Exhibits
There are 16 exhibits in this zoo. They are:
- Reptile Park
The Reptile Park has both indoor and outdoor exhibits, and includes estuarine or saltwater crocodiles, freshwater crocodiles, false gharial, and African dwarf crocodile. It also exhibits tortoises and terrapins, including the Aldabran tortoise (the second largest tortoise species in the world) and the local Tutong or river terrapin. Snakes in the collection include the reticulated python, and many venomous snakes.
The Amphibian World center at the Reptile Park has a variety of frogs and toads that originate from various habitats in Malaysia.
- Monkey/Lesser Apes
The zoo's collection of monkeys and lesser apes include gibbons, siamang, silver leaf monkey, long tailed macaque, and pig-tailed Macaque.
- Malaysian Elephants
The Malaysian Elephants exhibit is home to three Malaysian elephants: Siti (24 years), Sibol (23 years) and Triang (male, 21 years), which have all been in the zoo since they were very young.
- Lake Birds
The Lake Birds exhibit includes Painted storks, ibis, egrets, swans, pelicans, and milky storks.
- Bird Aviary
With over 100 species of birds from all around the world, walk in Aviary is also home to a variety of free flying birds. The Birds Photo Corner in the aviary lets visitors take souvenir photos with a variety of macaws and cockatoos on weekends.
- Nocturnal Exhibits
These indoor exhibits are home to fruit bats, the largest bat in the world and sometimes called flying foxes, as well as mousedeer and a Malayan tapir.
- Pouchland
Pouchland is home to a variety of marsupials including wallabies, kangaroos, and pademelon.
- Humboldt Penguins
This exhibit is home to Humboldt penguins.
- Children's World
Children's world houses a variety of animals including rabbits, ducks, and chickens running around with the children, as well as parrots and Guinea pigs. It includes a mini-rainforest with a variety of plants and insects, as well as a small aviary, fish pond, miniature horse barn, and playground.
- Bear Complex
The Bear Complex is home to several types of bear including the Asiatic black bear, brown bear, sloth bear, and Malayan sun bear.
- Savannah Walk
The Savannah Walk is one of the largest open concept exhibits in the zoo, and is home to giraffes, zebras, ostriches, white rhinoceros, sable antelope, and scimitar horned oryx.
- Nile Hippopotamus
This exhibit is home to hippopotamus and pygmy hippos. The Zoo has three Nile Hippopotamuses: Duke, Kibu, and Chombie. Chombie was born at the zoo.
- Mammal Kingdom
The Mammal Kingdom exhibit includes golden cats, flat-headed cats, raccoons, pumas, leopards, binturong, capybara, Brazilian agouti, otters, and porcupines
- Freshwater Aquaria
Zoo Negara's Tunku Abdul Rahman Aquarium is the first ecological-based freshwater aquarium that highlights the Malaysian river and wetlands. The aquarium features fish that are commonly seen in Malaysian rivers, as well as rare and endangered species including invertebrates such as crabs, prawns, corals, and aquatic insects.
- Cat Walk
The Cat Walk includes African lions, Asiatic lions, Bengal tigers, and Malayan tigers.
- Ape Centre
The Ape Centre is home to Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, and chimpanzees.
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- Insect Zoo
The insect zoo is the latest attraction at Zoo Negara and displays more than 200 species of insects from around the world. This exhibit is the first of its kind in the country and the largest in the region.
Among the insects at the zoo are butterflies such as the Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing, Tree Nymph and the Indian Lea species, orchid and dead leaf mantises, man-faced bug, tarantulas, Malaysian giant scorpions and many more. According to the zoo, “The Insect Zoo is working on compiling a unique collection of insects, including the largest and longest butterfly in the world.”
- Other Animals
Other animals in the zoo's collection include Swamp Deer, guanaco, nyala, Red Lechwe, Sugar Glider, barasingha, Sambar Deer, Spotted Deer, Sika Deer, wild boar, bearded pig, Banteng, gaur, and seladang.
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