Taipei Zoo

During our travels, aside from museums, historical & cultural sites; we also like visiting public/private zoos especially where there are cute pandas LOL.

Taipei Zoo is very accessible.  It is the very last stop southward on the MRT brown line. Then it is a bit of a walk to reach the main entrance. It was a lovely, cool January (2025) Friday when we explored the 165 hectare sanctuary of different types of animals in enclosures. 

Some are inside glass structures while most are in open air wide spaces. Animals were categorized into several sections such as Australian Animal Area, Bird World, Amphibian and Reptile House, African Animal Area, Penguin House, Tropical Rainforest Area, Pangolin Dome, Koala House, Insectarium, Formosan Animal Area and the main attraction is the Giant Panda House.

Opening hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
General Admission: NT$ 100.00
The train shuttle within the zoo: NT$ 5.00

Alpacas

Raccoon 

Sleeping koala 😆 

Swimming penguins

Curious chimpanzee

red panda

a pair of sleeping hyenas

rhinoceros

Olive Baboon

Lions being lazy enjoying the cool climate

Hippopotamus

A couple of baby giraffes

Orangutan

Tapir

A train shuttle to go to the Southern part of the zoo as well as
the Maokong cable car drop off point.

Meerkats

YUAN ZAI is the first panda cub born in Taiwan. She is now 12 years old. Her parents, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, gifts from China arrived at the Taiwan zoo in 2008.