 Taronga Zoo has recreated an Asian rainforest complete with over 200 animals right in the heart of the Zoo, overlooking magnificent Sydney Harbour.
Take the jungle path that appears out of the mists as you meet all manner of forest creatures from the sleepy Binturong to the agile Fishing Cat.
Gaze under water into the stream that is home to the magnificently monochromatic Malayan Tapir and the busy oriental Small-Clawed Otter.
Wander through towering aviaries where colourful rainforest birds soar and glide. See the rare Silvery Gibbons swing hand over hand through the trees and glimpse timid Spotted Deer in the dappled shadows of magnificent, historic fig trees.
The adventure begins in an Asian village at Palm Plaza, right in front of the lofty, peaked roofs of the Taronga Food Market. Every step of the path is full of statues, stone carvings and fascinating stories about the creatures of the Rainforest, some told in an eerie murmur by the Whispering Poles.
Before too long, Taronga plans to bring five Asian Elephants to open another chapter of the rainforest story to our visitors. These magnificent creatures, now endangered in the wild, will form part of a new Australasian breeding herd and be the focus of the efforts of Taronga and other zoos to help ensure a future for Asian elephants across the 14 countries from India to Vietnam in which they still remain.
Open from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily.
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