Zoo

Dubai Zoo

Q: Where is Dubai Zoo?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates are 25.222° N, 55.257° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,656 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Dubai Zoo?

10 species. Citizen-science photos record 10 species at Dubai Zoo, including Common Peafowl, Common Ostrich, Green Iguana, Greater Flamingo and Ring-tailed Lemur. 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 Dubai Zoo in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Dubai Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve) and Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park).

Q: When did Dubai Zoo open?

Opened 1967. Dubai Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, opened in 1967, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 10 species are photographed there.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🏙️ In Dubai

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Arab Emirates 10 spp. present

Dubai Zoo (Arabic: حديقة حيوانات دبي) was a 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) zoo located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the oldest zoo in the Arabian Peninsula. It opened on 1 May 1967 and permanently closed its doors on 5 November 2017 and its animals were located to Dubai Safari Park. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

25.222° N 55.257° E

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Tourism

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Opened

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🦒 Animals in captivity

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Struthio camelus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in De Hoop Nature Reserve+ 26 more parks

Iguana iguana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tortuguero National Park+ 43 more parks

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Camargue+ 22 more parks

Lemur catta

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Caloenas nicobarica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Raja AmpatNearby records

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Parque Estadual Encontro das ÁguasNearby records

Varecia variegata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Mantadia National Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Dubai Zoo?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates are 25.222° N, 55.257° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,656 km away.

What animals can you see at Dubai Zoo?

10 species

Citizen-science photos record 10 species at Dubai Zoo, including Common Peafowl, Common Ostrich, Green Iguana, Greater Flamingo and Ring-tailed Lemur. 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 Dubai Zoo in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Dubai Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve) and Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park).

When did Dubai Zoo open?

Opened 1967

Dubai Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, opened in 1967, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 10 species are photographed there.