A Day At Taronga Zoo

Zoo Bird Show

Bird Cracking Emu Egg with Rock

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The Giraffes Have the Best View

Cable Cars

Koala Not Doing Much

Red Kangaroo Napping

One Ugly Gila Monster

Blue Penguin Taking a Swim

We spent an entire day at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.  It has a great layout overlooking Sydney's Harbor, and over 4,000 animals.  We took the cable car up to the top from the ferry landing, then walked down admiring all the animals.  The free-flight bird show was awesome!  We sat in an open arena while trained birds soared right over our heads, snatching coins held up by willing attendees and performing all sorts of tricks on command.  We also got to see blue penguins swimming, and got some photos of them.  We'd watched 161 of them come ashore in Oamaru, New Zealand, but hadn't been allowed photographs.