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Taronga Zoo Sydney
Taronga Zoo Sydney entrance
Date opened
7 October 1916[1]
Location
Bradleys Head Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates
33°50′36″S 151°14′28″E / 33.84333°S 151.24111°E / -33.84333; 151.24111Coordinates: 33°50′36″S 151°14′28″E / 33.84333°S 151.24111°E / -33.84333; 151.24111
Land area
28 hectares (69 acres)[1]
No. of animals
4,000+
No. of species
350+
Memberships
ZAA[2]
Website
taronga.org.au/taronga-zoo
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a Sydney zoo located a 15-minute ferry ride from Circular Quay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was officially opened on 7 October 1916. Taronga Zoo Sydney is managed by the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales, under the trading name Taronga Conservation Society, along with its sister zoo, the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.
Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 28-hectare (69-acre) Taronga Zoo Sydney is home to over 4,000 animals of 350 species. It has a zoo shop, a cafe, and information centre.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Rustic Bridge
1.2 Late 1900s
1.3 2000 master plan
1.4 Zoo Friends
2 Notable events
2.1 Platypus birth
2.2 Australia's first elephant birth
2.3 Second elephant birth
2.4 Royal tour
3 Animals and exhibits
3.1 Wild Australia
3.2 Great Southern Oceans
3.3 Moore Park Aviary
3.4 Serpentaria
3.5 South American Aviaries
3.6 African Waterhole
3.7 Chimpanzee Park
3.8 Gorilla Forest
3.9 Lemur Forest Adventure
3.10 Orang-utan Walk
3.11 Wild Asia
3.12 Himalayan Mountains
3.13 Big Cats
3.14 "Dog Row"
3.15 Bear Canyon
3.16 Giant Tortoises
3.17 Other
4 Chimpanzee community
4.1 Males
4.2 Females
5 Transport
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
Taronga Zoo lower-level entrance
The old entrance of Taronga Zoo
Giraffes in front of Sydney's skyline
Trained seals put on a show for visitors at Taronga. The show also focuses on awareness of protecting oceans and the effects overfishing and littering can have on marine life
Rustic Bridge in 2009
The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales opened the first public zoo in New South Wales in 1884 at Billy Goat Swamp in Moore Park, on a site now occupied by Sydney Boys High School and Sydney Girls High School. Inspired by a 1908 visit to the Hamburg Zoo, the secretary of the zoo, Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, envisioned a new zoo based on the bar-less concept.[3] After realising that the Moore Park site was too small, the NSW Government granted 43 acres (17 ha) of land north of Sydney Harbour. A further 9 acres (3.6 ha) were later granted in 1916.
Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning beautiful view.[4]
Rustic Bridge[edit]
The "Rustic Bridge" was opened in 1915 and was one of Taronga Zoo's earliest landscape features. It was the main way in which visitors could cross the natural gully that it spans. Early photographs show it as a romantic pathway secluded by plantings. The rustic effect was created by embedding stones in the wall and like the aquarium, its design was reminiscent of Italian grottoes.
Late 1900s[edit]
A critical review in 1967 led to a new emphasis on scientific conservation, education and preservation. New exhibits were built starting with the Platypus and Nocturnal houses, waterfowl ponds and walkthrough Rainforest Aviary. A Veterinary Quarantine Centre was built as was an Education Centre (funded by the Department of Education). Previous attractions such as elephant rides, miniature trains, monkey circus and merry-go-round gave way to educational facilities such as Friendship Farm and Seal Theatre.
In the mid-1980s, a gondola lift was installed that allows visitors to view the zoo and Sydney Harbour. It runs from the bottom of the park close to the ferry wharf, and transports passengers to the top end of the zoo.
2000 master plan[edit]
In 2000, TCSA commenced a 12-year $250 million master plan, the majority of which is being spent at Taronga Zoo. The first major master plan item was the Backyard to Bush precinct. Under the plan, the zoo received five Asian elephants from the Thailand Zoological Park Organisation for breeding purposes, education, long-term research and involvement of conservation programs. The plan has met opposition from environmental activists in Thailand, who blockaded the trucks hauling the elephants to Bangkok International Airport for their flight on 5 June 2006.[5] The elephants along with other Asian rain forest specimens are housed in the "Wild Asia" precinct which opened in 2006 and aims to immerse visitors in an Asian rain forest environment.
