Taronga Zoo
| Taronga Zoo | ||
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| place | Bradley's Head Road, Mosman, NSW 2088 | |
| surface | 28 hectares | |
| opening | October 7, 1916 | |
| Animal species | 390 | |
| Individuals | 1900 | |
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| Member of | WAZA | |
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| www.zoo.nsw.gov.au | ||
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Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′ 30 ″ S , 151 ° 14 ′ 30 ″ E
Taronga Zoo is the Sydney city zoo in New South Wales , Australia . It was officially founded on November 7, 1916 and is located near Port Jackson in the suburb of Mosman . The zoo is run by the Taronga Conservation Society together with the Taronga Western Plains Zoo . The area is divided into eight zoogeographical regions and houses over 2,600 animals. The first elephant in Australia was born on July 4th, 2009 at Taronga Zoo.
Giraffes at Taronga Zoo in front of the Sydney skyline
Dingo at the Taronga Zoo
Young elephant Luk Chai at the age of five months
View of Sydney from Taronga Zoo
Individual evidence
- ^ Taronga's New Elephant Calf Takes First Steps Outside Barn , Taronga Conservation Society Australia.
Web links
Commons : Taronga Zoo - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
