A Tail Worth Telling! Taronga’s Announces Debut Of Two Adorable Dingo Pups

@Taronga Zoo Sydney is delighted to announce the arrival of two, five-month-old adorable Dingo pups. The two pups will be making their public debut these summer school holidays, where guests can meet the duo at a brand-new Dingo Keeper Talk or in a specially curated behind-the-scenes Dingo encounter. The two Dingoes, one male and one female, have both been given Indigenous names from the region they were born. The male has been named Kep Kep which means ‘sweet’, or ‘sugar’ in Wathawurrung language of Victoria, and the female has been named ‘Warada’ which means ‘beautiful’ in Dharug language. The word waratah, which is the floral emblem for the state of New South Wales is derived from the Indigenous word Warada. Australian Mammal Keeper Natalie Holdsworth describes the duo as the perfect pair. “Like his name suggest, Kep Kep is incredibly sweet, very friendly and adores people. On the other hand, Warada is very switched-on, alert, and enjoys checking out her surroundings and surveying her territo
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