Editing Perth Zoo (section)

==Exhibits==
Perth Zoo's largest three precincts are the African Savannah, the Asian Rainforest and the Australian Bushwalk, with other precints including the Australian Wetlands, Nocturnal House, Penguin Plunge, Primate Trail, Reptile Encounter and the zoo's Main Lake.<ref name="zoo_map"/> All the exhibits are designed to mimic the animals' natural habitats and utilise passive barriers where possible, to improve the well-being of the animals.
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|[[Meerkat]] on "sentry duty" in exhibit at the zoo

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|One of the zoo's [[Galapagos tortoise]]s

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|[[Plains zebra]] and [[Rothschild's giraffe]] in their shared exhibit seen from viewing hut
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===African Savannah===
The African Savannah opened in 1991 and replaced a variety of barred cages. It was the largest construction project undertaken at the zoo when it was created, and the exhibit recreates the African savannah. Visitors view the animals from a path that simulates a dry riverbed running through the savannah.<ref name="zoo_history"/><ref name="zoo_savannah"/> The resident animals are:
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* [[African lion]]
* [[African painted dog]]
* [[Cape porcupine]]
* [[Meerkat]]
* [[Plains zebra]]
* [[Radiated tortoise]]
* [[Ring-tailed lemur]]
* [[Rothschild's giraffe]]
* [[Southern white rhinoceros]]
* [[Spotted hyena]]
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Additionally natives to the continent and islands off South American respectively, exhibits close to the boundaries of the 'African Savannah' area can be found for [[Black-capped squirrel monkey|Bolivian squirrel monkey]] and a pair of [[Galapagos tortoise]].
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|Southern white rhinoceros male Memphis, who has lived at Perth Zoo for more than 30 years

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|A recent second viewing platform opened for visitors to view the zoo's Rothschild's giraffes

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|Plains zebras drinking at their exhibit waterhole shared with Rothschild's giraffes

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|Drinking from water source in their exhibit, a pair of African painted dogs

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|A female African lion (often referred to as a lioness)
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===Asian Rainforest===
The Asian Rainforest opened in phases between 1984 and 2007, and is home to a number of threatened Asian species.<ref name="zoo_history"/><ref name="zoo_rainforest"/> These include:
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* [[Asian elephant]]
* [[Asian small-clawed otter]]
* [[Javan gibbon]]
* [[Komodo dragon]]
* [[Red panda|Nepalese red panda]]
* [[Northern white-cheeked gibbon]]
* [[Sumatran orangutan]]
* [[Sumatran tiger]]
* [[Sun bear]]
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Perth Zoo contributes to the conservation of many of these species in the wild.
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|Raja the zoo's Komodo dragon seen behind visitor viewing glass into his exhibit

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|Putra Mas the zoo's last remaining Asian elephant, who will be leaving the zoo in June 2025

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|One of the zoo's Sumatran orangutans at the top of one of their climbing towers

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|Panoramic view of some of the zoo's Sumatran orangutan's climbing towers

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|Family of the zoo's Asian small-clawed otters
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===Australian Bushwalk===
The Australia Bushwalk opened in its current setup in 1997, and takes visitors on a journey through the Australian landscape where they can see:
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* [[Bush stone-curlew]]
* [[Emu]]
* [[Koala]]
* [[Red kangaroo]]
* [[Short-beaked echidna]]
* [[Tammar wallaby]]
* [[Tasmanian devil]]
* [[Western brush wallaby]]
* [[Western grey kangaroo]]
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|Bush stone-curlew in Bushwalk exhibit
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A specially designed exhibit in this area visitors can access on a slight detour is the 'Numbats Under Threat' exhibit, which showcases the endangered Western Australian marsupial and several other species in both the large main enclosure and the walkthrough exhibit fronting the entrance. The species in this area are:
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* [[Numbat]]
* [[Quokka]]
* [[Rufous whistler]]
* [[Splendid fairy-wren]]
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|Red kangaroo female with her teenage joey at the zoo

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|Koala at the zoo

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|Western brush wallaby at the zoo

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|Numbat at the zoo

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Another detour takes visitors to the 'Western Australian Black Cockatoo' exhibit aviaries, planted with cockatoo food trees<ref name="zoo_australia"/><ref name="zoo_cockatoos"/> and home to:
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* [[Baudin's cockatoo]]
* [[Carnaby's black cockatoo]]
* [[Red-tailed black cockatoo|Forest red-tailed black cockatoo]]
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|Purple-crowned lorikeets at the zoo
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A walk-in aviary is located close in the 'Australian Bushwalk' area of the zoo and is home to:
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* [[Black-winged stilt]]
* [[Brush bronzewing]]
* [[Elegant parrot]]
* [[Purple-crowned lorikeet]]
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|Black-necked stork in Wetlands walkthrough exhibit

