Our last full day in Sydney (heavy sigh), we spent at the Toranga Zoo. We have been to a lot of zoos some great and others not so much, however, this one takes the prize. It was well planned and beautifully presented with rolling hills, tree lined paths, and large clean habitats for the animals.

We went intending to spend a few hours and ended up leaving when they closed the park seven hours later.

Although we had seen several Australian animals in our travels, there were many that we’d missed, so we headed to the Australian section first. Because of the intensity of the sun and heat in much of Australia, a great many of their animals are nocturnal. Most of these were displayed in night settings which made it very difficult to photograph them since flash photography was prohibited. I lucked out on some, and others I took pictures of the lighted displays, but we really did see them. We found out that for $3 each we could get a guide for the Australian section – money very well spent. Wendy spent an hour and a half walking us around and relaying each animals’ story. She was great! So here are the photos of the day. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them.