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Entry Kiosk Entry Kiosk → PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND BBQ BBQ TOILETS TOILETS AQUARIUM AQUARIUM TOILETS TOILETS KIOSK KIOSK PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND ENTRY ENTRY BBQ BBQ 1166 Ecclestone Road, Riverside, Launceston Phone: 03 6396 6100 6396 03 Phone: Launceston Riverside, Road, Ecclestone 1166 Visitor Map Visitor BBQ BBQ PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND TOILETS TOILETS 2 TOILETS TOILETS BBQ BBQ 3 4 AQUARIUM AQUARIUM 64 5 www.tasmaniazoo.com.au 6 SOUVENIRS SOUVENIRS AQUARIUM AQUARIUM 66 TOILETS TOILETS TOILETS TOILETS 65 7 99 KIOSK KIOSK TOILETS TOILETS EXIT EXIT AQUARIUM AQUARIUM 8 ENTRY ENTRY KIOSK KIOSK 1 9 TOILETS TOILETS 67 34 61 60 children under the age of sixteen years shall be accompanied by adults who shall be solely responsible for their conduct and safety while on these premises. these on while safety and conduct their for responsible solely be shall who adults by accompanied be shall years sixteen of age the under children 32 10 35 ENTRY ENTRY from any cause whatsoever (including the negligence of sta ) while on these premises attending any of the attractions. It is a condition of entry that all all that entry of condition a is It attractions. the of any attending premises these on while ) sta of negligence the (including whatsoever cause any from KIOSK KIOSK 11 36 The owners and operators of these premises and attractions shall not be liable for any injury or damage to any property arising arising property any to damage or injury any for liable be not shall attractions and premises these of operators and owners The - Entry of Conditions 59 12 62 68 ENTRY ENTRY 13 72 37 14 63 15 69 - Goats - 16 - Sheep - 17 38 - Chooks - - Ponies - 18 58 70 - Wallabies - 19 33 39 - Wombats - 20 - Kangaroos - 57 55 21 56 whilst on your visit at the Tasmania Zoo. Tasmania the at visit your on whilst 71 22 40 of feed ($1) - the following is a list of animals you are allowed to feed feed to allowed are you animals of list a is following the - ($1) feed of 53 23 (positioned near the swings at the playground). Feel free to take a cup cup a take to free Feel playground). the at swings the near (positioned Upon entry to the Zoo, you will nd the feeding machine station, station, machine feeding the nd will you Zoo, the to entry Upon 24 Feeding Machine (99) Machine Feeding 25 Hot and cold take-away food, sandwiches, ice-creams, hot and cold drinks cold and hot ice-creams, sandwiches, food, take-away cold and Hot Open 10:30 - 2:30 daily. daily. 2:30 - 10:30 Open 26 Kiosk 41 27 Book or enquire on 03 63966100 or email [email protected] [email protected] email or 63966100 03 on enquire or Book Tasmanian Zoo - what a great place to have your next function. function. next your have to place great a what - Zoo Tasmanian 28 Functions and Events and Functions 52 29 Pass-outs are available from gate sta . sta gate from available are Pass-outs 42 The zoo is smoke free. Please do not smoke while at the Zoo. Zoo. the at while smoke not do Please free. smoke is zoo The 30 Smoke Free Smoke and stay behind the safety barriers safety the behind stay and 51 43 In the interest of visitor and animal safety, please keep to the pathways pathways the to keep please safety, animal and visitor of interest the In 50 Zoo Safety Zoo 31 49 86 86 44 48 1 Palm Squirrels 24 King Parrot - found in eastern 41 Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo - found in drink’ as Koala’s get all their moisture 2 Finches (Bengalese, Zebra, Canaries) Australia. south east Australia and Tasmania. Often from the food they consume. seen before rain. 79 3 Green Cheek Conure - found in South 25 Short Billed Corrella - found from 66 Function Area north central to eastern Australia. 42 Free Flight - Sulphur Crested Cockatoo 46 67 Short Beaked Echidna - widespread 45 America. 26 Spotted Tail Quoll (N/A) - small & Long Bill Corella - features Galahs and throughout Australia. One of only 47 4 Green Rosella - only found in Tasmania and Cockatoo’s that have been donated, love it’s Islands. populations exist on east coast two monotremes in the world. of Australia and Tasmania. Listed to talk and are free to leave at their own 5 28’s Parrot - western side of Australia, the leisure. 68 DeBrazzas - are commonly found in as vulnerable due to habitat loss, eastern Africa. name 28’s refers to it’s distinctive call that human persucation and introduced 43 Eastern Rosella - found in east Australia sounds like 28. predators. and Tasmania. This bird is used in the 69 Tasmanian Masked Owl 6 Indian Ringneck Parrot - found in India, 27 Eastern Quoll - once found in south Arnott’s biscuit symbol. 70 Black Crested Macaques - occurs Burma, North East & Central Africa. eastern mainland Australia but now 44 Tas. Devil Isolation Pen - this is used for naturally in Sulawesi, Indonesia where 84 83 7 Western Rosella - only found in Western restricted to Tasmania since the any young, injured or naughty behaved less than 4000 survive. Endangered. Australia. introduction of predators such as devils. 