Taronga Zoo

Taronga Zoo is a zoo in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was officially opened on 7 October 1916. The zoo covers about 21 hectares (52 acres). It holds over 2,600 animals of 340 species. There is a larger, sister zoo in Dubbo, the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

Taronga Zoo

Giraffes in Taronga Zoo. The Sydney skyline is in the background.
Date opened	7 October 1916[1]
Location	Bradleys Head Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Land area	21 hectares (52 acres)[1]
Coordinates	33°50′36″S 151°14′28″E / 33.84333°S 151.24111°E / -33.84333; 151.24111
No. of animals	2,600
No. of species	340
Memberships	Zoo and Aquarium Association[2]
Website	www.zoo.nsw.gov.au

The zoo is divided into eight geographic regions of the world. The largest section is for Australian wildlife. It also has several aviaries, and an aquarium section for seals and penguins.

The Taronga Zoo also helps endangered animals. In 2009, scientists brought some yellow-spotted tree frogs to the Taronga Zoo to breed. Then the last wild yellow-spotted tree frogs died. In 2018, the scientists took some of the frogs from the Taronga Zoo and put them in the wild.^[3][4][5]

Taronga is an Aboriginal word which means "beautiful view".^[6]