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Gembira Loka Zoo 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 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]

Gembira Loka Zoo

Saltwater crocodile
Date opened	1956
Location	Kotagede, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates	7°48′20″S 110°23′48″E
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

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

Birds

• Species found in Gembira Loka
• 
  False gharial
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  Komodo dragon
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  Green iguana
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  Greater sand plover
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  Triton cockatoo
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  Black lory
• 
  Dusky lory

References

External links

Media related to Gembira Loka Zoo at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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