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  • What is Wild Wednesday?

    • Nau mai haere mai, welcome to Wild Wednesday Webinars here at Auckland Zoo!
      Here you will find the most recent Wild Wednesday episodes created by the Conservation Learning Team here at Auckland Zoo. If you're not sure what Wild Wednesday is, then read on, otherwise dive into the episodes below.

      What is Wild Wednesday?

      Wild Wednesday is a free, live, online presentation featuring animals, habitats and people from around Auckland Zoo, delivered regularly across the year. 

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      Themes have included animal feet, teeth, eyes, habitats, "whose name in te reo Māori?", and people's favourite animals at Auckland Zoo.

      Anyone can register to watch these free webinars and you can send in your own questions to be answered by the Wild Wednesday team.


      So, sign up using the registration link for the next webinar below or watch some of the past episodes and check out the links and resources.

      Ka kite anō! See you soon!

      From Nic, Koha and the Conservation Learning Team at Auckland Zoo.

  • Next episode - sign up here

    • Next live webinar: Dinosaur Discovery Track at Auckland Zoo

      Stomp, chomp, and roar along the new Dinosaur Discovery Track at Auckland Zoo with our Conservation Learning Facilitator Nic! This episode of Wild Wednesday is all about dinosaurs and their fossilised friends. 

      Join us to learn more about some seriously big ceratops, rapid raptors, terrifying tyrannosaurs and their connections to some of the animals we care for at Auckland Zoo. 

      Sign up with the Zoom link below (you don’t need a Zoom account to join).  

      When: Wednesday 4th June at 2pm 

      Link to sign up: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_18Q9_MukTmuWbdewu_4EXw  (link opens in new window)

      A full size Pachyrhinosaurus dinosaur laying on the ground with a person standing behind it.

  • Latest episode - April 2025

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      Come and explore the animals of the Southeast Asia Jungle Track at Auckland Zoo with Nic and his friends.  

  • Australia Bush Track - February 2025

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      The end of 2024 saw the Australia Bush Track at Auckland Zoo undergo some exciting changes! Join Tory and her friends as we walk through the track, explore the new habitats and meet some of the animals. 

  • Whose favourite? - December 2024

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      We look at all of your favourite animals and learn a little bit about why these animals have captured your imagination!

  • Whose covering? - November 2024

  • Whose eye? - October 2024

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      Did you see that? Try not to blink or you might miss it as we zoom in and take a close look at different animals eyes.

  • Whose name in te reo Māori? - September 2024

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      Kākā, rinorino, tīeke, and tuahuru. Let’s learn the meaning behind the different te reo Māori names of some of the animals at the Zoo.

  • Whose habitat? - August 2024

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      Find out about different habitats, the animals that call them home, and what we can do to help protect them.

  • Whose feet? - July 2024

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      Feet come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes at the Zoo and are used for all types of different movement!