The zoo's collection consists of 469 species. •
Zo-dium – One of the largest
Asian elephant habitats in Japan. •
Bear House – A series of enclosures house four species of bears;
Japanese black bears,
Ussuri brown bears,
sun bears and
spectacled bears. •
Penguin House – The zoo has
Humboldt penguins and
southern rockhopper penguins in its collection. •
African Forest – This complex contains enclosures for
chimpanzees and
western lowland gorillas, including Shabani the gorilla. •
Koala House – The zoo has housed and successfully bred
koalas due to its sister city relationship with
Sydney. •
Bird Hall – A walk-through aviary. Outside the building is an enclosure for
ostriches. •
Fureai Hiroba – Visitors can interact with farm animals such as
goats and
sheep and small domestic animals such as
rabbits and
guinea pigs. •
Small Bird and Squirrel Forest – A small walk-through habitat with free-ranging
Japanese squirrels and birds such as
mandarin ducks and
warbling white-eyes. •
Vivarium and Nocturnal House – Nocturnal animals are housed in the building's first floor while the zoo's amphibian and reptile collection are kept on the second floor. On the promenade connecting both floors is a habitat for
Nile crocodiles. •
American Zone – This section houses North American animals such as
bald eagles,
American bison and
timber wolves. •
Medaka World – An exhibition facility keeping native freshwater fish such as
medaka. • Other animals housed in the zoo include
Indian rhinoceroses,
Malayan tapirs,
axis deer,
red kangaroos,
Chapman's zebras,
American flamingos,
Chilean flamingos,
great white pelicans,
lions,
Sumatran tigers,
Japanese serows,
reticulated giraffes,
polar bears,
California sea lions,
Japanese raccoon dogs,
Japanese macaques,
Tsushima leopard cats,
Sumatran orangutans,
African bush elephants,
hippos,
black rhinos,
pygmy hippos,
giant anteaters and
capybaras.
Shabani One of the zoo's silverback gorillas,
Shabani received significant social media coverage in 2015, being termed as "handsome" and "metrosexual" by news media, leading to an increase in young female visitors to the zoo. == See also ==