Hey guys, I just posted a NEW ZOO TOUR video to the channel! Make sure to go check it out and let me know in the comment section which zoo you think is better!! Thanks for watching :)
just got this in my recommendations and glad to see auckland zoo getting some love! as a biology student in the city it’s great to see the appreciation of aucklands deification to the zoo as a vessel for conservation and learning as opposed to entertainment. some of the pronunciation gave me a laugh too! hope you enjoyed the hikes as well as auckland has a pretty solid range of hikes and reserves like tiritiri matangi and shakespeare regional park which i feel you would have loved. ma te wa!
Auckland zoo was amazing. Happy to hear from another biology student!! I did get to visit Tiritiri Mantangi Island, the video is up on my channel be sure to take a look when you get a chance :)
The zoo has gone through some really tough times recently so nice to see some great content! Obviously COVID really damaged their potential to stay open, and then last year we had some HUGE flooding across NZ, and some of the zoo's enclosures were completely wiped out, some are still being rebuilt and may never open again. But they've done amazing to keep it going as one of the best zoos! We love it.
Don’t do it lol. Don’t come to Auckland dude probably get shot in town. It’s not a joke here, anyone who says otherwise is not a kiwi and definitely not a person who goes outside and sees the condition of this place. Kiwis are leaving for Australia for obvious reasons. The smart, capable ones anyway. Only the country is beautiful but there aren’t any jobs out there for the good honest folk.
I stopped going to zoos years ago because I always got so sad seeing the animals in small enclosures. But it looks like Auckland zoo has done a lot of work to make things the best they can be for the animals. I may finally go back! Thanks for showing us.
I agree with you. Even now I struggle ethics and cage sizes of some animals mainly bears, big cats and monkeys/primates. But most zoos around the world seem to be making big changes especially behind the scenes, taking steps in the right direction to better enrich the care for the animals.
Auckland Zoo has changed SOOOO much since I was there. The lab/vet station was never there. The Orangutan and ape enclosure never used to be that big, etc. Holy crap, I've got to go back!!!
It’s so nice to see some appreciation for Auckland Zoo! In case you didn’t see the tiger exhibit there was a new baby tiger! If it were closed at the time it could have been because of that :)
So hyped to see NZ zoos get the attention they deserve. Most of the zoos here in Aotearoa focus more on conservation than entertainment. The Christchurch zoo, Oarana Park also talks alot about conservation and the zoologists who work there, will tell visitors of the park and the students who visit, why some of the animals are there and will actually talk about why they don't make the enclosures for entertainment (I still remember that speech from my senior year biology field trip). The zoos work with the Department of conservation and they work with the universities to help with teaching students and for making the animals as comfortable as they can. I also believe that they offer their facilities to help rescue injured wildlife and help to rehabilitate animals and release them back into the wild. Also, side note, love that you got to see the Kea, but you would have probably seen signs to not bring food into their enclosure, this is because they are known to be myschevious and will steal the food from visitors. I once saw a Kea steal an ice cream from a child while at one of the zoos. They love to cause chaos wherever they are. I also don't know if you saw them, but there is a kiwi look alike! They are called weka and tourists alwas confuse them for kiwis 😅
The kea can damage your car if you see them in the wild in the South Island so you have to shoo them away they are a like mischievous bunch of teenagers.
Fun fact, if you came across a more brave wood pigeon in one of the large aviaries (big green and white borb), her name is Rui! She likes to sit around the "do not touch" sign, because thats where keepers will give her treats :D
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I was thinking the same thing you said, we can't just rock up and see the animals sitting there, bored and un-naturally. We, the humans, have to slow down, be patient, and watch them in a more natural environment. I totally support conservation zoos and parks. ❤
Kia Ora! I'm so glad to see you enjoyed our Zoo! I went a few weekends ago after not having been for about 7 years and the changes were absolutely mindblowing. The tigers walking across your head was unbelievable and it was my first time seeing a cub. Such a magical moment :) And the large primate exhibits were insane! In New Zealand we take conservation of wildlife and environment quite seriously so it's fantastic to hear that those values reflect in our Zoo compared to overseas ones! Kia kaha :)
Fun fact, we did actually use to have a bird of prey not that long ago. The Haast's eagle, the biggest eagle to ever live and one of the biggest birds of prey. Up to the arrival of Polynesian settlers a couple of thousand years ago. But after the extinction of the moa (Our giant flightless bird and the eagles main food source) it went extinct! Not long ago not even we were all that safe! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed our zoo by the way, us kiwi's put a lot of emphasis on the beauty of nature and it's preservation. So we try our best to give our animals everything we can!
@@Esper54 just going to clarify something, Polynesian settlers haven't been in new zealand for thousands of years, only a few hundred more than White colonials
Actually NZ has 2 species of resident Birds of prey ( harrier & NZ Falcon) plus a few vagrant species of kestrel, kites and sea eagle. They are very uncommon in urban areas tho
I am born and raised in Auckland, with very little experience on zoos outside of Auckland, but I also haven't been to the zoo in several years it's amazing to have it claimed as one of the best zoos
Thank you for showcasing our zoo, they have come a long way! For example, when my dad was growing up (60s/70s) there used to be polar bears but because of their enclosure they would always walk backs and forwards (exactly the same walk and everything), the elephants used to be in that cafe near the tortoise, and when I was a kid (2000s/10s) I remember the tigers were in a deep pit near the red pandas. So they've definitely done a lot to improve the zoo over the passed decade or so!
