Dubai Zoo (Dubai)

United Arab Emirates / Dubai / Dubai / Jumeira Road

Opened in 1967. H. H. Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum permitted Otto J. Bulart to build a zoo on a two hectare plot in Jumeirah.

The zoo houses approximately 230 animal species. Among these are around 248 mammal specimens, including foxes, hyenas, pumas, lions, jaguars, chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys, deer, bears, porcupines, giraffes and Barbary sheep. Endangered species include Socotra shag or cormorant, Bengal tiger, gorilla, subspecies of grey wolf and Arabian wolf, Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), and the indigenous Gordon's wildcat. Bird include ostrich, golden eagle and parrots. Reptiles are represented by around 400 specimens.
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Coordinates:   25°13'19"N   55°15'23"E
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