Gorillas Taronga Zoo Sydney
Sydney Taronga Zoo Gorillas
Make sure you visit the Gorilla enclosure at Taronga Zoo to see these massive creatures and their social manners. Of all the Great Apes, the Gorillas are the ones that we humans would like to consider are closest to us in intelligence and tribal behavior.
Strong, yet gentle creatures, plan to spend quite a few minutes watching the Gorillas. Hear the Gorilla Keeper Talk at 11.30am daily and watch them feeding on a variety of vegetables.
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Taronga Zoo Gorillas Sydney
Gorilla Enclosure Taronga Zoo
Open air enclosures, such as the Gorilla exhibition, allow all visitors the best possible viewing experience, plus it gives the Gorillas a much nicer life experience in captivity. There could be nothing worse for animals to be caged and at least open air enclosures, with ample space, allows the Gorillas to roam relatively free, with many logs, ropes and equipment to explore and use. Situated almost in the centre of Taronga Zoo, the Gorillas are probably one of the most popular exhibits. If you watch the people for a few minutes, instead of the animals, you see respect and love on the faces of young and old, and the pure enjoyment of seeing these wonderful beasts up close, shows in everyone's eyes.
After Chimpanzees and Bonobos, Gorillas are our next closest relative with around 98% shared DNA. Gorillas belong within Great Ape Family, which include Gibbon, Siamang, Orangutan, Chimpanzee, and Bonobo. Gorillas should never be regarded as monkeys. Humans also belong to the Great Ape family and perhaps could be regarded as the Super Ape. Gorilla Feeding Time - Keeper Talk 11.30 am Daily. The Gorilla enclosure is situated next to the Taronga Food Market and opposite the Seal Show arena. You can see the Gorillas feeding if you go directly to their enclosure straight after watching the seals perform.
Gorilla images © Tanya Puntti
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There
is something about Gorillas. They look wise, calm and family oriented.
For such powerful animals they seem gentle creatures, with the silverback
male their leader and protector. The Gorilla enclosure at Taronga Zoo
allows the public the opportunity to see these marvelous creatures in
similar surroundings to their native lands and to get a first hand appreciation
of their tribal interaction at close range. 
Best
times for viewing these animals are usually at feeding times when they
are release from their pens, after the keepers have cleaned the enclosure
and laid out the food. Each Gorilla seems to know their particular area
to forage for the food the keepers have left and there never seems to
be any squabbles, unlike all the fighting over at the 