Auckland zoo is probably the coolest thing in the entire city, too bad you have to be 15 or above to go alone without an adult 😭. I actually got to go into all of those vet buildings and even in the Elephant enclosure when I was younger. Whilst in there I got to feed Burma. Amazing Zoo.
How would someone under 15 even get to the zoo and it wouldn't be very common for someone under 15 to travel to the Zoo by themselves any way so it makes sense lol.
@@pkdsince05 public transport is a huge thing here in Auckland, you have to take some busses and you’ll get there. And it happens quite a lot, it’s just they don’t trust irresponsible children and 15 is a common age of maturity.
wish you had have filmed the giraffes, lions, rhinos etc, bedridden for 20+ years i would've loved to see it. used to go there when i was a kid in the 80s and i didn't recognise a single thing.
I was trying to show more of the new zealand wildlife that most zoos don’t have on display. Pretty much any zoo you go to in the world is going to have lions, giraffes and rhinos, not they are not amazing. They just were not my target for this video. Thanks for watching.
That was fun lived up the road from there when I was young now live in South Island haven’t been there for forty years it has really changed thanks again for that.
Fun fact: the zoo used to keep polar bears but because they kept dying and getting sick they decided not to renew their enclosure some time in the last century. I remember also reading that one escaped into the central Auckland area in the 1900's too.
@@ECO-logy I remember the Polar bear on a tiny little piece of ground pacing back and forth relentlessly it was so sad, I also saw some polar bears in the Singapore Zoo which had somewhat more room and I think some cool area, but still seemed very wrong to house polar bears in a small enclosure in the tropics.
Recently I went to Australia Zoo, it is the only other zoo I have ever been to and it really put into perspective how spoilt we kiwis are to have Auckland zoo so close!
@@ECO-logy Totally! Aussie zoo was awesome but over the past 10 years or so all the work put into Auckland zoo has really just put it that step ahead in my eyes
When I was young the family went to the zoo and we had a ride on jamuna the elepha😮nt. It wasn’t last week I can tell you,I am now 76 and still remember it well .The only other elephant I know was Peggy, 1 of Bullens herd, what a lovely temperament
The good thing about this zoo is that you can get closer to the animals than you would in the wild. Also if u do go back sometimes they have a bird show which you check out!!!!
I live in auckland! I haven’t been to the auckland zoo for a looong time though. I love sea life too! The penguins are probs my fav cause they’re my favourite animal❤
it's so cool how interested you are in our native wildlife and our zoo! i was very excited to see this vid on my recommended and im glad you liked auckland zoo! this makes me wanna go soon too lol :D
Thank you for leaving such a kind comment. NZ was incredible my only regret is that I did not have more time! I also visited Tiritiri Matangi island definitely check that video out when you get a chance
As a New Zealander Not my culture country but I’m really happy New Zealand is actually getting recognised like it should be from the start, Theres so many things to explore, theres Mount Maunganui located in Tauranga, Its really amazing!
The zoo has changed massively since I last went there maybe 45 years ago, cages everywhere in those days, I distinctly remember an orangutan in a very small cage smoking cigarette butts that people threw at him, I remember I loved the zoo then, but it seems like it is a much better place for the animals and the visitors these days.
I think its safe to say every zoo has changed for the better from 45 years ago. Auckland zoo has definitely redeemed its self with that orangutan exhibit and many of the exhibits they have on display.
I remember the Polar Bear too in the 1970s...there were also some normal bears and lions, I think where the Sumatran tiger enclosure is now. Then once the lions went, they had a couple of Hyenas. I remember the ape enclosure being just a cage and they looked so sad being locked in there. At least with the newer enclosures they have a little more freedom to move around using the overheard ropes. Even though I now live in Otago, I grew up in Auckland and still enjoy visiting the zoo when I'm back up there.
Another fantastic watch, your videos are brilliant and you certainly deserve more recognition. Me and I'm sure others as well love and appreciate the effort that you put into these videos. Keep up the good work! 👍😎 Also whilst you are in the area I would highly recommend going to Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium. It's a great day out with some great animals!
Hi @Fin9315, really appreciate your kind comment and I am glad to hear your are enjoying the videos. I did get to visit the Sea Life Aquarium during my stay in Auckland it was a really nice facility unfortunately I didnt have enough footage for a separate video but I included some bonus clips at the end the end of this Zoo tour video :)
It once had Polar Bears but realised bears in captivity suffered too much psychologically so never got them in again. Really great modern zoos know they should put the animals above human entertainment.
