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These cute chicks may be an adorable Christmas present for some but for others it's the gift of life.

A day at the zoo is about relaxing and enjoying. You're not meant to feel like you're in the front line of a war. But it's time to think of zoos in a new way - of field hospitals in a war zone, or refugee centres, trying to salvage dwindling species in the face of terrible threats and competing needs.

A tiny population of rock wallabies has been boosted by more than a quarter in the past 18 months by a surrogate breeding program at Monarto Zoo.

The famous Tasmanian devil could be extinct in the wild within a decade, experts warn.

WORLD renowned chimp expert Dr Jane Goodall knows a lot about primates but is struggling to understand humans. "Chimps are more like us than anything else and they help us understand our evolution even better; they help to explain some of the strange  things we do," she told the City Messenger this week.

Chimpanzees will be at home at Monarto Zoo in an expansive enclosure that will soon be opened to the public for a sneak preview.

Paintings by chimps at Adelaide Zoo will be auctioned to help pay for the primates' new enclosure.

KASHA the miniature goat has to be the ultimate kid lover.

As one of the cluckiest mums at Adelaide Zoo, Kasha just can't seem to get enough offspring.

At just six weeks, Kojito the baby giraffe is already used to an audience.

The bright-eyed calf was born in the middle of a shallow creek in Monarto Zoo's giraffe enclosure in front of a busload of spectators.

Five little devils were given a check up at the Monarto Zoological Park this week. Stethascopes were out on Wednesday as the joey Tasmanian Devils had their first major check up.

Zoos South Australia has confirmed the success of the first Tasmanian Devil breeding season with the birth of five joeys.
Senior Curator of Zoos South Australia, Peter Clark, said the birth of the five joeys, born from two wild caught Tasmanian Devils is a significant achievement this early on in the program.

Forget talking with the animals - a new National Geographic DVD series allows viewers to see through the eyes of an animal.

Students from Belair Primary School have found creative ways to help African wild dogs, writes Clare Peddie