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Sapporo Maruyama Zoo (札幌市円山動物園, Sapporo Maruyama Dōbutsuen) is a municipal zoo in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It opened on May 5, 1951.[1]
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 Main gate of Sapporo Maruyama Zoo | |
| Date opened | 1951 |
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| Location | Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
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| Land area | 22.5 ha |
| No. of animals | 737 |
| No. of species | 168 |
| Owner | Sapporo City |
| Website | www |
The zoo is located within Maruyama Park in western Sapporo, and is the oldest zoo in Hokkaido.[1]
History
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Attractions and Animals
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo covers an area of 22.5 ha, and is home to 168 different species and 737 animals.[2]
Polar bear pavilion (Opened in 2018)
Animals:
- Polar bear
- Spotted seal
- Harbor seal
Asian elephant house (Opened in 2018)
Animals:
- Asian elephant
Africa Zone (Fully opened in 2016)
Africa zone consists of two pavilions, "Giraffe pavilion" and "Hippo and lion pavilion" . The male lion passed away in 2022, but the zoo has a plan to reintroduce lions.
Giraffe pavilion
Animals:
- Reticulated giraffe
- Common ostrich
- Naked mole rat
- Meerkat
- Serval
Hippo and lion pavilion
Animals:
- Great white pelican
- Hippopotamus
- Grant's Zebra
- Eland
- African lion
Wakuwaku Asia Zone (Opened in 2012)
Asia zone consists of three pavilions, "Frigid Zone pavilion", "Highlands pavilion", and "Tropical Rainforest pavilion".
Frigid Zone pavilion
Animals:
- Amur tiger
- Snow leopard
Highlands pavilion
Animals:
- Red panda
- Asian black bear
Tropical Rainforest pavilion
Animals:
- Malayan sun bear
- Lion-tailed macaque
- Celebes crested macaque
- Asian small-clawed otter
- Gibbon
- Lar Gibbon
Reptile House (Opened in 2011)
Animals:
- Aldabra giant tortoise
- False gharial
- Chinese alligator
- Rhinoceros iguana
- Burmese python
- Green anaconda
- Asian water monitor
- Gila monster
- Yellow-banded poison dart frog
- Cobalt Tree monitor
- Ezo Brown Frog
- Ezo Salamander
- Japanese rat snake
- Japanese forest rat snake
- Mamushi
Yezo sika deer and wolf house
Animals:
- Yezo sika deer
- Timberwolf
Yezo brown bear pavilion
Animals:
- Yezo brown bear
Chimpanzee pavilion
Animals:
- Chimpanzee
Snow monkey mountain
Animals:
- Japanese macaque
Tropical bird pavilion
Animals:
- American flamingo
- Chilean flamingo
- Red-capped cardinal
- Mandarin duck
- Toco toucan
- Indian peafowl
- Southern coati
Water bird house
Animals:
- Red-crowned crane
- Humboldt penguin
- White stork
Birds of prey house
Animals:
- Steller's sea eagle
- Japanese golden eagle
- White-tailed eagle
- Eurasian eagle-owl
- Blakiston's fish owl
Forest of owls and hawks
Animals:
- Hokkaido Ural owl
- Snowy owl
- Black kite
- Japanese buzzard
- Great horned owl
Monkey House
Animals:
- Ruffed lemur
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Tufted capuchin
- Diana monkey
- Olive baboon
- Mandrill
- De Brazza's monkey
Kangaroo pavilion
Animals:
- Eastern grey kangaroo
- Sunda slow loris
- Galah
- Bali Myna
- Black-tailed prairie dog
- Yezo tanuki
Children's Zoo
Animals:
- Common squirrel monkey
- North American beaver
- Raccoon
- Siberian flying squirrel
- Hokkaido Squirrel
- Mountain hare
- Guinea pig
- Chinese goose
- Sheep
- Pony
- Call duck
- Domestic rabbit
- Onagadori
New Orangutan pavilion (Expected to open in 2024)
Animals:
- Bornean orangutan
Incidents
Starting in 2010, the zoo tried for four years to mate two hyenas until they discovered they were both males.[3][4]
Access
The zoo is approximately 15 minutes' walk from Maruyama-Kōen Station on the Tōzai Line.[2]
See also
References
- "Outline of Maruyama Zoo". Sapporo Maruyama Zoo. Japan: City of Sapporo. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- "Information". Sapporo Maruyama Zoo. Japan: City of Sapporo. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- France-Presse, Agence (3 October 2014). "Japanese zoo fails to breed two hyenas after both turned out to be male". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- Hongo, Jun (3 October 2014). "Japan Zoo Discovers How Not to Breed Hyenas". WSJ. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Maruyama Zoo Channel (in Japanese)
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