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Established in 1906 as New Zealand's first zoo, the Wellington Zoo has grown over the years to house over 500 native and exotic animals across 100 species.
Established in 1906 as New Zealand's first zoo, the Wellington Zoo has grown over the years to house over 500 native and exotic animals across 100 species. There are Sumatran Tigers, Malaysian Sun Bears, Gibbons, Tuatara, Agouti, Bearded Dragons, Capybara, and Mantids. The zoo offers close encounters with cheetahs, lions, meerkats, lemurs, giraffes, and red pandas. The 'Meet the Locals He Tuku Aroha' area is dedicated to native wildlife, featuring Kororā little blue penguins, sheep, kunekune pigs, bees, eels, grand and Otago Skinks, Maud Island frogs and kea. The Australian walk-through, Neighbours, has kangaroos, wallabies, emu, Tasmanian devils and dingos.
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200 Daniell St, Newtown, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
+64 4-381 6755
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