Tigers are the world's largest living cat. They mainly hunt at night and may eat up to 40kg of meat at a time!
Horizon Sponsors
Thank you to the following sponsors for their generous support of the Zoo Parent program:
| Animal | Sponsor |
| Echidnas | Mayuko |
| Dingoes | Geraldine Aitkenhead |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Chelsea Albert |
| Snow Leopards | Suzanne Albion |
| Fishing Cats | Annemarie Allan |
| Cheetahs | Lindsay Allen |
| Elephants | Pam Allen |
| Sumatran Tigers | Allison Crescent Vet Hospital |
| Feathertail Gliders | E.G. Altman |
| Chimpanzees | Elizabeth and Nicholas Herlihy |
| Koalas | Kristian, Anne and Stephanie Andrejewskis |
| Australian Birds | Beverly Andrew |
| Elephants | Emma Armstrong |
| Monkeys | Arrow Waste Paper |
| Francois' Langur | Nick Axam |
| Regent Bower Birds | Richard Bailey |
| Platypus | Israel Baker |
| Fishing Cats | Helen and Brian Ban |
| Golden Agoutis | Leslie John Bannister |
| White Bellied Sea Eagles | Barrack Heights Public School |
| Lowland Gorillas | Mark Barrett |
| Orang-utans | Bartlett Family |
| Meerkats | Guy Beever |
| Meerkats | Pamela Bell |
| Elephants | Lyn Bell |
| Small-clawed Otters | Sue Bellamy |
| Meerkats | Belunek Family |
| Green-winged Macaws | Bettina Bendror |
| Bilbies | David Bennett |
| Seals and Sea Lions | Barbara Beran |
| Wombats | S.P. & J.A. Birch |
| Cotton Top Tamarins | Helen and Madeleine Bishop |
| African Elephants | Blackmores Limited |
| Elephants | Blackmores Limited |
| Tortoises and Turtles | Simone Bogue |
| Lions | Anthony Bonham |
| Seals and Sea Lions | Tracy Brandis |
| Tawny Frogmouths | Suzanne Bravery and Mr Russell Methven |
| Cheetahs | Paul Brown |
| Macaws | Matthew Buchanan |
| Giraffes | Verity Budarick |
| Red Pandas | Patricia Bull |
| Hippopotamus | Christine Burton |
| Red Pandas | Helen Campbell |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Lesley Cansdell |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Michelle Carrington |
| Turtles | Cathy and Ian Cartledge |
| Zebras | Cassandra-Lee Casha |
| Meerkats | Heather Cato |
| Koalas | Chatswood Public School |
| Seals and Sea Lions | Elisabeth and Nathalie Chiba |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Choc Box |
| Echidnas | In Loving Memory of Elsie Jean Chubb |
| Green Tree Frogs | Peter and Lucy Chubb |
| Meerkats | Helen Clark |
| Bilbies | R Clarke |
| Greater Stick-nest Rats | Class 5/6M Leichhardt Public School |
| Wombats | Jane Clemetson |
| Little Penguins | Sue Cockcroft |
| J E Colless | |
| Bears | Natalie Collins |
| Frogs | Gary Commins |
| Asiatic Elephants | Maree Constantinou |
| Australian Sea Lions | Jeff Cooney |
| Snow Leopards | Maria Coppolino |
| Sumatran Tigers | Jann and Lisa Cornelsen |
| Red Pandas | Gillian Cottle |
| Binturongs | Belinda Cranston |
| Red Pandas | Alexander Creswick |
| Asiatic Elephants | Brianna Cusick |
| Crocodiles | Michael Cusick |
| Fishing Cats and Snow Leopards | Lori Dall-Deville |
| Tasmanian Devils | Penny Day |
| Green & Golden Bell Frogs | Helen Day and Pamela Buchanan |
| Meerkats & Platypus | In Loving Memory of Louise Deacon |
| Tasmanian Devils | Dentalfarm Australia Pty Ltd |
