Tianjin Zoo

Tianjin Zoo
Date opened	1980^[1]
Location	Nankai District, Tianjin, China
Coordinates	39°04′53″N 117°09′35″E / 39.0812567°N 117.1596408°E / 39.0812567; 117.1596408Coordinates: 39°04′53″N 117°09′35″E / 39.0812567°N 117.1596408°E / 39.0812567; 117.1596408
Number of animals	3000^[1]
Number of species	200^[1]
Website	www.tjzoo.com.cn

Tianjin Zoo is located in Nankai District, Tianjin, China, as the south-most part of the Water Park complex. It covers an area of 53.77 hectares (132.9 acres), which includes about 10.68 hectares (26.4 acres) of lakes. Construction began in 1975 and it was opened to the public on January 1, 1980. It houses approximately 3,000 animals of 200 species.

The zoo is divided into separate habitats for: monkeys/apes, bears, lions, pandas, songbirds, elephants, hippos/rhinos and amphibians.

References

1 2 3 "Tianjin Zoological Gardens". tjzoo.com.cn. Tianjin Zoological Gardens. Retrieved 7 March 2011.

External links

Official website

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