Taipei Zoo

Taipei Zoo
Entrance of the zoo
Map
24°59′42″N 121°35′3″E / 24.99500°N 121.58417°E / 24.99500; 121.58417
Date opened1914
LocationWenshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Land area165 hectares
No. of animals2407
No. of species354
MembershipsWAZA
  • EAZA
  • SEAZA
    • TAZA(Taiwan Aquarium and Zoological Park Association)
Major exhibitsGiant Panda House, Pangolin dome
OwnerDepartment of Education, Taipei City Government
ManagementSouth East Asian Zoos Association
Public transit accessMetro
Taipei Zoo station
Gondola
Taipei Zoo station
Taipei Zoo South station
Websitehttps://english.zoo.gov.taipei/
Taipei Zoo
Traditional Chinese臺北市立動物園
Simplified Chinese台北市立动物园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběi Shìlì Dòngwùyuán
Bopomofoㄊㄞ´ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕ` ㄌㄧ` ㄉㄨㄥ` ㄨ` ㄩㄢ´
Wade–GilesT'ai pei shih li tung wu yüan
Yale RomanizationTaiBeiShr Li DungWuYwan
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingﺗَﻰْ ﺑُﻮِٔ شِ لِ دْﻮ ءُ ﻳُﻮًا
Hakka
RomanizationThòi-pet-sṳ li̍p thûng vu̍t yèn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingtoi4 bak1 si5 lap6 dung6 mat6 jyun4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-pak-chhī li̍p tōng bu̍t hn̂g
Muzha Zoo
Traditional Chinese木柵動物園
Simplified Chinese木栅动物园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMù zhà dòngwùyuán

The Taipei Zoo, sometimes referred to as the Muzha Zoo, is a public zoological garden in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation, research and education, and recreation. It is one of the largest zoos in Asia, with a total area of 165 hectares, of which more than 90 ha are developed.[1]

  1. ^ 動物園網站管理員 (2017-06-10). "新聞稿". www.zoo.gov.taipei (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-06-10.