| Tasmanian Devils | Toby Devlin |
| Cheetahs | Debbie Dickson |
| Snow Leopards | Helen Dickson |
| Bilbies | Dianne M. Dixon |
| Francois' Langur | Sophie Dixon |
| Snow Leopards | Kerrie Doherty |
| Meerkats | David & Julie Donald |
| Snow Leopards | Charmian Donohoe |
| Noisy Pittas | Geoffrey and Josephine Dowe |
| Orang-utans | Leah Duggan |
| Wombats | Ezra Duong-Uan |
| Fijian Crested Iguanas | Glenda Easton |
| Meerkats | Ellison Public School |
| Meerkats | Kieran Fallon |
| Tigers | Jye, Chad and Zane Fernance |
| Lowland Gorillas | Kate Finnigan |
| Black Rhinoceros | K. P. and S. Fitzgerald |
| Komodo Dragons | Sam Folden |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Louise Fordham |
| Red Pandas | Penelope Fox |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Gabrielle Fox |
| Giraffes | Doreen Friend |
| Red Pandas | Jane Frolich |
| Meerkats | Futuremedia Pty Ltd |
| Bears | Charmaine Fyfe |
| Snow Leopards | Silvio and Katrina Gasparet |
| Bears | Mary Gavigan |
| Boa Constrictors | Annemarie Geckeler |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Katie Geeves |
| Koalas | Chloe Gibbs |
| Francois' Langur | Ron Goodman |
| Lowland Gorillas | Elise Goodsall |
| Giraffes | Julie Goold |
| Meerkats | Phil Grace |
| Wedge-tailed Eagles | Joshua Grasso |
| Cheetahs | Jane Gray |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Marcus K Gunaratnam |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Kristen Hambridge |
| Lowland Gorillas | Doreen Hanzl |
| Orang-utans | Edna Hardeman |
| Asiatic Elephants | Margaret Harland |
| Yellow-Footed Rock Wallabies | Vicki and David Harris |
| Asiatic Golden Cats | Shane Harris |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Tracy and Chris Harris |
| Gibbons | Bill Haskin and Polly Rickard |
| Frogs | Jodi Hatch |
| Seals and Sea Lions | Kathleen Hawkins |
| Australian Birds | Fat Freddy |
| Francois' Langur | Chris Hayward |
| Meerkats | Bruce Heathcote |
| Echidnas | Martin Heinrich |
| Lowland Gorillas | Annette Henderson |
| Frogs | Ian Herbert |
| Platypus | James George Hill |
| Giraffes | David Hodgson |
| Tasmanian Devils | David Hodgson |
| Rhinoceros | Liam Hogan |
| Cotton Top Tamarins | Robert Hollway |
| Hippopotamus | Carolyn Hose and Gary Travers |
| Francois' Langur | Charlotte Houdaille |
| Tigers | Penny Howarth |
| Red Pandas | Jane Howdle |
| Rhinoceros Iguanas | Gwen Huelin |
| Kodiak Bears | Grace Humphery |
| Small-clawed Otters | Anne Irving |
| Meerkats | Anne Irving |
| Meerkats | Magdalena Jablonski |
| Red Pandas | Jamison High School |
| Snow Leopards | Jasper Road Public School |
| Francois' Langur | Nerissa Jayasingha |
| Monkeys | Kara Jennison |
| Frogs | John Denver Society Australia |
| Black-breasted buzzards | Janet Johnston |
| Echidnas | Carol & Marilyn Jones |
| Meerkats | Nick, Kate, Lizzie and Abbie Jones |
| Tigers | Lea Jordan-Grant |
| Giraffes | Kylie Jorgensen |
| Orang-utans | Melissa Kay |
| Quolls | Anne Kell |
| Red Pandas | Robert Kennedy |
| Meerkats | Vicki Kennett |
| Sumatran Tigers | Simone Kent |
| Dingoes | Romy Keppel |
| Chimpanzees | Diane King |
| Snakes and Lizards | Dan, Paddy, Stella & Molly Kingwill |
| Sumatran Tigers | Evelyn Klopfer |
| Dingoes | Sherlyn Koo |
| Tasmanian Devils | Tania Kraus |
| Sumatran Tigers | Kellie Lacey |
| Lowland Gorillas | Emily Lam |
| Snow Leopards | Marguerite Lamb |
| Meerkats | Sue and John Larter |
| African Elephants | Helen Lawlis |
| Cheetahs | Elizabeth Leitner |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | J. Li |
| Penguins | Mickey Louie |
| Red Pandas | Coralie Lowe |
| Cheetahs | William Luhrmann |
| Giraffes | Lillian Luhrmann |
| Platypus | Lurnea High School SRC |
| Fishing Cats | Andrew MacAulay |
| Bilbies | Robyn Macintosh |
| Dingoes | John Mackie |
| Penguins | Molly Macneal |
| Bilbies | Andrew Maidment |
| Gorillas & Penguins | Robyn and Colin Manoy |
| Owls | Lindsay Martin |
| Fig Birds | John Mathews |
| Meerkats | Sandra Mauger |
| Bears | Sandra Maundrell |
| Guinea Pigs | Gavin May |
| Cheetahs | Sharyn McFarlane |
| Red Pandas | Jenny McGowan |
| Kodiak Bears | Matt McGuire |
| Snow Leopards | Damaris McKay |
| Elephants | Jaslyn McLeod |
| Frogs | Ciara McMurdo-Farr |
| Tasmanian Devils | Gaynor Megaw |
| Meerkats | Stephen Menere |
| Dingoes | Bruce Menzies |
| Geckos | Elizabeth Mercuri |
| Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby | Prunella Merrett |
| Tawny Frogmouths | Sandra Metcalfe |
| Red Pandas | Brooke Tiarne Miller |
| Red Pandas | Jenny Millett and Barry Jackson |
| Asiatic Elephants | Luke & Martha Mills |
| Tasmanian Devils | Gillian Minervini |
| African Lions | Gillian Minervini |
| Binturongs | Susan Mitchell |
| Meerkats | Kath & Jennifer Montgomerie |
| Sumatran Tigers | Alison Moon |
| Regent Honeyeaters | Robert Morrison |
| Giraffes | Penny Moysey |
| Tawny Frogmouths | Penny Moysey |
| Asiatic Elephants | Penny Moysey |
| Tigers | Penny Moysey |
| Gibbons | Adam Mulhearn |
| Mueller's Gibbon | Gwynneth Muller |
| Tasmanian Devils | Kay Munn |
| Meerkats | Vicki Murray |
| Sumatran Tigers | Murray Farm Public School |
| Pelicans | Shirley Nedwich |
| Tasmanian Devils | Peggy Nelson |
| Lowland Gorillas | Mavis Newman |
| Small-clawed Otters | Robbi Nicholson |
| Bilbies | Joan Nicholson and Ms Alice Baker |
| Meerkats | Carmody Nicol |
| Australian Birds | Linda O'Hara |
| Alligators | Old Sydneians' Union |
| Dingoes | Elizabeth Olsson |
| Snow Leopards | Jane Orr |
| Orang-utans | Kylie Osgood |
| Andean Condors | Barbara Page |
| Elephants | Chaovalit Patamanont |
| Cheetahs | Lauren Paxman |
| Indian Blue Peacocks | Peacock Gardens Restaurant |
| Pelicans | Helen Perry |
| Ring-tailed Lemurs | Andrew Perry |
| Red Pandas | Kay Pettit |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Kathleen Pettit |
| Red Pandas | pharMED Talent |
| Penguins | Juli Polanco & Scott Downes |
| Tigers | Lenore Preshaw |
| Echidnas | Paula Purvis |
| Quokkas | Tony Quance |
| Orang-utans | Barbara Quinn |
| Spider Monkeys | Samantha and Kara Ramsay |
| Australian Birds | In Memory of Stan Cannon- Taronga Zoo Superintendant of Exhibits |
| Snow Leopards | Troy Reilly |
| Giraffes | Geoff and Sharon Rickards |
| Lowland Gorillas | Emma Ridehalgh |
| Orang-utans | Caroline Rockey |
| Kodiak Bears | Dea Rockwell |
| Echidnas | Lachlan Roland-Kenn |
