Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo
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34°54′51″S 138°36′21″E / 34.91417°S 138.60583°E / -34.91417; 138.60583
Date opened23 May 1883; 141 years ago (1883-05-23)
LocationAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
Land area8 hectares (20 acres)
No. of animalsover 3,000 (as at September 2019)
No. of species300
MembershipsZoo and Aquarium Association,[1] World Association of Zoos and Aquariums[2]
Websitewww.adelaidezoo.com.au
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Sumatran tiger

Adelaide Zoo is Australia's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo), and it is operated on a non-profit basis.[3] It is located in the parklands just north of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It is administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated (trading as Zoos South Australia or Zoos SA), which is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and which also administers the Monarto Safari Park near Murray Bridge.[4]

The zoo houses 2,500 animals comprising 250 native and exotic species. The zoo's most recent enclosures are in the second phase of the South-East Asia exhibit, known as Immersion, providing visitors with the experience of walking through the jungle, with Sumatran tigers and Sumatran orangutans seemingly within reach.

Five buildings within the zoo have been listed as state heritage places on the South Australian Heritage Register, including the front entrance on Frome Road and the former Elephant House.[5][6] The zoo is also a botanical garden and the grounds contain significant exotic and native flora, including a Moreton Bay fig planted in 1877.

The giant panda exhibit, which opened in December 2009, is home to two giant pandas, Wang Wang and Funi, which will remain at the zoo until at least 2024.[7] The giant pandas at Adelaide Zoo are Australia’s only breeding pair of giant pandas.[8]

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  3. ^ "Five Facts About Good Zoos". Zoos Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Terms and Conditions - The Royal Zoological Society of SA Inc". Zoos SA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ "SA Heritage Register entry for the Main Gates and Walling". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ^ "SA Heritage Register entry for the Elephant House". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ^ Pandas Wang Wang and Fu Ni remain at Adelaide Zoo, with China's blessing ABC News, 7 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Giant Panda Facts". Adelaide Zoo. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2024.