Gembira Loka Zoo

Gembira Loka Zoo

Date opened	1956
Location	Kotagede, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates	7°48′20″S 110°23′48″E / 7.80556°S 110.39667°E / -7.80556; 110.39667Coordinates: 7°48′20″S 110°23′48″E / 7.80556°S 110.39667°E / -7.80556; 110.39667
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 is a zoological garden located at the Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia. Gembira Loka Zoo was opened in 1956 and comprises a botanical garden, orchid nursery, artificial lake, children's park, numerous bridges across the Gajahwong River, and a collection of approximately 470 animals, most notable of which are its Komodo dragons, orangutans, gibbons, and hippopotamus. The park is 54 acres in size.^[1]

In 2019, an zone called Zona Cakar (Scratch zone) has opened, focusing on carnivores, especially cats.^[2]

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

Gembira Loka Zoo added 12 meerkats and a pair of African lions from Batu Secret Zoo on May 9, 2021.^[5]

Species[]

Mammals[]

Sumatran elephant
Sumatran tiger
Javan leopard
Bornean orangutan
Chimpanzee
Sun bear
African lion
Sunda clouded leopard
Meerkat
Pygmy hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
Malayan tapir
Dromedary camel
Chital
Caracal
Serval
Fishing cat
Nilgai
Javan rusa
Banded pig
Java mouse-deer
Wallaby
Ring tailed lemur
Asian small-clawed otter
South American coati
South American tapir

Birds[]

Reptile[]

References[]

^ Eric Oey (1 February 2001). Adventure Guides: Java Indonesia. Tuttle Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978-962-593-244-6.
^ https://www.timesindonesia.co.id/read/news/197451/kebun-binatang-gembira-loka-yogyakarta-operasionalkan-zona-cakar
^ https://gembiralokazoo.com/pinguin-jackass-di-gembira-loka-zoo.html
^ https://gembiralokazoo.com/gl-zoo-tambah-koleksi-burung-flamingo.html
^ https://semarang.bisnis.com/read/20210515/536/1393969/gembira-loka-zoo-tambah-koleksi-hewan-tarik-minat-berkunjung

External links[]

Media related to Gembira Loka Zoo at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

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