A marine section, Great Southern Oceans, opened in April 2008. Recently, the redevelopment and restoration of the historic entrance opened, further adding to the masterplan. The chimpanzee exhibit is also under construction, hoping to split it into two sections, making it easier for introducing new individuals.[6]
Zoo Friends[edit]
Zoo Friends offers support in form of volunteers and fund raising for both Taronga and Western Plains Zoo. Members are offered behind-the-scenes experiences at the zoo and unlimited zoo entry. Members are also eligible to volunteer to help at the zoo.
Notable events[edit]
Platypus birth[edit]
In February 2003, it became the second zoo in Australia to breed the platypus.
Australia's first elephant birth[edit]
Luk Chai at five months old
At 3.04 am on 4 July 2009, Thong Dee, an Asian elephant, gave birth to a male calf named Luk Chai. He is the first calf ever born in Australia. Thong Dee, and his father Gung, were two of the eight elephants imported into Australia to participate in the Australasian Conservation Breeding Program.
A further two calves were expected to be born at Taronga in the following two years. The baby elephant is a major tourist attraction, with thousands of visitors attending the zoo just to see him.[7]
Second elephant birth[edit]
A baby Asian elephant was thought to have died during labour on 8 March 2010. The calf's 18-year-old mother Porntip was in and out of labour over the week beforehand, after a pregnancy lasting almost two years.
Zoo keepers and veterinarians were concerned about the progress of the labour, with Porntip showing unusual movements and behavior. An ultrasound revealed that the calf was unconscious in the birth canal, and the zoo announced on 8 March 2010 that the calf was believed to be dead.[8][9] On 10 March 2010 at 3:27 am the male calf was born.[10] It was subsequently named Pathi Harn, a Thai expression meaning "miracle".[11] Pathi Harn's father is Bong Su, of the Melbourne Zoo, and was artificially conceived.
In October 2012, Pathi Harn critically injured his keeper by crushing her against a pole.[12]
Royal tour[edit]
On April 20, 2014, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge along with their 8-month-old baby son, Prince George of Cambridge, visited Taronga Zoo Sydney to participate in an unveiling ceremony at the Bilby exhibit, where a Bilby statue/plaque was unveiled, much to George's delight and curiosity until receiving two small gifts: A stuffed Bilby and a "Wild Child on Board" car sign. It is later confirmed that the Bilby was named Bilby George in honor of the little prince.
Animals and exhibits[edit]
Taronga Zoo has about 340 species and over 2,600 individual animals.[13][14] They are housed in a large variety of exhibits, including:
Wild Australia[edit]
Australian Wetlands
Black-necked stork
Little pied cormorant
Brolga
Australian pelican
Royal spoonbill
Pacific black duck
Chestnut teal
Blue-billed duck
Australian wood duck
Australian shelduck
Plumed whistling duck
Water whistling duck
Black swan
Cape Barren goose
Magpie goose
Australian Walkabout
A peacock displays to male red kangaroo, 2007
Red kangaroo
Tammar wallaby
Swamp wallaby
Agile wallaby
Red-necked wallaby
Emu
Koala Walkabout
Koala
Platypus House
Platypus
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Water rat
Australian Nightlife
Red-tailed phascogale
Bilby
Long-nosed bandicoot
Long-nosed potoroo
Brush-tailed bettong
Common ringtail possum
Squirrel glider
Yellow-bellied glider
Feathertail glider
Greater stick-nest rat
Black-footed tree-rat
Plains rat
Spinifex hopping-mouse
Ghost bat
Tawny frogmouth
New Caledonian giant gecko
Quokka
Australian Rainforest Aviary
Rainbow lorikeet
Musk lorikeet
Eclectus parrot
Australian king parrot
Crimson rosella
