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unusual facts about Taronga Zoo


Auburn Botanical Gardens

The native fauna reserve, set up in consultation with Taronga Zoo, is a later addition by the council's parks and gardens department.


Purple-necked rock-wallaby

The purple-necked rock-wallaby (Petrogale purpureicollis) was first classified in 1924 by Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, then director of the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, who noted a strange purple colouration around the neck as well as skull differences separating it from other rock-wallaby species.

Strudyna

Project Title: Male Elephant Building Location: Sydney, Australia Owner: Taronga Zoo Architect: Jackson Teece Year of construction: 2009 Taronga Zoo features Structural Dynamic’s ‘Strudyna’ 16.0mm 1 X 19 stainless wire strand together with AM swage toggles and PBI rigging screws.


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