transported 1.7 tonne Mtoto, whose Trans-Tasman flight was a Qantas Boeing 767 Freighter. In December 2016, Auckland Zoo's new $3.2million 'Strangely Beautiful Australia' development opened, which draws on the Murray-Darling region of Southeast Australia. The area is home to giant stick insects, eastern long-necked turtle, redback spiders, lace monitors and vibrant Australian birds who join the Tasmanian devils, red-necked wallabies and emu to create a bio-diverse Australian precinct. The development is the second part of the Zoo's $120m 10-year-development plan. In January 2017, the morning of New Year's Eve, Auckland Zoo welcomed the arrival of twin giraffe calves born to 7-year-old mother, Kiraka. This event is extremely rare in giraffes with a little over 30 documented cases worldwide. Unfortunately, the twins were born prematurely and both relatively light in bodyweight. The female calf managed to stand and start suckling quite early, however the male was very weak, unable to suckle or function independently and did not form a bond with Kiraka. Despite the dedication of the Pridelands and vet teams, the male calf did not improve and the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanise him. The female calf has been named Kabili. Also in January 2017, for only the second time in its history, Auckland Zoo welcomed a greater flamingo chick into the world. The chick hatched on 3 January. In 2014, the zoo made headlines for being the first in Australasia to breed greater flamingo chicks, as well as the first zoo in the world to successfully breed from an entirely hand-reared flock. Auckland Zoo has a flock of greater flamingos, which are the only flock of flamingos in Australasia. In February 2017, Auckland Zoo's young male giraffe Mtundu set sail for Sydney bound for a new life at Mogo Zoo. In April 2017, the zoo's male Rothschild giraffe Zabulu, had to be euthanised. 19-year-old Zabulu had been unwell, but deteriorated rapidly the day before he died. Despite the efforts of all involved, Zabulu's welfare and quality of life could not be maintained and he was euthanised. This left Auckland Zoo with a single-sex giraffe herd of three females. Tracks & habitats Auckland Zoo is currently home to over 1,400 individuals representing 135 species, and covers . The zoo is organised into exhibition areas grouped by region of origin which are listed below. Africa Safari Track – Along this track, giraffes, plains zebras and common ostriches are all