Taronga's Life

El agua es mojada y el cielo es azul...por fin se detuvo la lluvia que estaba literalmente inundando Sydney. Hoy el dia nuevamente esta bendito por los rayos del Sol y no hay mas tiempo que perder...destino Taronga Zoo

Once again Australia blesses us with his nature ... the rain stopped and the sun shines ... Taronga Zoo awaits us, there is no time to lose ... enjoy the Pitures Mate's

Luego de unos 30 minutos a bordo de un crucero en medio del oceano Pacifico, brujula en mano, arribamos en la Costa en donde se encuentra uno de los mas famosos Zoologicos de Australia, Taronga Zoo. Realmente no puedo explicar lo que se siente estar en real contacto con la naturaleza mas salvaje...nuevamente, le dejo la explicacion a mi camara, hice mi mejor esfuerzo por tratar de capturar un poco de esta bendicion para ustedes, disfruten

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Si, si si...

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.....si, si, si, si.... Si!!!!!!!

Hice buenas migas con Mister Crocodrile, hasta sonrio para la Camara.

PS...Estimado Mr. Croc, gracias por permitirme volver a casa con mis dos manos...thanks a lot...chupin...chupin

After a visit to Germany in 1908 the elected Secretary of the zoo, Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, returned with a vision for a new Sydney zoo, based on the bar-less exhibits of Hamburg Zoo. The site at Moore Park had become too small and was not suited to the vision. A new site for the zoo was sought. On April 24th, 1912 the NSW Government granted 43 acres of land north of the harbour which were part of Ashton Park. Another 9 acres were granted in April 1916.
In 1913, Management of the zoo passed to a Trust named the New Zoological Gardens Trust which became the Taronga Zoological Park Trust.
The first exhibits to be built were the seal ponds, elephant temple, monkey pits, top entrance, aviaries, paths and roadways and the refreshment rooms. In all, 228 mammals, 552 birds and 64 reptiles were moved from Moore Park to Taronga. Many, including the elephants, crossed the harbour on board a flat top barge.
Taronga Zoo was officially opened on October 7th, 1916.