Taipei Zoo

Taipei Zoo
臺北市立動物園
Entrance of the zoo
Interactive map of Taipei Zoo
臺北市立動物園
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 access
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.