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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.
It is one of the major zoological parks in Malaysia. It covers 36 acres (15 ha) and exhibits 1300 animals representing 180 species of fishes, birds, mammals, and reptiles. The zoo . In 2003, the zoo established a night safari, opening again at nighttime hours.
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.
Some of the animals in the zoo include:
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
African spurred tortoise
Burmese python
Dwarf crocodile
Emerald tree boa
False gharial
Gaboon viper
Green iguana
Reticulated python
Rhinoceros iguana
Saltwater crocodile
Fish
African sharptooth catfish
Arapaima
Arawana
Giant snakehead
Mozambique tilapia
Tinfoil barb
References
External links
Official website