Wild Life Sydney
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Wild Life Sydney | |
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33°52′12″S151°12′6″E/ 33.87000°S 151.20167°E | |
Date opened | September 2006 |
Location | Darling Harbour,Sydney,New South Wales,Australia |
Land area | 7,000 square metres (75,000 sq ft) |
Memberships | |
Major exhibits | 10 Zones |
Owner | Merlin Entertainments |
Public transit access |
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Website | www |
Wild Life Sydney Zoo(formerlySydney Wildlife World) is awildlife parkin theDarling Harbourprecinct, on the western edge of theSydney central business district,Australia. Opened in September 2006, the zoo is located adjacent to a leisure and retail precinct that includes theSea Life Sydney AquariumandMadame Tussauds Sydney.[3]
History
[edit]In May 2006, Sydney Aquarium announced plans to expand the existing aquarium site, in order to incorporate a wildlife park. Following this announcement, and after the acquisition of the tourist attractions atSydney Towerand of Manly Oceanarium, Sydney Aquarium changed its name to Sydney Attractions Group.Village Roadshowpurchased Sydney Attractions Group in late 2007.[4]UK attractions groupMerlin Entertainmentsbought Sydney Wildlife World as part of its acquisition of Village Roadshow assets in March 2011.
The park changed its name to Wild Life Sydney and re-opened on 13 September 2011.
The attraction was named the best family-focused tourism atThe Australian's 2007 Travel and Tourism Awards.[5]
Design
[edit]Construction began in November 2004 on the site, and was completed in August 2006. Wild Life Sydney is unusual for a zoo or wildlife park in that the public areas are almost entirely enclosed and air-conditioned. The A$52 million development features a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) walkway which snakes through 7,000 square metres (75,000 sq ft) of enclosures.[citation needed]
The upper level exhibits are open-air, enclosed only by a large stainless steel mesh roof structure supported by curved beams, which were designed to look like the ribs of the rainbow serpent of Aboriginal myth when viewed from above. This open-air feature has enabled the exhibits to be landscaped naturally with live plants, including full-sized trees. The largest exhibit is the 800-square-metre (8,600 sq ft) semi-arid habitat of kangaroo walkabout, featuring 250 tonnes (280 short tons) of red sand trucked in from central Australia and full-sizedbottle trees.This habitat housesKangaroo Island kangaroos,echidnas,aquokkaandkoalas.
Exhibits
[edit]Wild Life Sydney Zoo is divided into ten zones, containing the following exhibits:
Tricky Tongues and Treehouse
Devil's Den
Outback Shack
Wallaby Cliffs
Daintree Rainforest
Kangaroo Walkabout
Crocodile Billabong
Platypus Pool
Night Fall
Koala Rooftop (including Koala Rooftop Cafe
Experiences
[edit]Wild Life Sydney offers a Koala Photo experience where guests can get close to the Koalas and take a quality photo with them.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Member Location Map".zooaquarium.org.au.ZAA.Retrieved29 January2011.
- ^"Zoos and Aquariums of the World".waza.org.WAZA.Retrieved29 January2011.
- ^Starkey, Erina (20 September 2016)."Join us on City Safari! The best places to find nature in Sydney".The Daily Telegraph.Australia.Retrieved2 October2016.
- ^Village Roadshow wins battle for Sydney Attractions GroupAttractions Management 11 February 2008
- ^e-Travel Blackboard: Australia's Number One Industry Newsletter
External links
[edit]Media related toWild Life Sydneyat Wikimedia Commons