Gembira Loka Zoo

Gembira Loka Zoo
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7°48′14″S 110°23′52″E / 7.803967997412671°S 110.39787329735024°E / -7.803967997412671; 110.39787329735024
Date opened1956; 68 years ago (1956)
LocationKotagede, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Land area22 hectares (54 acres)
No. of animals470
MembershipsWAZA, SEAZA, PKBSI
Public transit accessBus rapid transit Trans Jogja:
1B, 2A (Kusumanegara - Gembira Loka)
Websitewww.gembiralokazoo.com
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Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesian: Kebun Binatang Gembira Loka; Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦫꦗꦒꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦫꦭꦺꦴꦏ, romanized: Kêbon Raja Gêmbira Loka) is a zoological garden located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Gembira Loka Zoo was opened in 1956 and comprises a botanical garden, orchid nursery, (artificial) lake, children's park, numerous scenic bridges across the Gajahwong River, and a collection of approximately 470 animals, most notable of which are its native Indonesian tigers, leopards, Komodo dragons, saltwater crocodiles, orangutans, and gibbons, as well as African animals such as lions, camels and hippopotamus. The park is 54 acres (21.8 hectares) in size.[1]

In 2019, an area called Zona Cakar ("Scratch Zone") was opened, focusing on mammalian carnivores, especially cats.[2]

Gembira Loka Zoo has received many animals from various countries, through trade and gifts, such as the six African penguins from Singapore Zoo,[3] and eight lesser flamingos from Tanzania.[4]

  1. ^ Eric Oey (1 February 2001). Adventure Guides: Java Indonesia. Tuttle Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978-962-593-244-6.
  2. ^ "Kebun Binatang Gembira Loka Yogyakarta Operasionalkan Zona Cakar | TIMES Indonesia".
  3. ^ "Pinguin Jackass di Gembira Loka Zoo Gembira Loka Zoo".
  4. ^ "GL Zoo tambah koleksi burung flamingo Gembira Loka Zoo".