Taronga Zoo

In the aboriginal language, "taronga" means "water views" and the zoo definitely lives up to its name. The zoo opened in October 1916. It's divided into eight zoogeographic areas, is home to 2600 animals on 21 hectares making it one of the largest of its kind.

Day 5 - Sydney

November 7th 2008
As you noticed, we decided to splurge and purchased the hotel's "high-speed" internet connection for 24 hrs so that we could bring our blog up to date. After spending a good part of the morning doing this, we set out for Taronga Zoo. The zoo is a short 10 min ferry crossing from Circular Quay (which is a block from our hotel.) It's a beautiful zoo, built in part on the side of the cliff overl ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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