@@ECO-logy they are currently of an age where adult outings aren't part of our life yet. Boo at these early independence years. With rainbow kids I won't be getting grandkids either. So, I will have to wait a few years, until it is even better, and they hang out with me again.
love the akl zoo i go every year! haven't been yet this year and coming across this video reminded me to plan a trip soon. awesome to see your experience and so lovely to see appreciation for the zoo :)
if you get to go down to Christchurch they have a pretty good zoo as well called Orana it's the only open-range zoo in New Zealand so it's quite a bit different. Wellington Zoo is also pretty good
I just came across your channel, thanks for showing the zoo, ive lived in new Zealand for the past 24yrs and ive never been to the zoo or the aquarium, now i know where im taking my female friend for her birthday next month, im going to surprise her and take her to both places and not tell her haha
Last time i was there my favourite exhibit was the night creatures exhibit! It was dark and all the glass windows looked into the enclosures of different night creatures, like kiwi's!
great vid, ive lived in Auckland for 35 years, been to the zoo all through the years, about 20 years ago those little monkeys, the ones that are small enough to fit in your hand when they are young and mischievous had a poorly designed cage where they escaped so often the keepers just left it decided to just bribe them with anything they wanted to stay, numerous times i would go straight to their cage with a punnet of strawberries and a couple of them would jump out of the gap in the cage and maul me with their tiny hands and strong gripping tails,, they would eat a strawberry or 2 then run back in the cage,, a year later they had sealed the cage ,, now with the new layout i wouldnt have a clue where they are, the galapagos tortoise enclosure used to be a small sand covered mound with an ankle height chain you could walk right up to them and touch them , but there were signs saying not to, but i definitely have pics of me as a kid sitting next to one of those big fellows , im glad they got a better enclosure with a wallow hole and some greenery cause that sandy mound was depressing
That is hilarious!! Thanks for sharing, that put a smile on my face. Even I was a little confused with the layout but I was equally immersed in the design of the zoo.
Wow, awesome to see people giving Auckland zoo some love! I hope you enjoyed it, and in the 12 times (not actually, maybe 5 times?) I’ve been there, I have never seen an arowana, maybe it’s new? It was awesome watching this! I just wished they still had chameleons
It might be a new exhibit, its in the building near the end of the orangutan exhibit (im forgetting but its called something like the south american building) I saw footage of the building and I really wanted to see it in person but the building was closed … no arowana for me!
I live in NZ and now want to visit this zoo. I cannot believe I have never done so. We have a wildlife park in Chch but it is very sad and uncomfortable to see compared to what is offered in Auckland. I love seeing animals having plenty of foliage and enrichment.
I know, from having my own small pet tortoise, that they often dirty their water, but it seems that a zoo would make an effort to give their tortoises CLEAN water! 🐢 Otherwise, this is an incredible zoo, and i want to go visit!
Maybe the camera did not pick it up too well but make no mistake the water was very very clean for the Galapagos tortoises and the amount of keepers I saw around their enclosure definitely makes me believe they work round the clock to keep those torts happy and healthy! I would be inclined to be more critical of fecal matter or “stale” water than I am of clarity or “dirt content”. 230 million years on the planet I am sure a little dirty water will not bother them much, especially when we see the mud wallows they use in their native environment.
The tortoises have additional pools in their indoor areas. We have a lot of rain in Auckland, so there will be continual runoff going into their outdoor pools, making them look dirty
im from New zealand and went to auckland zoo last year for my birthday and along the rooes i saw a mother carry her baby and the dad getting lettuce for all three of them
Saving this comment and adding those two zoos right up on my list! Thanks for the suggestion. I will have a behind the scenes of the toronto zoo video coming very shortly! Stay tuned for that :)
The Auckland Zoo is amazing! I went there almost all of my childhood, it was probably some of the best experiences I ever had! Fun Fact: My Father’s coworker designed the ropes for the orangutans to walk on 🤯
As a Kiwi it never occurred to me that the little monkeys not being meshed in would be dangerous to them haha. We do have hawks in NZ but not in a city centre.
It was really cool to see at the Auckland Zoo. Because here in North America there are alot more species of birds of prey that would gladly take one for a snack if given the opportunity!
if you have a chance to visit the kakariki enclosure i as a new zealander would highly reccomend it the enclosure is kind of hidden making it very calm and secluded if you sit still the kakariki might even land right next to you
Orangs are the most arboreal ape. They really need space to climb so the installation of the canopy walk was designed to give them as much climbing room as possible. Far more than a single enclosure could give them. And yes we have mostly birds and reptiles.....only two native mammals, both small insectivorous bats, so not a lot of native "animals". Theres a lot of introduced mammals tho....sadly mostly pests.
Story time that nobody asked for!✨ So, I was with my older sis and our friends. We went to the Baboon exhibit and saw this little Baby Baboon. My sister made eye contact with that baby, the baby Baboon started screaming at the top of its lungs and the adults heard…. The adults looked like a tomato. There was this water barrier between the exhibit and us. So the Baboons couldn’t jump over and do anything. The adults tried to jump, but landed in the shallow end. So thankfully no one was hurt. Also they lions tried to come up to us and gave us the death stare 💀
The reason you wouldn't have seen large animals in the New Zealand exhibit is that before humans made their way here and introduced various species. The only mammals here were a couple of species of small bats. There were various reptiles and some very large insects. But a large variety of bird species. A lot of them were adapted to living on the ground because of the lack of predators.
Hi @garythomson713 thanks for the comment. You are 100% correct. Keep an eye out for my next video where I try to cover exactly what you are detailing!
I’ve been too the zoo ever since I was a in nz child their animals were not many their and they used to not have a vet centre and they didn’t have those climbing towers I never seen the new animals that they had I saw the flamingo once but they got taken away a year later.
100% not as many species at other zoos but the quality at which these animals were being kept and the care that has gone into the design of the enclosures really blew me away. Its much better than the stuff I have seen at other zoos that seemingly have “every animal on the planet” but I am probably biased.