Double-eyed fig parrot
Paradise riflebird
Wonga pigeon
Topknot pigeon
Superb fruit dove
Pacific emerald dove
Brown cuckoo-dove
White-headed pigeon
Red-browed finch
Blue-faced parrotfinch
Buff-banded rail
Black-breasted buttonquail
Regent bowerbird
Eastern whipbird
Noisy pitta
Black-faced monarch
Pacific koel
Australian Bush Birds
King quail
Painted buttonquail
Green pygmy goose
White-browed crake
Banded lapwing
Pacific golden plover
Black-winged stilt
Laughing kookaburra
Sacred kingfisher
Forest kingfisher
Rainbow bee-eater
Pheasant coucal
Glossy black cockatoo
Musk lorikeet
Little lorikeet
Turquoise parrot
Swift parrot
Superb fruit dove
Rose-crowned fruit dove
Wonga pigeon
Topknot pigeon
Pacific emerald dove
Bar-shouldered dove
Peaceful dove
Brush bronzewing
Crested pigeon
Noisy pitta
Eastern spinebill
Noisy friarbird
Blue-faced honeyeater
New Holland honeyeater
Striped honeyeater
Crimson chat
Variegated fairywren
Eastern yellow robin
Hooded robin
Grey shrikethrush
Black-faced cuckooshrike
Silvereye
Clamorous reed warbler
Eastern whipbird
Diamond firetail
Red-browed finch
Plum-headed finch
Double-barred finch
Chestnut-breasted mannikin
Satin bowerbird
Regent bowerbird
White-browed woodswallow
Creatures of the Wollemi
Platypus
Short-beaked echidna
Brush-tailed rock wallaby
Australasian grebe
Hardhead
Masked lapwing
Bush stone-curlew
Little pied cormorant
Laughing kookaburra
Sacred kingfisher
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
Gang-gang cockatoo
Scaly-breasted lorikeet
Eastern rosella
Superb parrot
Red-rumped parrot
Rose-crowned fruit dove
Wonga pigeon
Brush bronzewing
Dollarbird
Australasian figbird
Noisy pitta
Superb lyrebird
Black-faced cuckooshrike
White-browed babbler
Satin bowerbird
Regent bowerbird
Striped honeyeater
Regent honeyeater
Diamond firetail
Eastern water dragon
Eastern blue-tongued lizard
Cunningham's skink
Eastern water skink
Southern leaf-tailed gecko
Eastern long-necked turtle
Helmore Parrot Aviary
Red-tailed black cockatoo
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
Short-billed black cockatoo
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Major Mitchell's cockatoo
Gang-gang cockatoo
Backyard to Bush
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Red-necked wallaby
Spinifex hopping-mouse
House mouse
Guinea pig
European rabbit
Sheep
Goat
Pig
Emu
Budgerigar
Cockatiel
King quail
Chicken
Wild turkey
Children's python
Diamond python
Red-bellied black snake
Coastal bearded dragon
Lace monitor
Shingleback
Eastern blue-tongued lizard
Eastern snake-necked turtle
Australian green tree frog
Dainty green tree frog
Green and golden bell frog
Splendid rainbowfish
Pacific blue-eye
Redback spider
Golden orb-web spider
Huntsman spider
Bird-eating spider
Wolf spider
White-tail spider
Net-casting spider
Black house spider
Daddy long-legs spider
Desert scorpion
Rainforest scorpion
Praying mantis
Black house ant
Meat ant
Grasshopper
Phasmids
Giant burrowing cockroach
American cockroach
Centipede
Garden snail
Mealworm
Other Wild Australia
Tasmanian devil
Red kangaroo
Eastern grey kangaroo
Tammar wallaby
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
Emu
Malleefowl
Sacred kingfisher
Southern cassowary
Eclectus parrot
Red lory
Rainbow lorikeet
Purple-crowned lorikeet
Red-rumped parrot
Victoria crowned pigeon
Diamond dove
Common bronzewing
Blue-faced honeyeater
Regent honeyeater
Striated grasswren
Saltwater crocodile
Great Southern Oceans[edit]
California sea lion
Australian sea lion
Australian fur seal
New Zealand fur seal
Australian pelican
Fiordland penguin
Little penguin
Moore Park Aviary[edit]
Northern palm squirrel
Mandarin duck
Lady Amherst's pheasant
Swinhoe's pheasant
Luzon bleeding-heart
Serpentaria[edit]
Freshwater crocodile
Komodo dragon
Mitchell's water monitor
