The Taronga Zoo, located across the harbour from downtown Sydney, is a beautiful park perched on a hillside. The grounds cover 74 acres (30 hectares) and stretch all the way down the hill to the water. When you disembark the ferry at Taronga, you can take a short tram ride up over the park to the top entrance. From the zoo you also have a beautiful view of the harbor and city.
The Melbourne Zoo is located a few kilometres northwest of downtown, a short ride by trolley. Derek visited it while on a business trip, and took a few photos.
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Let's get the crowd-pleasing stuff out of the way first...
looking over lunch (Taronga) |
chow time! (Taronga) |
little (or "fairy") penguins (RMZG) |
a flock of large flightless emus (RMZG) |
a beautiful bird (we forget what kind) (Taronga) |
someone closer to our own order (RMZG) |