Unfortunately there were outcrys at how Miami Zoo and a Japanese Zoo were treating our national treasure the Kiwi.But they've apologised and will do better. No wombats at the Zoo anymore!
@@ECO-logy yep. Tiktok video shown by miami zoo of a kiwi in a horrible habitat for the bird made like all new zealanders comment on the video about how its bad etc, they apologized a few weeks later and had it fixed! us kiwis don't mess with the kiwi bird lol
They were originally both scheduled to leave at a similar time, but the zoo Burma was originally meant to go to rescinded. For Anjalee's health they wanted her moved regardless so she had a higher chance of getting pregnant as IVF had not worked and pregnancies improve their long term health. They were different species of elephant to each other and not fully bonded so while Burma not having a fellow elephant isn't ideal, she gets additional time with her keepers and last update I saw she is meant to move later this year 😊 There are several posts on the zoo website going over the decision process and progress updates about moving the elephants
Hey guys, I just posted a NEW ZOO TOUR video to the channel! Make sure to go check it out and let me know in the comment section which zoo you think is better!! Thanks for watching :)
just got this in my recommendations and glad to see auckland zoo getting some love! as a biology student in the city it’s great to see the appreciation of aucklands deification to the zoo as a vessel for conservation and learning as opposed to entertainment. some of the pronunciation gave me a laugh too! hope you enjoyed the hikes as well as auckland has a pretty solid range of hikes and reserves like tiritiri matangi and shakespeare regional park which i feel you would have loved. ma te wa!
Auckland zoo was amazing. Happy to hear from another biology student!! I did get to visit Tiritiri Mantangi Island, the video is up on my channel be sure to take a look when you get a chance :)
The zoo has gone through some really tough times recently so nice to see some great content! Obviously COVID really damaged their potential to stay open, and then last year we had some HUGE flooding across NZ, and some of the zoo's enclosures were completely wiped out, some are still being rebuilt and may never open again. But they've done amazing to keep it going as one of the best zoos! We love it.
Really happy that you like the content! That zoo was incredible!
Not to forget the horrible fire in I think 2018?
Plus the water shortage 😅
Can’t wait to go to Auckland one day!
Do it! But make sure you go to australia first lol ;)
Don’t do it lol. Don’t come to Auckland dude probably get shot in town. It’s not a joke here, anyone who says otherwise is not a kiwi and definitely not a person who goes outside and sees the condition of this place. Kiwis are leaving for Australia for obvious reasons. The smart, capable ones anyway. Only the country is beautiful but there aren’t any jobs out there for the good honest folk.
I stopped going to zoos years ago because I always got so sad seeing the animals in small enclosures. But it looks like Auckland zoo has done a lot of work to make things the best they can be for the animals. I may finally go back! Thanks for showing us.
I agree with you. Even now I struggle ethics and cage sizes of some animals mainly bears, big cats and monkeys/primates. But most zoos around the world seem to be making big changes especially behind the scenes, taking steps in the right direction to better enrich the care for the animals.
Just a suggestion - - dont go to the cheetah exhibit there if you dont want to see animals in small enclosures.
@@Onetruefreeman oh no 😟
Auckland Zoo has changed SOOOO much since I was there. The lab/vet station was never there. The Orangutan and ape enclosure never used to be that big, etc. Holy crap, I've got to go back!!!
It was very impressive i definitely recommend going to see it!
Wat about the tigers and lions area they use to have a massive space
Shesh haha must of been like 10+ years since you went there
@@milanvujcich Yea, that Hospital opened 17 years ago.
@@Asethet shesh ages ago. I remember when it first came up but lost track of time
Eyyyyy less goo I love seeing other people that are not from NZ doing stuff like this
It was awesome! Both the people and the country! Such an amazing place :)
Sameeeeeeeeee
It’s so nice to see some appreciation for Auckland Zoo! In case you didn’t see the tiger exhibit there was a new baby tiger! If it were closed at the time it could have been because of that :)
Oh wow! i did not know that! Huge congratulations to the Auckland Zoo :)
🎉🎉
So hyped to see NZ zoos get the attention they deserve. Most of the zoos here in Aotearoa focus more on conservation than entertainment. The Christchurch zoo, Oarana Park also talks alot about conservation and the zoologists who work there, will tell visitors of the park and the students who visit, why some of the animals are there and will actually talk about why they don't make the enclosures for entertainment (I still remember that speech from my senior year biology field trip). The zoos work with the Department of conservation and they work with the universities to help with teaching students and for making the animals as comfortable as they can. I also believe that they offer their facilities to help rescue injured wildlife and help to rehabilitate animals and release them back into the wild.
Also, side note, love that you got to see the Kea, but you would have probably seen signs to not bring food into their enclosure, this is because they are known to be myschevious and will steal the food from visitors. I once saw a Kea steal an ice cream from a child while at one of the zoos. They love to cause chaos wherever they are. I also don't know if you saw them, but there is a kiwi look alike! They are called weka and tourists alwas confuse them for kiwis 😅
Thanks for all the awesome info! Im glad you enjoyed the video.
The kea can damage your car if you see them in the wild in the South Island so you have to shoo them away they are a like mischievous bunch of teenagers.
great watch! - those turtles are huge
I know right! They were super cool
Another great video !! Loved it
Glad you enjoyed it!
was waiting for another upload!! great video
Hope you enjoyed it!
