Zoo attendance in Australia is steadily increasing, but so are the public’s expectations of institutions that hold animals in captivity
The elephant temple at Taronga zoo on the lush north shore of Sydney harbour does not look like a great home for giant mammals. Its oriental pastels and concrete floors speak of a zoo as a place of oddities from far-flung places. A place for gawking and gift shops.
Which, of course, it was.
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