Zoo

Taronga Zoo

Q: Where is Taronga Zoo?

Sydney, Australia. Taronga Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Sydney, Australia. Its coordinates are 33.843° S, 151.241° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Royal National Park, about 34 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Taronga Zoo?

272 species. Citizen-science photos record 272 species at Taronga Zoo, including Koala, Emu, Blue Flyer, Slender-tailed Meerkat and Common Peafowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Taronga Zoo in the wild?

Koala: Flinders Chase. Some of the animals photographed at Taronga Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase), Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

Q: When did Taronga Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1916, 25 ha. Taronga Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Sydney, Australia, opened in 1916 and covers about 25 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 272 species are photographed there.

🇦🇺 Australia

🏙️ In Sydney

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Australia 272 spp. present

Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. It has views of Sydney Harbour and the city. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

33.843° S 151.241° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

272

species

Opened

1916

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

zoo.nsw.gov.au ↗

What visitors say

My experience at Taronga Zoo was absolutely incredible, and being able to interact with the Australian wildlife felt amazing.

We saw and learned about an array of wildlife, including a tree kangaroo, a Bolivian squirrel monkey, koalas, lions, meerkats and we even met a peacock named George who was getting chased by a wild bush turkey, a scene the kids on the tour really got a kick out of.

🦒 Animals in captivity

VU Endemic

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Flinders Chase+ 6 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Osphranter rufus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Rottnest Island+ 14 more parks

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park+ 16 more parks

LC Endemic

Wallabia bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Wilsons Promontory National Park+ 10 more parks

Before you go

Where is Taronga Zoo?

Sydney, Australia

Taronga Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Sydney, Australia. Its coordinates are 33.843° S, 151.241° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Royal National Park, about 34 km away.

What animals can you see at Taronga Zoo?

272 species

Citizen-science photos record 272 species at Taronga Zoo, including Koala, Emu, Blue Flyer, Slender-tailed Meerkat and Common Peafowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Taronga Zoo in the wild?

Koala: Flinders Chase

Some of the animals photographed at Taronga Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase), Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

When did Taronga Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1916, 25 ha

Taronga Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Sydney, Australia, opened in 1916 and covers about 25 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 272 species are photographed there.