Fun fact, if you came across a more brave wood pigeon in one of the large aviaries (big green and white borb), her name is Rui! She likes to sit around the "do not touch" sign, because thats where keepers will give her treats :D
Thats so funny! Unfortunately I dont think Rui and I got to interact :(
The Māori name for the wood pigeon is called Kereru but in parts of Canterbury the Māori word for wood pigeon is kūkupa.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I was thinking the same thing you said, we can't just rock up and see the animals sitting there, bored and un-naturally. We, the humans, have to slow down, be patient, and watch them in a more natural environment. I totally support conservation zoos and parks. ❤
Im glad you enjoyed the video. I share the same opinions as you!!
Kia Ora! I'm so glad to see you enjoyed our Zoo! I went a few weekends ago after not having been for about 7 years and the changes were absolutely mindblowing. The tigers walking across your head was unbelievable and it was my first time seeing a cub. Such a magical moment :) And the large primate exhibits were insane! In New Zealand we take conservation of wildlife and environment quite seriously so it's fantastic to hear that those values reflect in our Zoo compared to overseas ones! Kia kaha :)
Love this comment! Sounds like you had an awesome trip to the zoo! I did not get to experience the tigers walking over my head, very jealous!
Fun fact, we did actually use to have a bird of prey not that long ago. The Haast's eagle, the biggest eagle to ever live and one of the biggest birds of prey. Up to the arrival of Polynesian settlers a couple of thousand years ago. But after the extinction of the moa (Our giant flightless bird and the eagles main food source) it went extinct! Not long ago not even we were all that safe! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed our zoo by the way, us kiwi's put a lot of emphasis on the beauty of nature and it's preservation. So we try our best to give our animals everything we can!
Thank you for educating me about the Hasst’s Eagle! Im going to go look at pictures of them now, I am intrigued:)
@@ECO-logy You’re very welcome! They really are a fascinating species, have fun!
@@Esper54 just going to clarify something, Polynesian settlers haven't been in new zealand for thousands of years, only a few hundred more than White colonials
@@snusmumricken Oh yeah shit sorry, just had a Convo on the bronze age before this so was a little mixed up! haha.
Actually NZ has 2 species of resident Birds of prey ( harrier & NZ Falcon) plus a few vagrant species of kestrel, kites and sea eagle. They are very uncommon in urban areas tho
I am born and raised in Auckland, with very little experience on zoos outside of Auckland, but I also haven't been to the zoo in several years it's amazing to have it claimed as one of the best zoos
Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for showcasing our zoo, they have come a long way! For example, when my dad was growing up (60s/70s) there used to be polar bears but because of their enclosure they would always walk backs and forwards (exactly the same walk and everything), the elephants used to be in that cafe near the tortoise, and when I was a kid (2000s/10s) I remember the tigers were in a deep pit near the red pandas. So they've definitely done a lot to improve the zoo over the passed decade or so!
Wow! You shared some real Auckland Zoo History! Thank you for the comment
the aquarium clips were awesome
Thank you, im glad you liked them.
i love zoo beautiful
The best!
Bless my TH-cam algorithm for bringing me this - Love from a Zoology, Ecology and Conservation Student
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Auckland zoo is probably the coolest thing in the entire city, too bad you have to be 15 or above to go alone without an adult 😭. I actually got to go into all of those vet buildings and even in the Elephant enclosure when I was younger. Whilst in there I got to feed Burma. Amazing Zoo.
That sounds like such an awesome experience getting to go inside the elephant enclosure. Definitely an amazing zoo!
Why do you have to be 15 or above?
@@mnj640 so that you don't be irresponsible and immature around the animals.
How would someone under 15 even get to the zoo and it wouldn't be very common for someone under 15 to travel to the Zoo by themselves any way so it makes sense lol.
@@pkdsince05 public transport is a huge thing here in Auckland, you have to take some busses and you’ll get there. And it happens quite a lot, it’s just they don’t trust irresponsible children and 15 is a common age of maturity.
wish you had have filmed the giraffes, lions, rhinos etc, bedridden for 20+ years i would've loved to see it. used to go there when i was a kid in the 80s and i didn't recognise a single thing.
I was trying to show more of the new zealand wildlife that most zoos don’t have on display. Pretty much any zoo you go to in the world is going to have lions, giraffes and rhinos, not they are not amazing. They just were not my target for this video. Thanks for watching.
Can you maybe get out in a wheelchair
That was fun lived up the road from there when I was young now live in South Island haven’t been there for forty years it has really changed thanks again for that.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Fun fact: the zoo used to keep polar bears but because they kept dying and getting sick they decided not to renew their enclosure some time in the last century. I remember also reading that one escaped into the central Auckland area in the 1900's too.
Im going to google this, WOW!
@@ECO-logy I remember the Polar bear on a tiny little piece of ground pacing back and forth relentlessly it was so sad, I also saw some polar bears in the Singapore Zoo which had somewhat more room and I think some cool area, but still seemed very wrong to house polar bears in a small enclosure in the tropics.
Recently I went to Australia Zoo, it is the only other zoo I have ever been to and it really put into perspective how spoilt we kiwis are to have Auckland zoo so close!
Hell yeah!! So your view is Auckland Zoo >>> Australia Zoo, right on!
