With over 500 animals in the Zoo, that’s a lot of mouths to feed! Go behind the scenes to our Nutrition Centre and help us to prepare some creative treats for our animals. Find out exactly what our animals need to stay healthy!
Learn how the Vets at The Nest Te Kōhanga look after injured and sick animals. Examine hospital objects like the x-ray equipment and specimen jars. What can you do to help care for wildlife?
We think our Zoo Keepers have the best job in the world, but being a Keeper isn’t always as glamorous as it sounds. Put on your sun hats and get ready to take a walk in the boots of a Wellington Zoo Keeper.
Zoo animals love new things! Spend a day with some of our animals as they experience new enrichment. Watch as they interact with it, and find out how enrichment helps keep their brains and bodies active.
Get your flock together and help us care for the amazing birds here at the Zoo. Create some puzzling enrichment for our birds, and see how many of our exotic and native species you can find.
It’s not just Penguins that have fun in the sand- from savannah to terrarium you will discover who likes to play in the sand! Investigate the finer side of nature and learn how different animals keep cool in these dry landscapes.
We think our Zoo Keepers have the best job in the world, but being a Keeper isn’t always as glamorous as it sounds. Put on your sun hats and get ready to take a walk in the boots of a Wellington Zoo Keeper.
Speed! Agility! Strength! From Spiders to Tigers, animals have some amazing super powers. Check out Hero HQ and become a conservation Zooper hero to help save animals in the wild!
Our animals have some pretty amazing stories to tell. Get inspired and create your own masterpiece right here at the Zoo! Loaded with some delicious enrichment we will find out what tales our animals have to tell.
Someone has been up to mischief at Wellington Zoo! Hunt around for clues, complete the challenges, interview Zoo witnesses and solve our baffling Zoo mystery with your animal instincts. The Chimpanzees might have a clue or two…