Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio koi)
Under Water

Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio koi)

Koi Niwa

Area:
Eastern Asia
Status:
Not listed
Quick Fact:

Nishikigoi, commonly referred to as Koi, are the national fish of Japan.

Koi are referred to as 'living jewels' or 'swimming flowers'

 

Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis)
Reptiles

Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis)

Rajang's Forest

Area:
South East Asia
Status:
Vulnerable
Quick Fact:

The giant Asian pond turtle is one of the largest hard-shelled, semi-aquatic turtles.

The most significant threat that the giant Asian pond turtle faces is the continued uncontrolled trade in freshwater turtles in south-east Asia, which is pushing them towards extinction.

Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
Mammals

Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Rivers Edge

Area:
South East Asia
Status:
Vulnerable
Quick Fact:

Binturongs mark their territory by leaving a musky substance that smells like popcorn! They are also known as the bear cat and is a member of the civet family.

Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
Birds

Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)

Rivers Edge

Area:
South-east Asia
Status:
Vulnerable
Quick Fact:

Wreathed hornbills are excellent seed dispersers. They fly great distances and can distribute the seeds via their droppings over large areas.

Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
Birds

Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)

Feathers of the Forest

Area:
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia
Status:
Near-threatened
Quick Fact:

These colourful birds use their strong feet to scratch for food under the leaf litter.

Asian Short-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
Mammals

Asian Short-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)

Rivers Edge

Area:
South-east Asia through to the Philippines
Status:
Vulnerable
Quick Fact:

Asian short-clawed otters are the smallest of all the species of otters. They use their hands to probe into mud or under rocks to find a tasty meal.

Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
Reptiles

Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)

Rivers Edge

Area:
New Guinea (Indonesia & Papua New Guinea) and adjacent islands
Status:
Least Concern
Quick Fact:

Emerald tree monitors are the only monitor lizard with a prehensile tail, which allows them to be highly arboreal.

Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
Reptiles

Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

Walking Giants

Area:
Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles
Status:
Vulnerable and listed on Appendix II of CITES
Quick Fact:

The Aldabra giant tortoise is indeed a giant, with individuals reaching over one metre in length!

Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
Big Cats

Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

Leopards at Ussuri Falls

Area:
Russian far east and possibly north east China
Status:
Critically Endangered
Encounter:
11:45
Quick Fact:

Amur leopards are distinctive due to their pale coat and dark rosettes which are large and widely spaced with thick, unbroken rings. Our enclosure is home to our two leopards (one male and one female)

See if you can spot the leopards in their enclosures, or learn more about them at the daily leopard encounter during your next visit!

Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Big Cats

Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

Tiger Taiga

Area:
Russian Far East
Status:
Endangered and listed on Appendix I of CITES
Encounter:
13:00
Quick Fact:

Much like a human fingerprint, no two tigers have the same stripe pattern.

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Birds

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

World of Wings

Area:
Alaska, Canada, North America, North Europe and Asia
Status:
Least concern and listed on Appendix II of CITES
Quick Fact:

The great grey owl is one of the world's most instantly recognisable birds of prey. The great grey owl is almost all feathers for insulation, underneath its body is no bigger than a tawny owl.

 

 

 

Eurasian Grey Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
Mammals

Eurasian Grey Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)

Call of the Wild

Area:
Canada, Eastern Russia, and parts of the US and Europe.
Status:
Least concern and listed on Appendix II of CITES, except for populations from Bhutan, Nepal, India and Pakistan, which are listed on Appendix I.
Quick Fact:

The grey wolf is the largest wild canid, or member of the 'dog' family. Grey wolves are social animals and the ancestor of all domestic dogs. In the wild they live in packs of 5–10 individuals and have a highly organised social structure.

 

 

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Reptiles

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

Dragons of Komodo

Area:
Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang, Gili Dasami and Flores
Status:
Endangered and listed on Appendix I of CITES
Quick Fact:

The Komodo dragon is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List and listed on Appendix I of CITES; their number has declined in the wild due to the threat of widespread habitat loss, a loss of prey species and hunting.

Lion-Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
Mammals

Lion-Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)

Rivers Edge

Area:
The Ghat Mountains of south-west India.
Status:
Endangered
Quick Fact:

The lion-tailed macaque's name comes from its long tail, which has a tassel at the end like that of a lion. They are one of the smallest and most endangered of the macaque species of monkey.

Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Mammals

Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Rajang's Forest

Area:
Borneo
Status:
Critically Endangered
Quick Fact:

The word 'orangutan' comes from the Malay words ‘Orang Hutan’ which means ‘Man of the Forest’.

Bornean orangutans were once widespread throughout Southeast Asia, but their expansive range has decreased dramatically due to illegal logging and habitat destruction.

 

Philippine Spotted Deer (Rusa alfredi)
Mammals

Philippine Spotted Deer (Rusa alfredi)

Island Dwellers

Area:
The islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines
Status:
Endangered
Quick Fact:

The Philippine spotted deer is also known as Visayan spotted deer and it is thought that they are mainly nocturnal, emerging at dusk to look for food.

Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
Mammals

Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)

Rivers Edge

Area:
Cambodia, Laos and south-east Thailand
Status:
Endangered
Quick Fact:

Pileated gibbons live in socially-monogamous pairs so the male and a female live together and rear their offspring together.

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
Mammals

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Rivers Edge

Area:
Himalayas, from Nepal to Assam
Status:
Endangered
Quick Fact:

Our breeding pair of red pandas are housed in an open air enclosure with a number of different platforms and plenty of space for them to climb and explore. The enclosure has plenty of bamboo for our individuals to enjoy, as this makes up 95% of their diet in the wild. Bamboo is highly nutritious and red pandas may spend up to 13 hours foraging for this food source as well as consuming 200,000 bamboo leaves a day.

Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
Mammals

Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)

Otter Creek

Area:
Southern and south-east Asia, India, and China
Status:
Vulnerable and listed on Appendix II of CITES
Quick Fact:

Smooth-coated otters love being in water and use all four paws to ‘doggy paddle’

 

Malayan Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Mammals

Malayan Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)

Bears of the Rising Sun

Area:
South-eastern Asia, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Status:
Vulnerable and listed on Appendix I of CITES
Quick Fact:

The sun bear, also known as the dog bear or honey bear, after its love of honey, is the smallest of the eight bear species. It is black with a golden crescent marking on its chest which, in ancient Eastern folklore, represents the sun.

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