Taronga Zoo to recreate 'Operation Noah's Ark' to celebrate 100th birthday

By Pallavi Singhal
Updated October 25 2016 - 10:13am, first published September 30 2016 - 10:37am
Jessie the elephant is transported across Sydney Harbour in 1916 on a barge to the new Taronga Park Zoo. Photo: Supplied
Jessie the elephant is transported across Sydney Harbour in 1916 on a barge to the new Taronga Park Zoo. Photo: Supplied

At 5.30am on a Sunday100 years ago, Jessie, a four-tonne elephant, sauntered through Sydney's CBD.

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