Hsinchu Zoo

Coordinates: 24°48′03.8″N 120°58′46.1″E / 24.801056°N 120.979472°E / 24.801056; 120.979472

Hsinchu Zoo
新竹市立動物園
General information
Type	Zoo
Location	East, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Opening	1936
Technical details
Floor area	5.4 hectares
Website
www.zoo.e-tobe.com

The Hsinchu Zoo (Chinese: 新竹市立動物園; pinyin: Xīnzhú Shìlì Dòngwùyuán) is a zoo in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.^[1]

The zoo is currently under reconstruction and is expected to open after July 2019.^[2]

History

Established in 1936, the zoo is the oldest zoo in Taiwan.^[3]

Architecture

• Children's Zoo
  • Chinchilla
  • Asian water buffalo
  • Domestic rabbit
  • Pony^[4]
• Primate's Families
  • Formosan rock monkey
  • Brown lemur
  • Grey gibbon
  • Crab eating macaque^[5]
• Bird's Paradise
  • Sulphur-crested cockatoo
  • Green peafowl
  • Common peafowl
  • Mandarin duck^[6]
• Tropical Rain Forest
  • Malayan sun bear
  • Orangutan
  • Bengal tiger
  • Alligator snapping turtle^[7]
• Reptile Kingdom
  • Yellow margined box turtle
  • African spurred tortoise
  • Green iguana
  • Red eared slider^[8]
• Deer's Wonderland
  • Formosan sika deer
  • Formosan barking deer^[9]

Exhibitions

The zoo currently exhibits more than 300 animals from 100 different species, which includes 70 animals from 23 protected species.^[10]

Transportation

The zoo is accessible within walking distance east of Hsinchu Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

References

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