100 years of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo

The city zoo of Sydney, Taronga, which is marking its 100th anniversary, is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour. Embe is the latest and brightest addition to the zoo’s Langur family. (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

Updated on: Sep 15, 2016 7:52 PM IST

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The city zoo of Sydney, Taronga, which is marking its 100th anniversary, is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour. Embe is the latest and brightest addition to the zoo’s Langur family. (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

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Australian school children form the number 100 in the giraffe enclosure during the anniversary event on September 15, 2016. (REUTERS)

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Spread over 21 hectares, the zoo is home to over 4,000 animals of 340 species. (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

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Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning beautiful view. (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

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Taronga Zoo’s earliest landscape features includes the Rustic Bridge which opened in 1915. A one-horned rhino calf makes his public debut alongside mother Amala. (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

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The zoo houses a number of exhibits such as Platypus and Nocturnal houses, waterfowl ponds and walkthrough Rainforest Aviary. A resident Regent Honeyeater... (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

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Some time in the mid-1980s, a gondola lift was installed which allows visitors to view the zoo and Sydney Harbour. Check out this beauty - the young chimp Fumo. (Tarongazoo/Instagram)

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Children wearing outfits representing rare and endangered animal species roam around giant lanterns depicting those animals during the 100th anniversary event. (REUTERS)