Gembira Loka Zoo

Gembira Loka Zoo
Gembira Loka Zoo
	Gembira Loka Zoo nameplate
	7°48′14″S 110°23′52″E / 7.803967997412671°S 110.39787329735024°E
Date opened	1956; 68 years ago
Location	Kotagede, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Land area	22 hectares (54 acres)
No. of animals	470
Memberships	WAZA, SEAZA, PKBSI
Public transit access	Trans Jogja:; 1B, 2A (Kusumanegara - Gembira Loka)
Website	www.gembiralokazoo.com

Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesian: Kebun Binatang Gembira Loka; Javanese: ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦫꦗꦒꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦫꦭꦺꦴꦏ, romanized: Kêbon Raja Gêmbira Loka) is a zoological garden located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Gembira Loka Zoo was opened in 1956 and comprises a botanical garden, orchid nursery, (artificial) lake, children's park, numerous scenic bridges across the Gajahwong River, and a collection of approximately 470 animals, most notable of which are its native Indonesian tigers, leopards, Komodo dragons, saltwater crocodiles, orangutans, and gibbons, as well as African animals such as lions, camels and hippopotamus. The park is 54 acres (21.8 hectares) in size.^[1]

In 2019, an area called Zona Cakar ("Scratch Zone") was opened, focusing on mammalian carnivores, especially cats.^[2]

Gembira Loka Zoo has received many animals from various countries, through trade and gifts, such as the six African penguins from Singapore Zoo,^[3] and eight lesser flamingos from Tanzania.^[4]

Zones

Gembira Loka has over 5 zones, each representing certain groups of animals from primates to reptiles as well as birds and carnivorans. Other exhibits include an aquarium and a petting zoo.

Primate Zone

Additionally, non-primate species like Asian palm civet, Malayan civet, and South American coati are present in the Primate Zone.

Petting Zoo

Visitors can feed and interact with various domesticated animals.

Aquarium

A separate, larger freshwater tank is present just across the Aquarium, displaying pirarucu, alligator gars, pacus, and redtail catfish.

Reptile and Amphibian Park

Bird Park

Water birds like the African penguins, Australian pelicans, black swans, lesser flamingos, and little black cormorants are housed in separate exhibits.

Other specific aviary complex houses various native birds of prey, like barred eagle-owl, brahminy kite, buffy fish owl, changeable hawk-eagle, crested serpent eagle, and white-bellied sea eagle.

Carnivora Zone (Zona Cakar)

Miscellaneous

In the zoo's western entrance, two exhibits display cream-coloured giant squirrels and Prevost's squirrels. Adjacent to the squirrels, two exhibits displaying South American coatis and Sunda porcupines are present. The zoo's herbivores collection is housed in a row of exhibits located in the northern part of the zoo. These species are Ankole-Watusi, nilgai, South African ostrich, northern cassowary, Malayan tapir, South American tapir, and agile wallaby. Two exhibits for dromedary camels and common hippopotamus are located nearby.

Visitors can interact and feed the zoo's Sumatran elephants. The zoo's Bornean orangutans and chimpanzees are housed on a small island surrounded by a wet moat. Other species in the zoo are meerkats, capybaras, saltwater crocodiles, Javan rusa deer, pygmy hippopotamus, binturong, Java mouse-deers, and African lions.

Gallery

References

^ Eric Oey (1 February 2001). Adventure Guides: Java Indonesia. Tuttle Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978-962-593-244-6.
^ "Kebun Binatang Gembira Loka Yogyakarta Operasionalkan Zona Cakar | TIMES Indonesia".
^ "Pinguin Jackass di Gembira Loka Zoo Gembira Loka Zoo".
^ "GL Zoo tambah koleksi burung flamingo Gembira Loka Zoo".

External links

Media related to Gembira Loka Zoo at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

[Oey2001-1] Eric Oey (1 February 2001). Adventure Guides: Java Indonesia. Tuttle Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978-962-593-244-6.

[2] "Kebun Binatang Gembira Loka Yogyakarta Operasionalkan Zona Cakar | TIMES Indonesia".

[3] "Pinguin Jackass di Gembira Loka Zoo Gembira Loka Zoo".

[4] "GL Zoo tambah koleksi burung flamingo Gembira Loka Zoo".

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