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• Ruby, our African lioness

  Come and see Ruby our African lioness here she is lying on top of her den on a foggy morning

• Xenopus African Clawed Frogs

  These unusual and fascinating frogs are new to the Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary coming from Auckland Zoo.

• Mila (Jumbo) the elephant enjoying her retirement at Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary

  Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary in Tuakau has been the home for Jumbo (Mila) the retired circus elephant for the past eighteen months.
  Sanctuary director and veterinarian Dr Helen Schofield says Jumbo has settled in to her life at the Sanctuary well and has developed close and affectionate relationships with her team of keepers.
  “Jumbo is responding well [...]