Short-tailed monitor
Eastern water dragon
Coastal bearded dragon
Chameleon dragon
Central netted dragon
Tawny crevice dragon
Frilled lizard
Basilisk
Sailfin lizard
Green iguana
Rhinoceros iguana
Fiji banded iguana
Fiji crested iguana
Gila monster
Anaconda
Jackson's chameleon
Veiled chameleon
Scheltopusik
Eastern blue-tongued lizard
Night skink
Hosmer's skink
Land mullet
Cunningham's skink
Giant cave gecko
Rough knob-tailed gecko
Tuatara
Reticulated python
Amethystine python
Green tree python
Boa constrictor
Taiwan beauty snake
Rhinoceros viper
Eyelash viper
Egyptian cobra
Corn snake
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Taipan
Red-bellied black snake
Black-headed python
Stimson's python
Collett's snake
Fierce snake
Desert death adder
Broad-headed snake
Arafura file snake
Star tortoise
Elongate tortoise
Matamata
Eastern snake-necked turtle
Northern snake-necked turtle
Broad-shelled river turtle
River cooter
Saw-shelled turtle
Short-necked turtle
Australian green tree frog
Red-eyed tree frog
White-lipped tree frog
Eastern dwarf tree frog
Green and golden bell frog
Cane toad
South American Aviaries[edit]
Brazilian agouti
Green-winged macaw
Sun conure
Nanday conure
Brown-throated conure
African Waterhole[edit]
Common zebra
Giraffe
Bongo
Barbary sheep
Egyptian goose
Helmeted guineafowl
Fennec fox (Soon to move from Dog Row)
Chimpanzee Park[edit]
Chimpanzee
Gorilla Forest[edit]
Western lowland gorilla
Lemur Forest Adventure[edit]
Ring-tailed lemur
Orang-utan Walk[edit]
Sumatran orangutan
Wild Asia[edit]
Asian elephant
White-cheeked gibbon
Francois' langur
Fishing cat
Binturong
Oriental small-clawed otter
Chital
Pygmy hippopotamus
Green peafowl
Indian peafowl
Kalij pheasant
Golden pheasant
Red junglefowl
Chukar partridge
King quail
Buff-banded rail
Mandarin duck
Ruddy shelduck
Water whistling duck
Cattle egret
Glossy ibis
Royal spoonbill
Sacred kingfisher
White-bibbed ground dove
Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon
Superb fruit dove
Nicobar pigeon
Pied imperial pigeon
Red lory
Australasian figbird
Red-whiskered bulbul
Metallic starling
Clamorous reed warbler
Pekin robin
Tri-coloured mannikin
Java sparrow
Koi
Rosy barb
White Cloud Mountain minnow
Medaka
Himalayan Mountains[edit]
Red panda
Snow leopard Which has been removed.
Himalayan tahr
Snow leopard showing teeth
Young tahr on mountain
Big Cats[edit]
Fishing cat in Taronga (2007)
African lion
Sumatran tiger
Binturong
Sumatran tiger
African lion
"Dog Row"[edit]
Dhole
Fennec fox
Malayan tapir
Meerkat
Bear Canyon[edit]
Sun bear
Giant Tortoises[edit]
Aldabra giant tortoise
Andean condor
Other[edit]
American alligator
Cotton-top tamarin
Bolivian squirrel monkey
Seal Cove Pool with a view to Great Southern Oceans
Chimpanzee community[edit]
Taronga Zoo is currently home to a multi-male, multi-female troop of 19 chimpanzee of various ages, The group is currently led by alpha male, Lubutu.
Males[edit]
Lubutu is the alpha male and was born in June 1993 to Lisa. Lubutu took on the role of alpha male, at the age of eight years, after the previous alpha male died suddenly. Lubutu is tolerant of the infants in the group and through his fair leadership and support from the females in the troop, has attributed to his success and continuity as a leader. Lubutu is the father of Samaki, Lani, Furahi, Shikamoo, Sembe and Sule. He was vasectomised in 2009 as his genetics are well represented in the region.
Shabani is the beta male and was born in September 1994 to Shiba. Shabani is less tolerant of the infants in the group and will occasionally redirect aggression towards the females of the group. Shabani has attempted many times to oust Lubutu from his position as alpha male, but his lack of popularity means the females support Lubutu during any conflicts.
