We did - from learning about the endangered animals being cared for at Taronga Zoo Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, to building the fantastic Wild Bunch cardboard animals, and then watching them come to life on our phones!

Then we also launched live streams, taking you inside the Chimpanzee and Giraffe homes in Sydney, where the animals are cared for by the dedicated staff, all while enjoying wonderful views across our city.

All of this supported by Kleenex Cottonelle, who have really helped bring the zoo into your homes.

If you missed any of our seven animals, scroll down to the FAQs to find out how to get them delivered.

In the meantime, Happy Safari-ing!

MEET THE TARONGA WILD BUNCH!

Now you have collected all seven of your Taronga Wild Bunch Collection don’t forget to download The Wild Bunch app for FREE from either the App Store or Google Play to bring them to life on your screen.

Use the app to scan your assembled animals faces*, with your smart phone or tablet, and launch an interactive world featuring the real life species they represent. You can watch the gang move and play, read fun facts about them, see real life photographs and hear their calls.

Have you collected Oscar the Orang-utan?

Have you collected Talu the Sumatran Tiger?

Have you collected Lenny the Ring-tailed Lemur?

Have you collected Poppy the Little Penguin?

Have you collected Leo the African Lion?

PLUS, you can even take a selfie with each of them to share with your friends on your favourite social media site. Once you have collected, built and scanned each of the collection they will be saved to your app for you to see when you want!

And don’t forget, when you have all seven saved in your app they play together – in pairs or all together on the screen at once.

The Taronga Wild Bunch were available FREE in The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph Sunday, June 21 to Saturday, June 27 2015. The collection, supported by Kleenex Cottonelle, was made up of 7 paper animals for readers to cut out and build.

*or scan the 2D marker on the reverse of inserted animal page. This 2D marker brings all the same features as the 3D animal and can be used if your 3D animal will not scan. The Taronga Wild Bunch app available on App Store and Google Play.

THE WILD BUNCH: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

THE WILD BUNCH: APP FAQ

Download the apps now!

PLEASE HELP THESE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS

The Sumatran Tiger is illegally hunted in the wild for its skin and body parts – believed to have medicinal powers and act as a strong talisman due to the tiger’s power and strength.

Taronga is helping to fund desperately needed Wildlife Protection Units (WPUs) in Sumatra to try to preserve this vital habitat for tigers and other endangered animals.

Each of the WPUs is trained in first aid, GPS navigation and orientation, evidence collection, wildlife data collection, and human-animal conflict mitigation.

They monitor the activity of elusive wild tigers using camera traps, and search for evidence of illegal poaching and logging.

Your donation will make a real difference to the conservation of the Sumatran Tiger.

Donate now to help save Sumatran Tigers from extinction.

MEET THE ANIMALS! VIDEOS AND GALLERIES

THEY are the pride of Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo - a trio of lion cubs who are equal parts curious, carnivorous and completely adorable.

The two girls, Zuri and Makeba, and an as-yet unnamed boy are the first lion cubs ever born at the zoo, but keeper Roger Brogan said it had been worth the near-four decade wait.

PICTURE GALLERY:THE CUTE LION CUBS AT WESTERN PLAINS ZOO

Newman the echidna puggle was just two months old when a bulldozer ripped apart his little world in Coonamble.

Since then he has been brought to Taronga Zoo and, as can be seen in this video, has recuperated nicely. He as also doubled in size in that time.

This record-breaking pumpkin was a winner at the Royal Easter Show but no match for Taronga Zoo’s elephants.

The 728kg monster pumpkin looked average compared to the pachyderms. The adults Asian elephants Porntip and Pak Boon and calves Pathi Harn and Tukta made light work of smashing the giant squash.

PLEASE HELP OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOURS

Want to do your part to help endangered orang-utans in Borneo?

In the last 60 years, the orang-utan population has halved. What can we do about this? By raising awareness of their situation and choosing responsibly sourced paper products, we can help with conservation efforts.

Orang-utans rely on the forest to survive. The Bornean orang-utan is now listed as endangered on the IUCN’s (International Union for Conservation of Nature’s) Red List of Threatened Species, and 75% of them live outside protected areas – many in areas managed by timber companies.

Visit keeptheheartbeating.com.au to find out more.

HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THESE 3D ANIMALS?

Mibo’s paper animals have been delighting children and their parents since 2010.

The cut, fold and glue method used to make the creatures encourages children to use their fine motor skills, while educating them about the magnificent creatures that we share this planet with.

Now you can learn more about the Mibo menagerie in our 3 new books; The Safari Set, The Polar Pack and The Jungle Crew.

There are also pop out animals to make in the back of the book, so you can create your own wildlife scene.

Mibo’s animals are also now available on a range of organic cotton children’s clothes and accessories, you can see this range from Little Frenchy.

Mibo also works with a number of charities and organisations promoting the conservation of animals. We are currently supporting an Australian organisation who are fundraising to build a much need Orang-utan sanctuary in Borneo. Find out more here.

You can also follow Mibo on Instagram - @mibostudio

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