Taronga Zoo

Taronga Zoo is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning "beautiful view".

This article is about the zoo in Mosman, Sydney. For the zoo in Bungarribee, known as Sydney Zoo, see Sydney Zoo. For the zoo in Dubbo, see Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo Sydney upper entrance
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Date opened7 October 1916 (1916-10-07) (1884 at Moore Park site)
LocationBradleys Head Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Land area28 hectares (69 acres)
No. of animals2,000+
No. of species150+
MembershipsZAA
Websitetaronga.org.au/taronga-zoo

It was officially opened on 7 October 1916. 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.

Divided into various zoogeographic regions, the 28-hectare (69-acre) Taronga Zoo Sydney is home to more than 2,600 animals of approximately 150 different species. It has a zoo shop, a cafe, and an information centre.

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