Shanghai Zoo

Shanghai Zoological Park
Ticket office NO.1
Location No. 2368 Hongqiao Road,[1] Changning District, Shanghai
Coordinates 31°11′44″N 121°21′32″E / 31.195476°N 121.358757°E / 31.195476; 121.358757Coordinates: 31°11′44″N 121°21′32″E / 31.195476°N 121.358757°E / 31.195476; 121.358757
No. of animals 6,000
Owner Shanghai Forestry Bureau
Website www.shanghaizoo.cn

Shanghai Zoological Park (simplified Chinese: 上海动物园; traditional Chinese: 上海動物園; pinyin: Shànghǎi Dòngwùyuán), or commonly Shanghai Zoo in short, is the main zoological garden in Changning District, Shanghai.

Current zoo

After half a century of development the Shanghai Zoo has become one of the best ecological gardens in Shanghai. The zoo houses and exhibits more than 6,000 animals, among which are 600 Chinese animals that include giant pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys, lions, South China tigers, hoopoe, black bulbuls, scimitar-horned oryx, great hornbills and Bactrian camels. Animals from other parts of the world include chimpanzees, giraffes, kangaroos, gorillas, ring tailed lemurs, common marmosets, spider monkeys, african wild dogs, olive baboons, mandrills, Canadian lynxes and maned wolves. The zoo is constantly developing and improving the animal enclosures in order to provide better environments for the animals and a pleasurable experience for visitors.

The original golf course design has been basically preserved. There are a total of 100,000 trees with nearly 600 species planted in the zoo. The green areas and lawns cover an area of 100,000 square meters. The zoo endeavors to create an ecologically-friendly environment for the animals - the 'Swan Lake' with its natural reed clumps and trees providing shade for pelicans, geese, black swans, night herons and other birds, is a perfect example of this.

The Shanghai Zoo provides areas for amusement and leisure, opportunities for visitors to increase their knowledge of the various animals and combines this with scientific and technical research to help people better understand and protect animals. Since the zoo was established it has been host to over 150,000,000 visitors

The aim of the Shanghai Zoo is to have visitors leave with a better understanding of and appreciation for the animals and their environment

List of animals

Animals with an asterisk ("*") might have been moved elsewhere or are no longer on display.

Swan Lake
Aviary
Outdoor Bird Garden
Pheasant Corridor
Big Cat Enclosures
Outdoor Carnivore Islands
Carnivore Boardwalk
Panda House and Bear Pits
Polar Bear World
Herbivore Paddocks
Kangaroo Lawn
Aquatic Mammals Boardwalk
Raptor Area
Flamingo Pond
Waterbird Houses
Parrot House
Hornbill and Toucan Circle
Wader Stream
Indoor Bird House
Penguin Pool
Bailing Pet World and Small Animal Area
Monkey Houses
Nocturnal Animal and Tamarin House
Ape Islands and Gorilla Pavilion
Indoor Reptile House
Walk-in Reptile House
Fresh-and Saltwater Aquarium
Goldfish Hall and Koi Pond
Children's Zoo

References

  1. ↑ 我们的历史 (in Chinese). Shanghai Zoo. Retrieved February 26, 2014. 上海市虹桥路2381号
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