@@ECO-logy Totally! Aussie zoo was awesome but over the past 10 years or so all the work put into Auckland zoo has really just put it that step ahead in my eyes
When I was young the family went to the zoo and we had a ride on jamuna the elepha😮nt. It wasn’t last week I can tell you,I am now 76 and still remember it well .The only other elephant I know was Peggy, 1 of Bullens herd, what a lovely temperament
The zoo has come along way since then!
The good thing about this zoo is that you can get closer to the animals than you would in the wild. Also if u do go back sometimes they have a bird show which you check out!!!!
Oh I didnt even know about the bird show
I live in auckland! I haven’t been to the auckland zoo for a looong time though. I love sea life too! The penguins are probs my fav cause they’re my favourite animal❤
Thanks for the comment
it's so cool how interested you are in our native wildlife and our zoo! i was very excited to see this vid on my recommended and im glad you liked auckland zoo! this makes me wanna go soon too lol :D
Thank you for leaving such a kind comment. NZ was incredible my only regret is that I did not have more time! I also visited Tiritiri Matangi island definitely check that video out when you get a chance
As a New Zealander Not my culture country but I’m really happy New Zealand is actually getting recognised like it should be from the start, Theres so many things to explore, theres Mount Maunganui located in Tauranga, Its really amazing!
It was a beautiful country and I really enjoyed my visit
The zoo has changed massively since I last went there maybe 45 years ago, cages everywhere in those days, I distinctly remember an orangutan in a very small cage smoking cigarette butts that people threw at him, I remember I loved the zoo then, but it seems like it is a much better place for the animals and the visitors these days.
I think its safe to say every zoo has changed for the better from 45 years ago. Auckland zoo has definitely redeemed its self with that orangutan exhibit and many of the exhibits they have on display.
loved this! just a guy with a hobby obsessing over it and making it a video :) we need more creators like this, just genuine stuff!
Thank you for such a very kind comment! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Haven't been in years but glad to see its doing well and being enjoyed by so many! Great zoo, great country.
Thanks for the comment, totally agree!
Modern zoos are about conservation. So they make the enclosures for the animals to have the best life. If you get to see them it’s a bonus .
100%
I remember the Polar Bear too in the 1970s...there were also some normal bears and lions, I think where the Sumatran tiger enclosure is now. Then once the lions went, they had a couple of Hyenas. I remember the ape enclosure being just a cage and they looked so sad being locked in there. At least with the newer enclosures they have a little more freedom to move around using the overheard ropes. Even though I now live in Otago, I grew up in Auckland and still enjoy visiting the zoo when I'm back up there.
Thanks for sharing this awesome info!
Another fantastic watch, your videos are brilliant and you certainly deserve more recognition. Me and I'm sure others as well love and appreciate the effort that you put into these videos. Keep up the good work! 👍😎 Also whilst you are in the area I would highly recommend going to Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium. It's a great day out with some great animals!
Hi @Fin9315, really appreciate your kind comment and I am glad to hear your are enjoying the videos. I did get to visit the Sea Life Aquarium during my stay in Auckland it was a really nice facility unfortunately I didnt have enough footage for a separate video but I included some bonus clips at the end the end of this Zoo tour video :)
Nau mai haere mai! You are welcome! Thank you for your video.
Thank you my friend. Glad you liked it!
I literally went here yesterday because of this video so thanks! 😄 and great vid
Super awesome comment! I hope it was a great zoo visit for you :)
It once had Polar Bears but realised bears in captivity suffered too much psychologically so never got them in again. Really great modern zoos know they should put the animals above human entertainment.
100% i did not know they had bears before
I live in Wellington. I had no idea Auckland Zoo was so good. Wish I'd known that when my kids were young.
Definitely a great experience for kids but also very adult friendly and would be a fantastic day outing
@@ECO-logy they are currently of an age where adult outings aren't part of our life yet. Boo at these early independence years. With rainbow kids I won't be getting grandkids either. So, I will have to wait a few years, until it is even better, and they hang out with me again.
the whale skeleton was cool, if only u got to see the real thing😅
I wish so too!
You have to go to Kaikoura for whales.
Awe this is such a cute little review. Makes me proud to be from here :’)
Such an awesome comment! Thank you!
love the akl zoo i go every year! haven't been yet this year and coming across this video reminded me to plan a trip soon. awesome to see your experience and so lovely to see appreciation for the zoo :)
Thank you, definitely need to plan that visit :)
my father works at the zoo, I love going here so much. I go every weekend :D
What happened to the seal enclosure there’s been no seal for the longest time. Are they going to bring seals back??
@@katyngah-ere4942 I'm pretty sure they are bringing them back, it's just a change to enclosure, from what I've heard.
When I was there, they had the kekeno on display. Not sure what has happened since.
You are super lucky to have your dad working there, it was an incredibly clean and well cared for zoo
I have been there before and I love it and I live in nz Auckland
Sweet!
if you get to go down to Christchurch they have a pretty good zoo as well called Orana it's the only open-range zoo in New Zealand so it's quite a bit different. Wellington Zoo is also pretty good
Thanks for sharing this, I wish I knew about Orana while I was in New Zealand. Unfortunately I’m back home now. Maybe next time :)
I just came across your channel, thanks for showing the zoo, ive lived in new Zealand for the past 24yrs and ive never been to the zoo or the aquarium, now i know where im taking my female friend for her birthday next month, im going to surprise her and take her to both places and not tell her haha
Sounds like an awesome day out! You will have a great time.
