ABSTRACT
Taronga Zoo has a panoramic view over Sydney Harbour, its name reputedly deriving from the aboriginal word meaning 'view over the water'. Seen from the harbour, the Zoo dominates the northern shore, and man-made features are relatively well screened by trees and bushes. Sydney's Zoo was first sited south of the harbour in Moore Park. By 1912, the Zoo had been extended to 15 acres and contained over three hundred species or subspecies of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fish and invertebrates. The land had been granted on condition that the Zoo would be administered by a Trust consisting of eight people appointed by the Governor of New South Wales. Taronga owns a representative collection of mammals from continents other than Australia, including almost thirty ungulate species, among them Himalayan thar, hippopotamus and pygmy hippopotamus, black rhinoceros, sitatunga, and Pére David's deer.
