Zoo

Beijing Zoo

Q: Where is Beijing Zoo?

Beijing, China. Beijing Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Beijing, China. Its coordinates are 39.939° N, 116.333° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Jiuzhaigou National Park, about 1,328 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Beijing Zoo?

159 species. Citizen-science photos record 159 species at Beijing Zoo, including Cape Barren Goose, Great White Pelican, Canada Goose, Bar-headed Goose and Whooper Swan. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Beijing Zoo in the wild?

Cape Barren Goose: Maria Island National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Beijing Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Cape Barren Goose (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Maria Island National Park), Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park) and Canada Goose (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park).

Q: When did Beijing Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1906, 73 ha. Beijing Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Beijing, China, opened in 1906 and covers about 73 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 159 species are photographed there.

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🏙️ In Beijing

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, China 159 spp. present

Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing. Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China. The zoo is also a center of zoological research that studies and breeds rare animals from various continents. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

39.939° N 116.333° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

159

species

Opened

1906

Size

Large

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Getting there

beijingzoo.com ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

LC Endemic

Cereopsis novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Maria Island National Park+ 2 more parks

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

Branta canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Elk Island National Park+ 41 more parks

Anser indicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 11 more parks

Cygnus cygnus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Vatnajokull National Park+ 6 more parks

Oryx gazella

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Etosha National Park+ 3 more parks

Mycteria ibis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 37 more parks

Tadorna ferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 17 more parks

Before you go

Where is Beijing Zoo?

Beijing, China

Beijing Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Beijing, China. Its coordinates are 39.939° N, 116.333° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Jiuzhaigou National Park, about 1,328 km away.

What animals can you see at Beijing Zoo?

159 species

Citizen-science photos record 159 species at Beijing Zoo, including Cape Barren Goose, Great White Pelican, Canada Goose, Bar-headed Goose and Whooper Swan. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Beijing Zoo in the wild?

Cape Barren Goose: Maria Island National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Beijing Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Cape Barren Goose (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Maria Island National Park), Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park) and Canada Goose (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park).

When did Beijing Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1906, 73 ha

Beijing Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Beijing, China, opened in 1906 and covers about 73 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 159 species are photographed there.