Zoo
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Sri Lanka 81 spp. present
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka (also called Dehiwala Zoo or Colombo Zoo) is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians. The zoo not only exhibits animals from Sri Lanka, but also from across Asia and other parts of the globe. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
6.857° N 79.873° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
81
speciesOpened
1936
Size
Medium
Visit
Getting there
- Address
- Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwala
Who runs it
- Run by
- Department of National Zoological Gardens
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka?
Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte], Sri Lanka
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka is a zoo or wildlife park in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte], Sri Lanka, at Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwala. Its coordinates are 6.857° N, 79.873° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Sinharaja Forest Reserve, about 71 km away.
What animals can you see at National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka?
81 species
Citizen-science photos record 81 species at National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, including Swan Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, Black Swan, Mute Swan and Brown Fish-Owl. 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 National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka in the wild?
Helmeted Guineafowl: Meru National Park
Some of the animals photographed at National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka also live in the parks and cities we cover: Helmeted Guineafowl (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Meru National Park), Black Swan (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gauja National Park) and Mute Swan (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hortobágy National Park).
When did National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka open and how big is it?
Opened 1936, 9.0 ha
National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka, a zoo or wildlife park in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte], Sri Lanka, opened in 1936 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 81 species are photographed there.
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Nearest Cities
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)