okay. Probably can’t see that, but it’s okay. So, yeah, I didn’t get a chance to 
have a look at all the exhibits today,   but a majority of them. Um, okay. So, it’s been a real fun morning here at 
Perth Zoo. Uh, I’ll put the details down the bottom if you want to have a look 
at visiting, planning your day. Oh, let’s have a look at that African savannah. There we 
go. The orangutang crossing. I think that beautiful calls. You’ll only experience 
this out in the wild and Amazing. Beautiful. Gibbons are making that noise. 
Yeah. So, it’s actually Gibbons, not the not the orangutang, but pretty close. Oh, there’s three. Is he going to walk? And they’re communicating. And of course, kids are 
mimicking it Wow. Got to appreciate that. Putra Mas Subscribe for more great content!

In this video I visit Perth Zoo and explore the amazing exhibits on display. Stay tuned for part 2 where we explore the remianing sections of this fascinating Zoo.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
03:34 Reptile Encounter
10:56 The Pavilion
14:20 Australian Wetlands
30:45 Walk In Avery
36:57 Ecoes Of The Past
39:26 Australian Bushwalk
01:09:00 Asian Rainforest
01:15:09 Bull Elephant
01:18:11 Jungle School
01:20:49 Primates
01:24:07 African Savannah
01:35:31 Gibbons

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[Filmed: 28/06/2025 & 25/07/2025 ]