Samaki was born in November 2001 to Shiba. Shabani and Samaki are known as the "S boys" and if they were to team up, would stand an excellent chance of taking over the alpha role. It seems this is unlikely to happen as Samaki is very supportive of his father, Lubutu, playing the role of his right-hand man. The pair often spend time bonding together and Samaki receives benefits for his support, including access to food and females. Samaki is the father of Sudi.
Furahi was born in February 2003 to Kuma. He is one of two adolescent males in the troop and has a close relationship with his mother, Kuma. Furahi offers support to his mother, particularly since the birth of his brother, Fumo, last year. Furahi enjoys displaying, like the adult males in the troop and will occasionally harass the females. Furahi is the father of Liwali.
Shikamoo was born in July 2003 to Sasha. Shikamoo has a close friendship with Furahi and is often seen bonding with him. Shikamoo is protective of his brother, Sule, and is popular amongst the females of the troop, particularly Kuma and Kamili. Shikamoo is the father of Fumo.
Sule was born in April 2008 to Sasha. Sule was the youngest member of the troop for five years until the birth of Fumo and enjoys babysitting the infant. He is frequently seen carrying Fumo around, or returning him to his mother if he wanders away. He has likely learnt this behaivour from his elder brother, Shikamoo, who used to interact with Sule in a similar way. Sule has shown advanced social skills from a young age and often acts as a peacemaker during altercations. He is popular amongst the troop and enjoys showing off to the visitors.
Fumo was born in October 2013 to Kuma. He is the oldest of three infants in the community. Kuma has encouraged Fumo's development from an early age and he is advanced in his climibing skills for his age. Fumo has recently begun using the artificial termite mound.
Sudi was born in August 2014 to Shiba. Sudi has been kept under close protection from his mother, and has not been allowed the freedom to explore, Kuma has allowed Fumo. Shiba has recently been encouraging Fumo to interact with Sudi.
Liwali was born in September 2014 to Lisa. Liwali is the youngest chimpanzee in the group and is expected to develop a close bond with the other two infants, Fumo and Sudi, as they grow up together.
Females[edit]
Spitter was born at Taronga Zoo Sydney in June 1960 to Biddy and is the most senior female in the community. Spitter has had seven offspring including an unnamed son who was born and died in January 1972, an unnamed son who was born and died in July 1973, a daughter Speedy who was born in May 1975 and died in July 1975, a daughter Sheba who was born in June 1978 and died in September 1978, a daughter Sacha who was born in June 1980, a daughter Sally who was born in January 1985 and a son Gombe who was born in December 1988 and died in May 2001. Sally was exported to Wellington Zoo in April 1992. Spitter is now post reproductive.
Koko was born in January 1972 in the wild, and came to Taronga Zoo Sydney in February 1993. She has had five offspring including an unnamed daughter who was born and died in August 1994, a daughter Kamili who was born in September 1995, an unnamed daughter who was born and died in June 1999, an unnamed daughter who was born and died in February 2003 and an unnamed son who was born and died in September 2014. Koko is now post reproductive.
Lisa was born at Taronga Zoo in August 1979 to Lulu and is the highest ranking female. Lisa has had four offspring including a son Lobo who was born in June 1989 and died in November 1996, a son Lubutu who was born in June 1993, a daughter Lani who was born in May 2002 and a son Liwali who was born in September 2014.
Sasha was born at Taronga Zoo in June 1980 to Spitter. Sacha has had six offspring including a son Sokwe who was born in August 1989 and died in October 1989, a daughter Kike who was born in April 1991, a son Sandali who was born in February 1996, a unnamed daughter who was born and died in September 2002, a son Shikamoo was born in July 2003 and a son Sule who was born in April 2008. Kike was exported to Perth Zoo in June 1998 and Sandali was exported to Adelaide Zoo in December 2008.
Shiba was born in May 1981 to Susie and has produced five offspring. A son, Shabani in 1994, an unnamed male who died at birth in 1999, a son, Samaki in 2001, a daughter Sembe, in 2008 and a son, Sudi in 2014. Shiba is the second highest ranked female in the troop and is independent and tough. Her mother, Susie, died in 1995, leaving Shiba without the maternal support Lisa and Sasha had from their mothers. Today, Shiba has support in conflicts from her two adult sons, Shabani and Samaki. She did not initially accept Lubutu's take over as alpha male in 2001 as he was only eight years old, and she likely realised his threat to her son Shabani's chances of becoming the alpha male. Shiba is fiercely protective of her offspring and access to her newborn son, Sudi, by the troop is still very restricted.
