But to be honest, it's a pretty awesome zoo and the price is almost (*almost*) worth it for the spectacular view across the Sydney harbor and the diversity of animals they have there. They have over 2,500 animals on over 52 acres (thanks Wikipedia) and I'd say in five hours I still saw maybe three-fourths of the whole place. So it's definitely an all-day event.
Most people get to the zoo by taking a ferry. I think it was a shorter ferry ride than the Manly one, but it still has great views and it was nice to get on the water anyway.
For me, the highlights of the zoo were the elephants. They're Asian elephants, so a little smaller and grouchier-looking than their African counterparts, but they had baby elephants that were super-cute.
The snow leopard was also insanely beautiful. I WANT ONE
Snow leopard, taking a bath:
View back across Sydney harbor to the skyline:
Insert your own funny giraffe caption here...
A little penguin swims overhead (taken from the aquarium tunnel):
Cute little Asian fisher cat, trying to look fierce:
Female lions, passed out. Rough life.
Snow leopard from the side. Gorgeous coat:
Snow leopard, sitting:
Red panda, the world's cutest animal:
Giraffe enclosure, with probably the best view in the zoo:
Elephant kisses:
Feeding time!
Mom, please don't drop your food all over my face. kthnxbye.
Baby elephant, with the skyline behind him:
Another view across the harbor from the zoo:
Adorable baby tiger cub! Just annoying because so many people were in the way:
Asian chicken. Kinda pretty, for a chicken:
The elephants take a bow:
Komodo dragon, world's largest lizard:
An elephant carries her zookeeper...with her trunk!
Elephant getting a little "fresh" with the zookeeper:
Tasmanian devil, chowing down on a fake dead kangaroo. Nice touch, Taronga zoo. Nice touch.
Asian bearcats! They were awesome:
Otters, totally passed out on the rocks:
Tasmanian devil, up close:
Mountain goat thingies:
Funny-looking pelican thing:
Male tiger, chillaxing:
Random mama pheasant and babies, running loose:
They use this poster to advertise the zoo. I LOVE IT!
Mr. Koala:
