Taronga Zoo Sydney
Harbourside zoo housing thousands of animals across hundreds of species, with sweeping water views.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Taronga Zoo in Sydney begins before dawn on a Sunday in September 1916, when an Asian elephant named Jessie set out on foot through the empty city streets with three keepers beside her. You'll follow her route from the old zoo at Moore Park, hear what the newspaper reporters made of her cautious habits, and cross the harbour by ferry. Best heard near the zoo's wharf, looking back toward the city.
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