Singapore Zoo

Singapore Zoo
Entrance of the Singapore Zoo, 2010
1°24′14″N 103°47′39″E / 1.403782°N 103.79414°E / 1.403782; 103.79414
Date opened	27 June 1973; 51 years ago (1973-06-27)
Location	Mandai, Singapore 80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826
Land area	28 ha (69 acres)
No. of animals	2,530
No. of species	315
Annual visitors	2,132,270 (FY 2019/20)[1]
Public transit access	138[a] 927[b]
Website	Singapore Zoo

The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a 28 hectares (69 acres) zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. It is operated by the Mandai Wildlife Group, which also manages the neighbouring Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise as well as the forthcoming Rainforest Wild Park.

All five parks makes up the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, which consists of more than 15,000 animals from 1,000 species. Opened in 1973, the zoo was built at a cost of $9 million that was granted by the government of Singapore. ^[2][3] Within the zoo, there are about 315 species of animals, of which some 16 percent are considered to be a threatened species. The zoo attracts about 2 million visitors every year.^[1][4]

Singapore Zoo has always exhibited animals in naturalistic, 'open' exhibits with hidden barriers, moats, and glass between the animals and visitors. It houses the largest captive colony of orangutans in the world.^[5] The Singapore Zoo has been highly ranked by various international metrics.^[6]

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