Peel Zoo Videos

Don't Slow Down

It's sometimes hard to believe the 3 baby Tassie Devils we've been hand rearing aren't puppies. They are very affectionate and enjoy playing in the backyard. In this video they're stretching their legs around my vegie patch. I just need to make sure I stretch my legs faster. Now who's endangered?!

Peel Zoo School Camps

The Peel Zoo "Edu-tainment" programme enables school students to camp at the Zoo. You can participate in nocturnal tours, animal handling and feeding, or, as was the case with the KCC Bushies, you can get involved with environmental projects, like revegitating the billabong. It's hands-on, fun, and educational. It's what learning should be. Call David or Narelle at Peel Zoo for more information: 08 9531 4322.

I Feel Like Chicken Tonight

Itchy, Scratchy, & their little sister, Lizzie, devour their first solid meal; a day old chick. They've double in size being bottle fed, but they should really stack on the weight now they're eating solids. Fully grown Tassie Devils get to about 10-12 kilos.

Venomous Snake Show

Peel Zoo presents Paul Kenyon: The Snake Whisperer. Paul has years of experience catching and handling venomous snakes. He catches up to 100 snakes, in the wild, each year, around Mandurah and Perth in Western Australia.

Paul brought a selection of venomous snakes to Peel Zoo for this presentation. They included the Dugite you see here, as well as a King Brown, Tiger, Gwardar, and Death Adder.

How to move a Golden Possum

Super max and Adam move Goldie the Golden Brush Tailed Possum into a new home.

Saving the Tasmanian Devil

Peel Zoo is fortunate enough to look after 4 Tasmanian Devils; 1 male and 3 females. Our aim is to breed quarantined animals, free from Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). In doing this we ensure there is a disease free population available to be released back into the wild, when the time comes. In the meantime, the insurance population on the mainland of Australia, serves a valuable role in educating the public about the fragility of our native fauna.

The Devil With Patience

Tasmanian Devils can be shy and wary. That's why it requires a bit of patience to capture one. This clip shows the end of the process. Adam, head Keeper at Peel Zoo, lures the male Devil into a moving crate with some food. We needed to move the male as it was the end of the mating period and the female needs some space to nest and rear young. That is, if she's actually pregnant. Fingers crossed that we have been succcessful as the Tasmanian Devil is endangered. Hopefully Peel Zoo can breed an insurance population away from the Devil Facial Tumour Disease in Tasmania.