- Address: Elliott Ave, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia;
- Website: zoo.org.au;
- Phone: +61 3 9285 9300;
- Opening hours: 09.00-17.30;
- E-mail: Email zvsales@zoo.org.au
Melbourne Zoo is one of the oldest in Australia . It was founded in 1862 and at the same time met its first visitors. It was organized by the employees of the Zoological Society, and a place was allocated on the territory of the Royal Park with an area of 22 hectares. Now in the Melbourne Zoo is represented by about three hundred species of animals from around the world.
Internal organization
In the beginning, only domestic animals were kept here, and a little later, beginning in 1870, lions, tigers, monkeys were brought to the zoo. The whole area is artificially divided into climatic zones in which various representatives of flora and fauna live:
- African animals.
- Asian animals.
- Australian flora and fauna.
African animals are represented by dwarf hippos, gorillas and other species of monkey, Asian - tigers and elephants. Among the Australians in the zoo can be found koalas, kangaroos, platypuses, as well as echidna and ostrich. All of them live in a special pen, anyone can enter into it.
The zoo is a greenhouse with butterflies and a huge aviarium where birds have found their homes from all over the world. Reptiles and snakes live in an exotarium, and for aquatic animal species - penguins, pelicans, fur seals, there is a spacious pond.
The entrance to the zoo is paid. The price depends on the number of family members.
Entertainment
When planning a visit to the Melbourne Zoo, you should keep in mind that it will not work for a couple of hours. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate a whole day for this.
For many years, the zoo practiced riding elephants, which brought great joy to both children and adults to visitors. Today, entertainment for tourists is more simple:
- you can arrange a picnic in the clearing;
- hold wedding events;
- to the services of business people or researchers is given the opportunity to hold conferences.
In addition to demonstrating animals, the zoo is doing a lot of scientific work on the breeding and protection of rare species under threat of extinction. Here you can see various stands and posters calling for careful treatment of nature and animals.
To properly allocate time to zoo zones, check out the map-diagram. It will help you to orient yourself, and also get on fascinating excursions.
How to get there?
Melbourne Zoo is not very far from the city center, so you can get there by public transport. In addition to the 55th tram and bus number 505, the zoo can be reached by rented vehicles.
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