Live Exhibits

Like many museums around the world, we display living animals to help demonstrate the behaviours and adaptations of animals. Learn about our live animals, how we care for our animals as well as the benefits of having live displays.

What's new?

Updates about exhibits and programs featuring live animals.

Live Exhibit updates in Exhibit A
Australasian Invertebrate Conference 2011
New Live Exhibits in Kidspace: Green Tree Frogs
Life Support; A guide to keeping museum exhibitions alive

Exhibited animals

Meet the live animals that call the Museum home.

Sydney Funnel-web Spider, Atrax robustus
Garden Wolf Spider
Leaf and Stick Insects: Order Phasmatodea
Crucifix Frog
Green Tree Frog
Freshwater Crocodile
Gidgee Skink
Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard
Shingleback Lizard
Central Bearded Dragon
Diamond Python

Exhibitions alive!

Find out where you can see live animals in the Museum.

Exhibitions alive!
Search & Discover Exhibition
Surviving Australia Exhibition

Animal care

How does the Museum look after its animals?

Care of marine invertebrates
Care of terrestrial invertebrates
Care of Stick Insects
Care of amphibians
Care of reptiles

Live animals in museums

Find out why there is life in today's museums.

Why have live animals in a Museum?
Animal care and ethics
Display and use of live animals in public programs
Live animals in exhibitions
Life Support; A guide to keeping museum exhibitions alive

Resources

Useful resources for keeping live animals.

Resources for keeping live animals
Reptiles as Pets
Life Support; A guide to keeping museum exhibitions alive

Live Exhibits

What's new?

Exhibited animals

Exhibitions alive!

Animal care

Live animals in museums

Resources

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