71 Lion Tailed Macaques - critically foxes and cats. endangered primate found only in the 73 8 Sun Conure - found in north eastern South 45 Ring Necked Pheasant 2:50 Ghats Mountains, India. pm America. 28 Galahs - found all over Australia 46 Ring Necked Pheasant 78 including Tasmania. One of a few 72 Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Fallow 9 Plum Headed Parakeet - found in the 47 Tasmanian Devils 2:10 1:30 pm 75 Deer. pm lower Himalayan Hills, evident decline in Sri species that has bene ted from Lanka. European settlement with the like’s 48 Tasmanian Devils Emu - patchy distribution in Australia. Extinct in Tasmania where it was 10:50 of agriculture. am am 49 Moustached Parakeet - found across 11:30 am am am am 10 Mallee Parrot - found in eastern Australia. 29 Regent Parrot - occurs in two Indonesia. hunted to its death. Second largest 11 Love Birds - found in southern Africa. separated populations in south bird in the world. 7 DAYS 7 50 Roundhouse - Mandarin Duck, Partridge 76 12 Red Winged Parrot - found in northern Western Australia and Victoria/South 73 Goats, Alpaca. 7 DAYS DAYS 7 7 7 DAYS 7 Green Rosella, Major Mitchell, Short Billed Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. Australian border. Corella, Indian Ringneck. 74 Wedge Tail Eagle - Australia’s largest SWAMP 13 Rainbow Lorikeet - found on east coast bird of prey. Endangered in Tasmania 82 30 Swift Parrot - found and breed 51 Pale Headed Rosella - found in eastern Qld of Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. in Tasmania, migrate to mainland and the NSW border. with less than 100 pairs left. FEEDING Feeds mainly on nectar, fruit and occasional Australia (mainly Victoria) during 75 Little Blue Penguin - found JURASSIC JURASSIC insects. 52 Common Wombat TO DINOSAURS TO TO DINOSAURS TO winter months. Highly endangered throughout coastal areas of Tasmania 53 MEERKAT MEERKAT 14 Blue Winged Parrot - found in Tasmania species. and coastal areas from Fremantle WA & southern Australian mainland. Migrates 54 to southern Queensland. 31 Poultry, Guinea Fowl - houses from Tasmania to mainland Australia in the Chickens, Roosters and Guinea Fowl. 55 Western Corella 76 Red-Necked Wallaby. Red Bellied 85 winter. 81 32 Tasmanian Devils 56 Alexandrine Parrot - found in Afghanistan, Pademelon 15 Superb Parrot - found inland Victoria 33 Tasmanian Devil Interpretation India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Indochina. 77 Nocturnal House ‘Tasmanian and New South Wales. Declining due to Centre Natives’ - possum’s, quolls, sugar changes in habitat - vulnerable 57 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo - found 34 Red Tailed Black Cockatoo - northern and eastern Australia including gliders, bandicoots. 4:00 pm at site at pm 16 Bourke’s Parrot/Dove - Scattered scattered throughout Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia and New Guinea. 78 Australian Dogs. 48 3:30 pm at site at pm throughout inner Australia. Active by night 77 As with the Galah it has bene ted from 75 linked with Eucalypt lined river in extreme heat. 79 Tas. Devil Quarantine Breeding 80 European farming. 10:00 systems. 1:00 am at site at am am at site at am Facility. 48 pm at site at pm 17 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo 35 Bush Stone Curlew - an insect and 58 Cotton Eared Marmoset - new world 80 Mandrill - are found in South Africa 10:30 18 Kakariki - found in New Zealand. Wild birds meat eating bird found throughout monkey from Brazil. am at site site at at am am 47 and are the largest species of monkey, regularly eat seaweed. 7 DAYS 7 Australia. 59 Tasmanian Tiger Exhibition males can reach heights of 80cm on 19 Cockatiel - only crested parrot, widespread 36 Gang Gang Cockatoo - found in 60 Sugar Glider all fours. 7 DAYS 7 throughout Australia. Flocks of over 1000 southern mainland Australia. 61 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo 81 Colobus Monkey. Long Tailed have been seen. 37 Eclectus Parrot - found in Cape Macaque FEEDING 62 Blue and Gold Macaw - from South 20 Princess Parrot - arid interior of Australia, York Peninsula, Indonesia, New 82 Aquarium - Crocodile, Alligator, Fish, PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND America. Marigold is my name and I talk FEEDING nomadic, occurring in some of the hottest Guinea and the Solomon Islands. very well. I have a vocabulary of over 30 Reptiles PENGUIN PENGUIN environments in the world. One of few birds where the female is words. 83 Black Tufted Capuchins considered prettier. DEVIL DEVIL 21 Hooded Parrot - found in the tropics of the BBQ BBQ 63 Meerkats - A highly social mammal native 84 Koala Northern Territory.
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