@zooman: the entire Asian rainforest section at the Adelaide Zoo is only a few years old, and includes orangutans, sumatran tigers, malayan tapirs, langurs, gibbons and other primates and is quite impressive overall. With giant pandas arriving this year, and the new multi-million dollar Envirodome as well, this zoo keeps on heading in right direction.
How big are all of Australias four major city Zoos (Melbourne, Taronga, Adelaide & Perth.)
Is the order Taronga, Melbourne, Perth and then Adelaide from biggest to smallest.
Size Comparisons: the Bronx Zoo is about 7 times larger than the Taronga Zoo, which is regarded as the best in Australia and is indeed quite an impressive collection. The North Carolina Zoo has an antelope/rhino paddock that is almost double the size of the entire Adelaide Zoo, and that is only one exhibit! I suppose it is all about quality and not quantity...
Karta (orangutan) short circuited the electrical wires surrounding her enclosure using a stick, but having climbed out of the exhibit returned just minutes later!
