Zoo

Perth Zoo

Q: Where is Perth Zoo?

Perth, Australia. Perth Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Perth, Australia. Its coordinates are 31.976° S, 115.852° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Rottnest Island, about 33 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Perth Zoo?

98 species. Citizen-science photos record 98 species at Perth Zoo, including Black-necked Stork, Little Penguin, Koala, Southern Cassowary and White-headed Stilt. 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 Perth Zoo in the wild?

Black-necked Stork: Kaziranga National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Perth Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black-necked Stork (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park), Little Penguin (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Egmont National Park) and Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase).

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

Opened 1898, 19 ha. Perth Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Perth, Australia, opened in 1898 and covers about 19 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 98 species are photographed there.

🇦🇺 Australia

🏙️ In Perth

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Australia 98 spp. present

Perth Zoo is a 17-hectare (41-acre) zoological park in South Perth, Western Australia. The zoo first opened in 1898, and by 2011 housed 1258 animals of 164 species and an extensive botanical collection. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

31.976° S 115.852° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1898

Size

Large

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 7 more parks

Eudyptula minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Egmont National Park+ 7 more parks

VU Endemic

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Flinders Chase+ 6 more parks

Casuarius casuarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Daintree National Park

Himantopus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Rottnest Island+ 11 more parks

Grus rubicunda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Kakadu National Park

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Egretta picata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kakadu National Park+ 2 more parks

Before you go

Where is Perth Zoo?

Perth, Australia

Perth Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Perth, Australia. Its coordinates are 31.976° S, 115.852° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Rottnest Island, about 33 km away.

What animals can you see at Perth Zoo?

98 species

Citizen-science photos record 98 species at Perth Zoo, including Black-necked Stork, Little Penguin, Koala, Southern Cassowary and White-headed Stilt. 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 Perth Zoo in the wild?

Black-necked Stork: Kaziranga National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Perth Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black-necked Stork (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park), Little Penguin (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Egmont National Park) and Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase).

When did Perth Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1898, 19 ha

Perth Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Perth, Australia, opened in 1898 and covers about 19 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 98 species are photographed there.