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Cairns Tropical Zoo

Q: Where is Cairns Tropical Zoo?

Australia. Cairns Tropical Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Australia. Its coordinates are 16.758° S, 145.663° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Daintree National Park, about 66 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Cairns Tropical Zoo?

11 species. Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Cairns Tropical Zoo, including Blue-winged Kookaburra, Saltwater Crocodile, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Red-legged Pademelon and Koala. 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 Cairns Tropical Zoo in the wild?

Blue-winged Kookaburra: Kakadu National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Cairns Tropical Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Blue-winged Kookaburra (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kakadu National Park), Saltwater Crocodile (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park) and Eastern Grey Kangaroo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Grampians National Park).

Q: When did Cairns Tropical Zoo open?

Opened 1980. Cairns Tropical Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Australia, opened in 1980, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.

🇦🇺 Australia

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Australia 11 spp. present

Cairns Tropical Zoo was a 6-hectare (15-acre) tropical zoo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It had a small collection of native and introduced species, and was a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association. It was owned by the Freeman family. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

16.758° S 145.663° E

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1980

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Getting there

cairnstropicalzoo.com.au ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Dacelo leachii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Kakadu National Park+ 3 more parks

Crocodylus porosus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Daintree National Park+ 4 more parks

LC Endemic

Macropus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Grampians National Park+ 8 more parks

Thylogale stigmatica

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Springbrook National Park+ 2 more parks

VU Endemic

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Flinders Chase+ 6 more parks

LC Endemic

Vombatus ursinus

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Maria Island National Park+ 5 more parks

Cacatua galerita

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Blue Mountains National Park+ 17 more parks

Tyto javanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Kerinci Seblat National Park+ 11 more parks

Before you go

Where is Cairns Tropical Zoo?

Australia

Cairns Tropical Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Australia. Its coordinates are 16.758° S, 145.663° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Daintree National Park, about 66 km away.

What animals can you see at Cairns Tropical Zoo?

11 species

Citizen-science photos record 11 species at Cairns Tropical Zoo, including Blue-winged Kookaburra, Saltwater Crocodile, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Red-legged Pademelon and Koala. 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 Cairns Tropical Zoo in the wild?

Blue-winged Kookaburra: Kakadu National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Cairns Tropical Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Blue-winged Kookaburra (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kakadu National Park), Saltwater Crocodile (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park) and Eastern Grey Kangaroo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Grampians National Park).

When did Cairns Tropical Zoo open?

Opened 1980

Cairns Tropical Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Australia, opened in 1980, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 11 species are photographed there.