Wildlife in Melbourne
Get up close and personal with the animals at Melbourne’s award winning zoos and exceptional aquarium. Alternatively, discover wildlife in their natural surrounds by taking a cruise to visit Melbourne’s Penguin Colony. The city’s parks and gardens are also home to a wide range of wildlife. Spot brush-tailed and Ringtail Possums in the Fitzroy and Treasury gardens on winter evenings, and admire the abundant birdlife including parrots, rosellas and lorikeets. And the Royal Botanic Gardens provide a natural sanctuary for native wildlife such as the Black Swans, eels, Bell Miners, cockatoos and kookaburras.
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From the orang-utan sanctuary to the Trail of the Elephants, discover more than 300 animal species from Austrlia and around the world at the award-winning Melbourne Zoo.
Elliott Avenue, Parkville
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Go underwater without getting wet. Wander through glass tunnels and see thousands of creatures, including sharks and stingrays, that live in the Southern Ocean.
Corner Queenswharf Road and King Street, Melbourne
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Take a cruise on the Penguin Express and see little penguins just 5 kilometres from Melbourne's city centre.
Pick up from Boatman's Landing at Docklands or St Kilda Pier
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Go on a wildlife safari and see animals from the grasslands of Africa, Asia, North America and Australia roaming freely in open savanna grasslands.
K Road, Werribee
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Enjoy a unique camping experience within the Werribee Open Range Zoo. Encounter the animals on a private tour and sleep in luxurious canvas lodges.
K Road, Werribee
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