| Bears | Heidi Roland-Kenn |
| Hippopotamus | Jade Roughan |
| Lions | Nikki Russell |
| Cheetahs | Kristy Ryan |
| Eastern Barred Bandicoots | Aaron Saikovski |
| Black Rhinoceros | Cathy Saligari |
| Tasmanian Devils | Tracey Sandry |
| Chimpanzees | Tracey Sandry |
| Sumatran Tigers | Shane Sanger |
| Penguins | Jenny Sapsford |
| Sumatran Tigers | Lyndall Sault |
| Asiatic Elephants | Betty Saunders Klimenko |
| Tasmanian Devils | Jodie Saville |
| Giraffes | Olivia Scahill |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Bianca & Frank Schirrmann |
| Lions | James Selim |
| Lowland Gorillas | Sally Sharman |
| Frogs | Sally Sharman |
| Wombats | Sally Sharman |
| Black Rhinoceros | Sally Sharman |
| Little Penguins | Helen Shaw |
| Bilbies | Jeanie Sheffield |
| Tasmanian Devils | Tim Silman |
| Cheetahs | Hannah Silverton |
| Snow Leopards | Liane Simpson |
| Snow Leopards | Sirens the Agency P/L |
| Lowland Gorillas | Noella Smith |
| Possums & Golden Agoutis | Ralph Smith |
| Elephants | Keith & Clare Snowden |
| Asiatic Elephants | Kesh Soomaroo |
| Meerkats | Margaret Spink |
| Asiatic Elephants | Donna St Clair |
| Tasmanian Devils | St Mary Star of the Sea College |
| Orang-utans | St Mary Star of the Sea College |
| Koalas | St Peters Community Preschool |
| Snow Leopards | Gretel Stanbury |
| Orang-utans | Warwick Stening |
| Cheetahs and Elephants | Bob and Verlie Stevenson |
| Giraffes | Kerrie Stevenson |
| Spider Monkeys | Pieter Stroethoff & Beverley Rintoul |
| Sumatran Tigers | Joanne Stuckey |
| Wombats | Norah Summers |
| Dingoes | Boris and Linda Terry |
| Bilbies | Claudia Thame and Chris Poll |
| Meerkats | The Jack and Jill Kindergarten Possum Class |
| Bears | The Jack and Jill Kindergarten Wombat Group |
| Asiatic Elephants | The Travel Corporation Green Team |
| Echidnas | The Travel Corporation Green Team |
| Frogs | Claire Thom |
| Snow Leopards | Jocelyn Tomkin |
| Bears | Lyn Traill |
| Giraffes | Daniel Tuck |
| Red Pandas | Denice Ann Tyson |
| Dingoes & Death Adders | Joy van der Poorten |
| Orang-utans | Melanie Vandervord |
| Snow Leopards | Josephine P. Velte |
| Platypus | Brian Vern-Barnett |
| Red Pandas | Allison Vial |
| Red Pandas | The Vu Family |
| Platypus | Madeline Waites |
| Meerkats | Georgia Waites |
| African Elephants | Robert Walden |
| Asiatic Elephants | Robert Walden |
| Asiatic Elephants | Robert Walden |
| Elephants | Robert Walden |
| Australian Birds | Enid Walker |
| Meerkats | Charlotte Walsh |
| Bilbies | Theanne Walters |
| African Elephants | Warren Family |
| Fijian Crested Iguanas | Gwyn Watkins |
| Giraffes | Tracey Watts |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Peter Webb |
| Red Pandas | Michael & Michele Webb |
| Bilbies | Prunella Webber |
| Wombats | Amanda Wecker |
| Fishing Cats | The Wheelens Family |
| Lowland Gorillas | David & Amanda Whelan |
| Small-clawed Otters | Gary Whitton |
| Elephants | Susan Williams |
| Bilbies | Piggy Wills |
| Malayan Sun Bears | Dean Wilson |
| Snow Leopards | David and Joan Woods |
| Tasmanian Devils | Susan Workum |
| Lowland Gorillas | Michael Wright |
| Dingoes | Shirley Yealland |
| Cheetahs | Jessica Zhou |
