Taipei Zoo | |
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24°59′42″N 121°35′3″E / 24.99500°N 121.58417°E | |
Date opened | 1914 |
Location | Wenshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
Land area | 165 hectares |
No. of animals | 2407 |
No. of species | 354 |
Memberships | WAZA |
Major exhibits | Giant Panda House, Pangolin dome |
Owner | Department of Education, Taipei City Government |
Management | South East Asian Zoos Association |
Public transit access | Metro Taipei Zoo station Gondola Taipei Zoo station Taipei Zoo South station |
Website | https://english.zoo.gov.taipei/ |
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Traditional Chinese | 臺北市立動物園 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 台北市立动物园 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muzha Zoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 木柵動物園 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 木栅动物园 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]