The Zoo Taiping (English: Taiping Zoo) is a zoological park located at Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Established in 1961, is the only zoo in northern Malaysia.Seong, Mak Yim (15 December 2004). "Consolidate Taiping Zoo with Zoo Negara". The Star: Kuala Lumpur."Sister Zoo for Taiping Zoo Planned". (27 October 2004). Sarawak Tribune. Bernama News Services.The Department of Veterinary Services, Perak, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan, Perak.
It is one of the major zoological parks in Malaysia. It covers and exhibits 1300 animals representing 180 species of fishes, birds, mammals, and reptiles.About the Zoo --About Us In 2003, the zoo established a night safari, opening again at nighttime hours.Night Safari --Night Safari Main
Animals The zoo has a collection of 1500 animals from 140 species. It also houses the largest number of stump-tailed macaques in Malaysia, which is thirteen, compared to six at Zoo Negara and five at Malacca Zoo.Stump-Tailed Macaque --The Star
Some of the animals in the zoo include:
Mammals
African lion Agile gibbon Agile wallaby Asian elephant Asian golden cat Asian small-clawed otter Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine Axis deer Barking deer Bawean deer Binturong Black panther Bornean orangutan Chimpanzee Clouded leopard Common eland Common marmoset Dhole Fennec fox Gaur Greater mouse-deer Hippopotamus Island flying fox Large flying fox Lechwe Leopard cat Lesser mouse-deer Mainland serow Malayan flying fox Malayan porcupine Malayan tapir Malayan tiger Masked palm civet Nilgai Nyala Plains zebra Red-handed tamarin Sambar deer Serval Siamang Smooth-coated otter Southern giraffe Southern white rhinoceros Spectral tarsier Spotted hyena Striped skunk Stump-tailed macaque Sun bear Sunda slow loris White-handed gibbon Wild boar
Birds
African grey parrot African spoonbill Amazon parrot Barred eagle-owl Black-bellied whistling duck Black swan Blue-and-yellow macaw Budgerigar Buffy fish owl Cattle egret Common hill myna Common ostrich Emu Eurasian griffon vulture Finches Greater flamingo Green peafowl Grey crowned crane Lesser whistling duck Mandarin duck Milky stork Mute swan Nicobar pigeon Pheasant Rhinoceros hornbill Scarlet ibis Southern cassowary Spotted wood owl Straw-headed bulbul Striated heron Trumpeter swan White-throated kingfisher Whooper swan
Reptiles African spurred tortoise Elongated tortoise False gharial King cobra Malayan box turtle Oriental whip snake Saltwater crocodile
Fish African giant catfish Arapaima Giant snakehead Mozambique tilapia Silver barb Snakehead Tilapia Tinfoil barb
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