";s:4:"text";s:4582:" African Lion (Panthera leo senegalensis) Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis) Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) Asiatic Elephant King Cheetah Kyan with her cubs. Certificate of Excellence. One of Sydney's iconic tourist attractions, Taronga Zoo, celebrated its 100th birthday on Friday and both the special guests and animals were treated to a host of celebrations. Your adoption will fund Taronga's work with research and education programs, focusing on endangered species in Australia and around the world, as well as assist with the conservation, breeding and preservation of wild animals and their habitats.
The first animals to call the new zoo home included monkeys, seals, elephants and more than 500 birds. Many of these animals need ongoing medical care and rehabilitation, many of these populations have been nearly decimated. In 1916 the zoo was moved to Mosman to give the animals more space and allow for future growth. The Cheetah is often referred to as the “ghost of the grasses’’ in Africa and is the fastest land mammal. Divided into eight zoogeographic regions, the 28-hectare (69-acre) Taronga Zoo Sydney is home to over 4,000 animals of 350 species. Asian Elephant calf Jai Dee plays at Taronga Zoo Sydney Asian Elephants The largest living land mammal, elephants are super smart, really social and vital to their ecosystems.
INTRODUCING TARONGA TV! An emergency response team from Taronga Zoo Sydney rescued 16 healthy turtles and began a breeding program to secure the Bellinger River Turtle population. At Taronga’s Wildlife Hospitals in Sydney and Dubbo we have been working round-the-clock to care for sick, injured and displaced animals from the drought and bushfires. Moving from Moore Park to Taronga Zoo meant 228 mammals, 64 reptiles and 552 birds crossed the harbour. The zoo's wildlife hospital treats and rehabilitates up to 1,500 native animals every year, and their goal is to return as many animals as possible back into the wild. A giraffe house, tiger pits and an aquarium were added soon after followed by larger cats, apes, gorillas and koalas.
Taronga Zoo is known as the ‘zoo with a view’ due to its location on a hill overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Taronga Zoo opens wildlife resort for animal lovers to sleep on the wild side. Mammals.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo was the first zoo in the world to have successfully bred cheetahs and is home to an incredibly rare King Cheetah named Kyan.
Watch Amy and Mirrhi interact. With clever designs hiding barriers combined with the latest technology, it will provide an experience that is more immersive and engaging than traditional zoos. This is a list of animal species at Taronga Zoo compiled from information on the zoo web site as at April 2009. 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. At the new site an elephant temple, monkey pits, seal ponds, the top entrance, aviaries, paths, roadways and refreshment rooms. Hours Today: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. We’ve teamed up with Taronga Zoo to share 24/7 live-streaming of some of the animals at Taronga Zoo Sydney. important important important important aspects. And they tend to scavenge on dead animals rather than kill their own prey. It covers 28 hectares and offers stunning views of the harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. It is home to over 2600 Australian and international animals representing approximately 340 species. Malie the sea lion was taken out on a walk at Taronga Zoo earlier this month. List of Animals at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Construction Updates. Many were moved on flat top barges.
With over 4000 animals from 350 different species and a huge number of free talks, shows and activities, there's always something new to see and do when you visit. Taking a ferry directly from Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo, located in the suburb of Mosman, is the first unexpected joy of visiting the animal park.