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Chapultepec Zoo

Q: Where is Chapultepec Zoo?

Mexico City, Mexico. Chapultepec Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico City, Mexico. Its coordinates are 19.424° N, 99.189° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, about 114 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Chapultepec Zoo?

215 species. Citizen-science photos record 215 species at Chapultepec Zoo, including Domestic Bactrian Camel, Gemsbok, Hamadryas Baboon, Sable Antelope and Common Peafowl. 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 Chapultepec Zoo in the wild?

Domestic Bactrian Camel: Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Chapultepec Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Domestic Bactrian Camel (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park), Gemsbok (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Etosha National Park) and Sable Antelope (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Liwonde National Park).

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

Opened 1924, 17 ha. Chapultepec Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico City, Mexico, opened in 1924 and covers about 17 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 215 species are photographed there.

🇲🇽 Mexico

🏙️ In Mexico City

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Mexico 215 spp. present

Chapultepec Zoo (Spanish: Zoológico de Chapultepec) is a zoo located in Chapultepec Park; it is one of four zoos near Mexico City, and the best known Mexican zoo. It was founded July 6, 1923, by Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera using donations from private citizens and governmental funds from the Ministry of Agriculture and Development, and also with funds from the Society of Biological Studies. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

19.424° N 99.189° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

215

species

Opened

1924

Size

Large

Visit

Who runs it

Founded by: Alfonso L. Herrera

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Camelus bactrianus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Oryx gazella

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Etosha National Park+ 3 more parks

Papio hamadryas

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Hippotragus niger

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Liwonde National Park+ 7 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Camelus dromedarius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 25 more parks

Chrysolophus pictus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in London

Before you go

Where is Chapultepec Zoo?

Mexico City, Mexico

Chapultepec Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico City, Mexico. Its coordinates are 19.424° N, 99.189° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, about 114 km away.

What animals can you see at Chapultepec Zoo?

215 species

Citizen-science photos record 215 species at Chapultepec Zoo, including Domestic Bactrian Camel, Gemsbok, Hamadryas Baboon, Sable Antelope and Common Peafowl. 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 Chapultepec Zoo in the wild?

Domestic Bactrian Camel: Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Chapultepec Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Domestic Bactrian Camel (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park), Gemsbok (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Etosha National Park) and Sable Antelope (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Liwonde National Park).

When did Chapultepec Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1924, 17 ha

Chapultepec Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico City, Mexico, opened in 1924 and covers about 17 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 215 species are photographed there.