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An Apollonaut travel guide
The place behind the visit.
A new zoo, its precincts and the Country it stands on offer several ways into the story of Sydney Zoo.
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A zoo opened in 2019
Sydney Zoo was founded in 2015 and opened in December 2019 at Bungarribee, in the Western Sydney Parklands. It covers 16.5 hectares.
More than 4,000 animals of over 150 species live in its precincts: Africa, Asia, Australia, Primate Boulevard and the Aquarium, with a Reptile and Nocturnal House.
Darug Country
Sydney Zoo acknowledges the Warrawarry people of the Darug Nation as the traditional owners of the land on which it stands.
Its Bungarribee Dreaming experience presents First Nations culture as part of a visit.
Animal care and conservation
Sydney Zoo is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia and is accredited under its welfare programme. The zoo runs conservation programmes of its own.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
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