I loved this video!
Thanks for the comment
Last time i was there my favourite exhibit was the night creatures exhibit! It was dark and all the glass windows looked into the enclosures of different night creatures, like kiwi's!
I think this one is in the video and it was an incredible section
I am a new Zealander and I agree Auckland zoo is amazing
Sweet!
That was great thanks. Wish i could visit
Thank you my friend. Hopefully one day you can witness it :)
Thanks bro this is awesome.
Glad you like it
great vid, ive lived in Auckland for 35 years, been to the zoo all through the years, about 20 years ago those little monkeys, the ones that are small enough to fit in your hand when they are young and mischievous had a poorly designed cage where they escaped so often the keepers just left it decided to just bribe them with anything they wanted to stay, numerous times i would go straight to their cage with a punnet of strawberries and a couple of them would jump out of the gap in the cage and maul me with their tiny hands and strong gripping tails,, they would eat a strawberry or 2 then run back in the cage,, a year later they had sealed the cage ,, now with the new layout i wouldnt have a clue where they are, the galapagos tortoise enclosure used to be a small sand covered mound with an ankle height chain you could walk right up to them and touch them , but there were signs saying not to, but i definitely have pics of me as a kid sitting next to one of those big fellows , im glad they got a better enclosure with a wallow hole and some greenery cause that sandy mound was depressing
That is hilarious!! Thanks for sharing, that put a smile on my face. Even I was a little confused with the layout but I was equally immersed in the design of the zoo.
Cool New Zealand got a good vid and my dad works there and he says hi and so does the flamingo named after me :3
This is such an awesome comment! Thanks for leaving it for me to read! Tell your dad and the flamingos I said hi back :)
The Auckland zoo is amazing. Me and my family go there lots. I like your channel ❤
It really was amazing. Thank you for the kind comment :)
Kiwis! Assemble!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the comment
Wow, awesome to see people giving Auckland zoo some love! I hope you enjoyed it, and in the 12 times (not actually, maybe 5 times?) I’ve been there, I have never seen an arowana, maybe it’s new? It was awesome watching this! I just wished they still had chameleons
It might be a new exhibit, its in the building near the end of the orangutan exhibit (im forgetting but its called something like the south american building) I saw footage of the building and I really wanted to see it in person but the building was closed … no arowana for me!
Visited it for the first Time ever in February 2024 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So awesome!
I live in NZ and now want to visit this zoo. I cannot believe I have never done so. We have a wildlife park in Chch but it is very sad and uncomfortable to see compared to what is offered in Auckland. I love seeing animals having plenty of foliage and enrichment.
Definitely try to visit if you can!
Ah! you went to Kelly Tarltons as well? Ka Pai! Awesome video!
I sure did! Thank you!
i was thinking since when did they move the whole kelly tarltons to auckland zoo?? hahaha
thank you for this video, for sharing this with the people. from palmerston north new zealand. stay safe in your travels man
Thank you my friend! I am glad you enjoyed the video! It was awesome
I know, from having my own small pet tortoise, that they often dirty their water, but it seems that a zoo would make an effort to give their tortoises CLEAN water! 🐢 Otherwise, this is an incredible zoo, and i want to go visit!
Maybe the camera did not pick it up too well but make no mistake the water was very very clean for the Galapagos tortoises and the amount of keepers I saw around their enclosure definitely makes me believe they work round the clock to keep those torts happy and healthy! I would be inclined to be more critical of fecal matter or “stale” water than I am of clarity or “dirt content”. 230 million years on the planet I am sure a little dirty water will not bother them much, especially when we see the mud wallows they use in their native environment.
The tortoises have additional pools in their indoor areas. We have a lot of rain in Auckland, so there will be continual runoff going into their outdoor pools, making them look dirty
im from New zealand and went to auckland zoo last year for my birthday and along the rooes i saw a mother carry her baby and the dad getting lettuce for all three of them
That sounds like a pretty neat sighting!
thanks for the video, ill have to go now!!!
You definitely should!
Good Zoo, San Diego Zoo and Australia Zoo would be top 2
Saving this comment and adding those two zoos right up on my list! Thanks for the suggestion. I will have a behind the scenes of the toronto zoo video coming very shortly! Stay tuned for that :)
@@ECO-logynext time your in Oz go to Adelaide zoo
Very cool orangutan exhibit.
It really was! Thanks for the comment
Heeeyyyy
How was nz????
Ive been at auckland zoo millions of times!
Glad u loved it
New Zealand was incredible, I just wish I had more time!!
@@ECO-logy If you ever revist
Go to Rotorua, it smells like egg :3
The Auckland Zoo is amazing! I went there almost all of my childhood, it was probably some of the best experiences I ever had! Fun Fact: My Father’s coworker designed the ropes for the orangutans to walk on 🤯
That is an amazing fun fact! Thanks for sharing
Omg I live in Auckland and I love this zoo
Thanks for the comment!
As a Kiwi it never occurred to me that the little monkeys not being meshed in would be dangerous to them haha. We do have hawks in NZ but not in a city centre.
It was really cool to see at the Auckland Zoo. Because here in North America there are alot more species of birds of prey that would gladly take one for a snack if given the opportunity!
