On Thursday, July 27, I visited Taronga Zoo in Sydney with my brother and his wife. It had been over 20 years since I last visited this well-known zoo situated on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman and opened in 1916.
Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning beautiful view.
Above: As I'm sure is the case with most folks who visit Taronga Zoo, we did so by catching a ferry from Sydney's Circular Quay.
Above: The lower-level entrance of Taronga Zoo.
Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 28-hectare (69-acre) Taronga Zoo is home to over 4,000 animals of 350 species. It has a zoo shop, a cafe, and information centre.
Above: A female red kangaroo, also known as a "blue flyer."
Above: Ibex.
Above: Asian elephants.
Above: A giraffe.
Above: Meerkats.
Above: A bongo.
Notes the Zoo: "Many of [the building's] original features remain. The wooden floor has been worn smooth by many elephants' feet. . . . A large bath originally stood in the grounds of the temple [below]. Elephants entered the water via a stepped ramp. The bath was demolitioned in 1985. . . . [The Elephant Temple] is one of only a few of its kind in the world and is now heritage listed."
Above: A Centralian carpet python.
Above: A fishing cat.
Above: A lemur.
Above: A sun bear.
Above: A red junglefowl.
Above and below: A zoo with a view!
Above and below: Return to Circular Quay.
For more zoo pics, see the previous Wild Reed post:
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Images: Michael J. Bayly.
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