Shona was born in October 1987 and is the lowest ranking adult. Shona was sterilised during the 1990s and has never produced any offspring. Shona has a good relationship with the alpha male, Lubutu, but receive little support from the other chimpanzee, including her aunt, Shiba. Shona is a small chimpanzee and is often harassed by the males.
Kuma was born in December 1991 to Ficha and has given birth to three offspring, a son Furahi who was born in February 2003, a unnamed daughter who was born and died in October 2012 and a son Fumo who was born in October 2013. Kuma, then an adolescent, had a difficult time raising her first son, Furahi, due to a lack of family support. Furahi, now fully grown, supports Kuma in raising her second son, Fumo. Kuma has made significant advances in the hierarchy and is currently the second highest ranking female. This success is due to her large size, the support of an adult son, and her ferocity. It is not uncommon to see Kuma take on the alpha or beta male and win, especially if she is defending Furahi in conflicts.
Kamili was born in September 1995 to Koko, and has had three offspring. Her first offspring, was an unnamed daughter, born in 2005. She was attacked and killed shortly after birth by Shiba. Kamili gave birth again in 2013, to an unnamed son, which again was attacked and killed by Shiba shortly after birth. Kamili gave birth to her third offspring in 2014, which died shortly after birth due to mismothering. Kamili had been separated, along with her pregnant mother, Koko, to allow the two low ranked females to raise their young in safety during the critical first weeks, but this was unsuccessful. Koko, and Kamili are often involved with conflicts within the group and receive little support from the others. in 2004, Koko and Kamili attacked Shiba's juvenile son, Samaki, who probably would have been killed, had Shiba not intervened. It is thought Shiba's infanticide of Kamili's offspring was a result of Koko and Kamili's attack on Samaki. The father of Kamili's baby in 2013 was Shiba's eldest son, Shabani. Kamili is close to Shikamoo and the pair often spend time grooming each other.
Lani was born in May 2002 to Lisa. With her brother being the alpha male, and her mother Lisa, the highest ranking female, Lani has enjoyed a high social status since birth. Lani is confident and well respected in the troop. She has shown a great interest in Fumo and was one of the first Kuma allowed to hold him. Lani enjoys interacting with Sule who often engages her in chasing and climbing games on the high ropes. Lani is being considered for breeding in the immediate future.
Sembe was born in February 2008 to Shiba. Sembe has always been very close to her mother, Shiba, and has struggled to adjust to the birth of her new sibling, Sudi. Sembe was still riding on her mother's back at the age of six but as Shiba's pregnancy advanced, she grew less tolerant of this. Sembe will often walk, one arm draped over her mother. Sembe is a feisty young female who is struggling to adjust to life within the community now her mother is fully absorbed with Sudi. Sembe lacks the social skills displayed by Sule and will have to work hard if she is to make any connections outside of her family. She remains close to her adult brothers, Shabani and Samaki and often interacts with Sule, who is two months younger. For many years, Sembe was dominant to the smaller Sule, but as they enter adolescence, these roles are quickly reversing.
Transport[edit]
Taronga Zoo ferry wharf
The Taronga Zoo ferry services are, for many tourists, the preferred mode of travel to the zoo, providing a 12-minute ride from the city to the zoo.[15][16] Passengers disembarking at the ferry wharf, located on Bradleys Head Road, can enter the zoo via a gondola lift or connect with local State Transit Authority bus services. Sydney Ferries offers combined "ZooLink" tickets covering ferry fares, park entry, and gondola ride.
Taronga Zoo Sydney also works heavily with various other Sydney Harbour transport operators, such as Captain Cook Cruises and Yellow Water Taxis. Both of these operators offer combined tickets/packages which include tickets covering transport fares, park entry, and gondola ride.
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taronga Zoo Sydney.
Taronga Conservation Society
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Taronga by Victor Kelleher, a work of fiction using Taronga Zoo as its setting
References[edit]
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