One time i was there, I got to feed the giraffes, otters, and the otters hugged me. 😂
Lucky!
thank you brother for sharing my country
My pleasure! It was amazing!
if you have a chance to visit the kakariki enclosure i as a new zealander would highly reccomend it the enclosure is kind of hidden making it very calm and secluded if you sit still the kakariki might even land right next to you
Oh man I wish i knew about this when i was there!
Fun fact the kakariki is new Zealand's only burrowing parrot
Orangs are the most arboreal ape. They really need space to climb so the installation of the canopy walk was designed to give them as much climbing room as possible. Far more than a single enclosure could give them. And yes we have mostly birds and reptiles.....only two native mammals, both small insectivorous bats, so not a lot of native "animals". Theres a lot of introduced mammals tho....sadly mostly pests.
You are correct!
Wellington zoo is amazing too
Thank you, i will have to check it out!
I once gave a random kid a concussion in the peep holes at the meerkat exhibit because I was trying to be nice and she wanted to see the meerkats
What a story! Thanks for the comment
I was here yesterday, oh my gosh
Thanks for the comment
finally someone in nz
:)
I need to go backkkk! Last time i went there the vet thing was never there
You should definitely go visit!
Story time that nobody asked for!✨
So, I was with my older sis and our friends. We went to the Baboon exhibit and saw this little Baby Baboon. My sister made eye contact with that baby, the baby Baboon started screaming at the top of its lungs and the adults heard…. The adults looked like a tomato. There was this water barrier between the exhibit and us. So the Baboons couldn’t jump over and do anything. The adults tried to jump, but landed in the shallow end. So thankfully no one was hurt.
Also they lions tried to come up to us and gave us the death stare 💀
Awesome story time! Thanks for sharing :)
Worth going back here? I live about ~5 minutes away from the Zoo.
Definitely worth it!
Are you planning on going to Wellington Zoo? Haven’t been in a while but it was pretty cool last time I went!
I wish unfortunately im not in NZ anymore and I am now back home in Canada
@@ECO-logy Oh well! Thanks for visiting, this video was great!
The reason you wouldn't have seen large animals in the New Zealand exhibit is that before humans made their way here and introduced various species. The only mammals here were a couple of species of small bats. There were various reptiles and some very large insects. But a large variety of bird species. A lot of them were adapted to living on the ground because of the lack of predators.
Hi @garythomson713 thanks for the comment. You are 100% correct. Keep an eye out for my next video where I try to cover exactly what you are detailing!
What camera do you use? amazing quality!
Its an iphone 11
NZ REF???? I LOVE THIS ZOO OMG
Thanks for the comment
i go to auckland zoo loads bcuz i live in nz
my fav exhibit is the otter exhibit, cuz they CUTE
Otters are awesome
@@ECO-logyI agree
Good to see you in nz
Thank you my friend
I went to that zoo with my cousins! tho I don’t live in Auckland I live in Christchurch
Thanks for the comment
You no film our Merecats 😮
No I didnt see them
Looks like a modern zoo aswell
100%
I’ve been too the zoo ever since I was a in nz child their animals were not many their and they used to not have a vet centre and they didn’t have those climbing towers I never seen the new animals that they had I saw the flamingo once but they got taken away a year later.
Thanks for the comment
That bloody emu tried to scrap me
Haha!
16:00 to 16:18 best aviary 17:41aviary extension
100%
pretty sure that loud bird you heard was a tīeke/saddleback
You are correct! I got to see some in the wild on Tiritiri Island. Theres a video on my channel about the island too.
I’ve been around 1 years ago not much animals there!
100% not as many species at other zoos but the quality at which these animals were being kept and the care that has gone into the design of the enclosures really blew me away. Its much better than the stuff I have seen at other zoos that seemingly have “every animal on the planet” but I am probably biased.
Otago... is said like this Make a "oh" sound like being winded. Then "tar" then "go" is fine.
"oh-tar-go".
Thanks for educating me on the correct pronunciation.
Yeah I went twice it is a nice one but nothing compares to those in France 😊 (zoo de de Beauvale)
Oh wow! You are the first to recommend a zoo in France!
@@ECO-logy yeah have a look if you travel to France :)
Unfortunately there were outcrys at how Miami Zoo and a Japanese Zoo were treating our national treasure the Kiwi.But they've apologised and will do better. No wombats at the Zoo anymore!
Wow I did not know this, I dont think I captured it as well as I wanted to in this video but the kiwi exhibit here was insane!!!
@@ECO-logy yep. Tiktok video shown by miami zoo of a kiwi in a horrible habitat for the bird made like all new zealanders comment on the video about how its bad etc, they apologized a few weeks later and had it fixed! us kiwis don't mess with the kiwi bird lol
It's sad Aljaree went back to Australia and Burma's only here now 😭
I think they are going to be moving Burma too
They were originally both scheduled to leave at a similar time, but the zoo Burma was originally meant to go to rescinded. For Anjalee's health they wanted her moved regardless so she had a higher chance of getting pregnant as IVF had not worked and pregnancies improve their long term health. They were different species of elephant to each other and not fully bonded so while Burma not having a fellow elephant isn't ideal, she gets additional time with her keepers and last update I saw she is meant to move later this year 😊
There are several posts on the zoo website going over the decision process and progress updates about moving the elephants