Zoo

Universal City Zoo

Q: Where is Universal City Zoo?

Los Angeles, United States. Universal City Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Los Angeles, United States. Its coordinates are 34.141° N, 118.348° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 131 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Universal City Zoo?

37 species. Citizen-science photos record 37 species at Universal City Zoo, including East African Giraffe, Asian Elephant, Western Gorilla, Lion and Snow Leopard. 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 Universal City Zoo in the wild?

East African Giraffe: Mikumi National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Universal City Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: East African Giraffe (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Mikumi National Park), Asian Elephant (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Western Gorilla (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Odzala-Kokoua National Park).

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Los Angeles

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 37 spp. present

Universal City Zoo was a private animal collection in southern California that provided animals for silent-era Universal Pictures adventure films, circus pictures, and animal comedies, and to "serve as a point of interest" for tourists visiting Universal City. The animals were also leased to other studios. The zoo was closed in 1930, after cinema's transition to synchronized sound complicated the existing systems for using trained animals onscreen. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

34.141° N 118.348° W

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🦒 Animals in captivity

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Mikumi National Park+ 15 more parks · Nearby records

Elephas maximus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 24 more parks · Nearby records

Gorilla gorilla

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Odzala-Kokoua National ParkNearby records

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Ruaha National Park+ 37 more parks · Nearby records

Uncia uncia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Hemis National ParkNearby records

Gavialis gangeticus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Chitwan National Park+ 3 more parks · Nearby records

Pan troglodytes

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Kibale National Park+ 6 more parks · Nearby records

Antilocapra americana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Badlands National Park+ 6 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Universal City Zoo?

Los Angeles, United States

Universal City Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Los Angeles, United States. Its coordinates are 34.141° N, 118.348° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 131 km away.

What animals can you see at Universal City Zoo?

37 species

Citizen-science photos record 37 species at Universal City Zoo, including East African Giraffe, Asian Elephant, Western Gorilla, Lion and Snow Leopard. 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 Universal City Zoo in the wild?

East African Giraffe: Mikumi National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Universal City Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: East African Giraffe (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Mikumi National Park), Asian Elephant (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Western Gorilla (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Odzala-Kokoua National Park).