Elephant ears are thin allowing heat to be released into the air, as they have no sweat glands. Through flapping and fanning its ears the elephant can rapidly lower its body temperature.
Zoo Friends
Join Zoo Friends...the benefits are Wild!
Come for an hour, come for a day, come every day. Make the zoo an extension of your own backyard!
Membership gives you:
- Free admission to Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth zoos.
- Zoonooz magazine quarterly
- Discounts at Zoo Shops
- Discount parking
- Volunteering opportunities
- Special activities for members only (at an additional cost)
Half of all Zoo Friends membership fees go directly to supporting the Zoos world-renowned education, conservation and research programs. Extra grants are given to build specific exhibits, buy equipment, finance special projects and to support The Taronga Foundation.
For any further information and a membership application form go to Zoo Friends.
