- Address: Jalan Ulu Kelang, Kemensah Heights, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Phone: +60 3-41034 3422
- Website: zoonegaramalaysia.my
- Opening: November 14, 1963
- Working hours: from 09:00 to 17:00 hours daily
- Ticket price: $ 12.5
Just 5 km from Kuala Lumpur is the National Zoo of Malaysia - Negara. His first visitors visited here in 1963. Today, the Kuala Lumpur Zoo receives more than a million guests annually and is one of the most popular in Asia.
Features of the Negara Zoo
Zoo Negara is known far beyond the country. The main feature of the zoo is considered to be the most natural conditions in which its inhabitants live. Observation of animals will bring pleasure and enrich your knowledge of the fauna of the planet. The organizers of Negara Park work tirelessly to preserve rare and endangered species of animals.
Inhabitants of the zoo
The main Malay zoo contains over 5 thousand different animals: mammals, insects, reptiles, fish, reptiles and about 500 species of birds. Most of the living beings are united in thematic expositions:
- A reptile park , inhabited by huge tortoises, predatory crocodiles, poisonous snakes.
- The elephant 's pavilion is proud of three gorgeous handsome men.
- The children's world is a small contact zoo, young visitors can communicate with dwarf horses, playful parrots, guinea pigs, sweet rabbits.
- In the zone of "Savannah" is represented the animal world of Africa. Here tourists will see white rhinos, spotty giraffes, zebras.
- At an exhibition of insects organized on the territory of the zoo and the largest in Asia, you can get acquainted with the luxurious tropical butterflies in their natural habitat.
- Bear park , populated by pandas - a special pride of Zoo Negara.
How to get there?
You can get to the zoo ( Kuala Lumpur ) by metro buses 16 and U34, which depart from the Central Market station. Public transport stops near the park, waiting time will not exceed 10 minutes.