Formosan Animal Area Located near the zoo entrance, this area features animals indigenous to Taiwan, such as
clouded leopards,
Eurasian otters,
Formosan black bears,
Formosan rock macaques,
Formosan sika deer,
leopard cats,
Taiwan serows,
Taiwanese pangolins and
wild boar.
Children's Zoo Young guests can interact with domestic animals, such as
alpacas,
chickens,
donkeys,
rabbits and
pigs. The Children's Zoo also has habitats for some wild animals, including
meerkats,
raccoons and
South American coatis.
Insectarium A statue of a
stag beetle stands at the entrance of the zoo's insectarium, which contains many species of insects and arachnids. Behind the Insectarium is a butterfly garden housing more than 125 species of butterfly.
Tropical Rainforest Area Animals from the rainforests of
Southeast Asia are featured here, including
Asian elephants,
Asian small-clawed otters,
Bengal tigers,
Bornean orangutans,
great hornbills,
leopards,
Malayan tapirs and
siamangs, alongside a few
South American animals, including
black-capped squirrel monkeys,
capybaras and
giant anteaters.
Pangolin Dome File:穿山甲館空拍.jpg|front side File:熱帶雨林區空拍.jpg|Top view File:空中步道.jpg|Interior The Pangolin Dome is a pavilion which was completed in 2019 at a cost of NT$390 million. Its design was inspired by the shape of a
pangolin and is intended to raise public awareness about wildlife trafficking in general and more specifically the
pangolin trade. The pavilion sits on 1.5 hectares, is 24 meters tall, and comprises six outdoor exhibits and one indoor. The large dome-shaped indoor exhibit is used to display several tropical rainforest species. A female
aye-aye arrived from the
Ueno Zoo in 2019.
Giant Panda House In 2008, the zoo received two pandas from the People's Republic of China (PRC), named
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan (meaning "reunion"), as a gesture of unity. The gift of the endangered pandas had been rejected by President
Chen Shui-bian in 2005 who viewed it as a propaganda tool against Taiwan's independence, but the next president,
Ma Ying-jeou, of the
Kuomintang, had forged stronger economic and diplomatic relations with the PRC under his presidency, and was willing to accept them. The offering of pandas as a gift from the PRC is often known as "
panda diplomacy", and the zoo expected to draw around 30,000 visitors a day as a result of their arrival. The move was criticized by supporters of
Taiwan's independence and the opposition
Democratic Progressive Party, who said that "Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan means a union, which perfectly matches Beijing's goal of bringing Taiwan into its fold." The offspring of Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan,
Yuan Zai, was born on July 6, 2013. She is the first panda cub to be born in Taiwan. Yuan Zai's public debut was on January 6, 2014.
Desert Animal Area This sub-section of the zoo contains
addaxes,
African wild asses and
Bactrian camels.
Australian Animal Area A pair of
koalas arrived from the
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in 1999 and koalas have been prominently kept on display ever since. Additionally,
eastern grey kangaroos,
emus and
southern cassowaries are also displayed here.
African Animal Zone The exhibit simulates the East African savanna and covers 6 hectares of land for several large animals. These include
African bush elephants,
Chapman's zebras,
gemsbok,
wildebeest,
common elands,
giraffes,
bongos,
hippos,
lions,
spotted hyenas,
olive baboons,
lemurs,
pygmy hippos,
western lowland gorillas and
white rhinos.
Bird World More than 130 species of bird are on display, including
black-faced spoonbills,
cockatoos,
eagles,
flamingos,
parrots,
pelicans,
pheasants,
pigeons,
red-crowned cranes,
scarlet ibises and other
waterfowl.
Amphibian and Reptile House The Amphibian and Reptile House has a wavy ceiling, meant to resemble the movement of snakes. Over 90 species of reptiles and amphibians are housed here, including
Aldabra giant tortoises,
ball pythons,
eastern blue-tongued skinks,
green tree pythons,
Indian star tortoises,
Taipei tree frogs and many more.
Temperate Zone Animal Area Multiple temperate species are on display here, these include
American bison,
brown bears,
gray wolves,
Przewalski's horses,
pumas,
red pandas and
false gharials. The zoo's penguin house is also located nearby, including two species of penguin,
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