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|[[Glossy ibis]] in the Australian Wetlands habitat at the zoo
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===Australian Wetlands===
This exhibit begins with an entrance building which exhibits:
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* [[Australian_green_tree_frog|Green tree frog]]
* [[Magnificent_tree_frog|Splendid tree frog]]
* [[Western swamp turtle]]
* [[White-lipped tree frog]]
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The Australian Wetlands main area is a {{convert|2,750|m2|adj=on}} wetlands habitat which houses:
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* [[Australasian shoveler]]
* [[Black swan]]
* [[Black-necked stork]]
* [[Black-winged stilt]]
* [[Blue-billed duck]]
* [[Brolga]]
* [[Bush stone-curlew]]
* [[Eastern great egret]]
* [[Freckled duck]]
* [[Glossy ibis]]
* [[Green pygmy goose]]
* [[Little pied cormorant]]
* [[Pied heron]]
* [[Plumed whistling duck]]
* [[Radjah shelduck]]
* [[Royal spoonbill]]
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The main exhibit walkway leads to an area (built in 1998 and upgraded 2015) which exhibits for:
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* [[Estuarine crocodile]]
* [[Freshwater crocodile]]
* [[Merten's water monitor]]
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===Nocturnal House===
The Nocturnal House was opened in 1977 and is designed in a circular viewing layout that lets visitors circumnavigate the interior of the building while viewing nocturnal animals (mainly Australian-native species) under simulated moonlight.<ref name="zoo_nocturnal"/> Species kept in this building include:
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* [[Greater bilby|Bilby]]
* [[Black-footed tree-rat]]
* [[Cane toad]]
* [[Chuditch]]
* [[Dibbler]]
* [[Feathertail glider]]
* [[Ghost bat]]
* [[Dermestes_maculatus|Hide beetle]]
* [[Morelia_spilota_cheynei|Jungle carpet python]]
* [[Cherax_tenuimanus|Margaret River hairy marron]]
* [[Phyllium_monteithi|Monteith's leaf insect]]
* [[Rough-scaled python]]
* [[Savanna_glider|Savannah glider]]
* [[Extatosoma_tiaratum|Spiny leaf insect]]
* [[Sunda slow loris]]
* [[Tawny frogmouth]]
* [[Western ringtail possum]]
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|Ghost bat in the Nocturnal House

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|Little penguins in their Penguin Plunge exhibit
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===Penguin Plunge===
Penguin Plunge opened in 1998 and includes a {{Convert|50000|l|gal|-3|adj=on}} pool of filtered salt water with underwater viewing, a beach, a reef, and a rookery.<ref name="zoo_penguins"/><ref name="zoo_australia"/> The exhibit is home to:
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* [[Eudyptula novaehollandiae|Australian little penguin]]
* [[Bridled tern]]
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===Primate Trail===
The 'Primate Trail' exhibit opened in 1985 and is home to lemurs and monkeys including:
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* [[Black-and-white ruffed lemur]]
* [[Common marmoset]]
* [[Cotton-top tamarin]]
* [[Emperor tamarin]]
* [[Pygmy marmoset]]
* [[Ring-tailed lemur]]
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Additionally, a rodent species called [[red-rumped agouti|Brazilian red-rumped agouti]] are also housed in this exhibit complex.

===Reptile Encounter===
The 'Reptile Encounter' reptile-house was opened on World Environment Day in June 1997.<ref name="zoo_reptiles"/> It contains 17 exhibits designed to match the animal's natural habitat. The building is climate controlled, and displays reptile species from around the world including:
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* [[Bell's hinge-back tortoise]]
* [[Black-headed python]]
* [[Centralian blue-tongued skink]]
* [[Common death adder]]
* [[Corn snake]]
* [[Dugite]]
* [[Inland bearded dragon]]
* [[Olive python]]
* [[Tympanocryptis cephalus|Pebble-mimic dragon]]
* [[Perentie]]
* [[Pygmy spiny-tailed skink]]
* [[Rough-scaled python]]
* [[Morelia imbricata|Southwestern carpet python]]
* [[Tiger snake]]
* [[Western blue-tongued skink]]
* [[Woma python]]
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|Perenties in the zoo's Reptile Encounter reptile-house
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===The Main Lake===
Near the entrance to the zoo is the zoo's 'Main Lake' (completed in 1972). Many different species of native water birds freely flock to the lake including:
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* [[Australasian darter]]
* [[Australasian shoveler]]
* [[Australian pelican]]
* [[Australian shelduck]]
* [[Australian white ibis]]
* [[Black swan]]
* [[Black-faced cormorant]]
* [[Cattle egret]]
* [[Dusky moorhen]]
* [[Eurasian coot]]
* [[Gray teal]]
* [[Great cormorant]]
* [[Little black cormorant]]
* [[Little pied cormorant]]
* [[Nankeen night-heron]]
* [[Pacific black duck]]
* [[Silver gull]]
* [[White-eyed duck]]
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|The zoo's Main Lake
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A nearby tropical forest with a board-walk through the centre is home to:
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* [[Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo]]
* [[Southern cassowary]]
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===The Rainforest Retreat===
The zoo's 'Rainforest Retreat' was planted between 1994 and 1996, and is a {{convert|4,350|m2|adj=on}} area of the zoo which showcases botanical flora of the tropical zones of the world through a winding rainforest path. Additionally several species of threatened frogs have been bred and raised in this area of the zoo for wild release including 
[[Spicospina flammocaerulea|sunset frog]], [[Geocrinia vitellina|orange-bellied frog]] and [[Anstisia alba|white-bellied frog]].