Zoo "Taronga" - is the oldest zoo in Sydney and one of the most famous in Australia. In the language of its local Aboriginal name means "beautiful view", which is quite true - the Sydney suburb of Mosman, where the zoo is located, is very picturesque.

The first zoo in the state of New South Wales came back in 1884 in the town of Moore Park, but it was very small and could not satisfy the needs of citizens. In 1908, the state government had the idea of ​​creating a new zoo, much more, which to the north of Sydney Harbour has been reserved 17 hectares of land. After 8 years, in 1916, to the zoo joined by 3, 6 hectares - the year is considered the founding year of "Taronga".

In 1915, the zoo opened the Bridge "Aqueduct", which was the first feature of the local landscape. On this bridge, reminiscent of medieval Italian caves, visitors cross a large ravine that separated the road to the zoo.

In the late 1960s, the zoo has changed dramatically, which led to increased research and improve the conditions of animals. In particular, they built an outdoor aviary for tropical birds, nocturnal animals home, ponds for waterfowl and a quarantine center. It was developed and implemented in practice, many educational programs that introduce visitors to the life of animals.

In the mid-1980s, the zoo built a cable car monorail, which you can see not only the territory, "Taronga", and Sydney Harbour.

Today, here in an area of ​​21 hectares is home to over 2,600 animals, which makes "Taronga" is also one of the largest zoos in the world. All the inhabitants of the zoo are located in eight different thematic areas. For example, in the "House of the platypus," you can see not only the platypus, but wombats and kangaroo rat. The exhibition "Wetlands Australia" numerous birds: storks, Brolga, pelican, royal spoonbill, Pacific black duck. The "Walk of Australia" can meet kangaroos, wallabies, emus, koalas and other typical inhabitants of the "green" of the continent. Finally, the fascinating exhibition "The Great South Sea", opened in 2008, introduces the leopard seals, California sea lions, penguins and other small inhabitants of the ocean depths.