Zoo Negara

Lions at Zoo Negara
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Zoo Negara (GPS: 3.20802, 101.75745) is the national zoological gardens of Malaysia. It is located in Ulu Klang, in the Gombak District of Selangor. Zoo Negara is home to over five thousand animals covering close to 460 different species. It is managed by the Malaysian Zoological Society, a non-governmental organisation.

The history of Zoo Negara goes back to 1956, when the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association set up a mini zoo. This led to the idea of setting up a proper full-fledged zoological garden, and a site at Ulu Klang was selected by the Federal Government for the project. Zoo Negara was officially opened to the public on 14 November, 1963, by the first Prime Minister of Malaysia (then Malaya), the late Tunku Abdul Rahman.

360° View of Zoo Negara on Google Maps Street View

Zoo Negara

Visitor Information

Zoo Negara is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Its entrance is off the Middle Ring Road 2. Look out for the sign as you go along the expressway (see street view below).

Zoo Negara is on the map of Selangor

Entrance Fees

The normal rates for visiting Zoo Negara is RM53 for adults and RM32 for adults holding MyKads. For children aged 3 to 12, the fee is RM27 without MyKad, and children with MyKad is RM11. Senior citizen aged 65 and above enter the zoo at RM16 normal rates, and RM27 inclusive of Giant Panda. Admission is free for the disabled holding a valid OKU card.

Entrance fees inclusive of visiting the Giant Panda is RM85 for adults, and RM54 for adults holding MyKads. For children aged 3 to 12, it is RM43 without Mykad and RM22 with MyKad.

Tram rides are available, for adults at RM8 (without MyKad) and RM5 (with MyKad), and for childeren RM6 (without MyKad) and RM3 (with MyKad).

The camel at Zoo Negara
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Updates

17 September, 2014: The King of Malaysia, His Majesty Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah visited the giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang with his consort, Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah. Their Majesties fed the male panda Xing Xing with apples.

25 June, 2014: The two giant pandas at Zoo Negara's Giant Panda Conservation Centre were given new names. The male panda Fu Wa was renamed Xing Xing (meaning prosperity) while the female Feng Yi was renamed Liang Liang (meaning pretty). 21 May, 2014: Zoo Negara received its star attraction in the form of a giant panda pair, named Feng Yi and Fu Wa. The pandas were transported by MASkargo from Dujiangyan in Sichuan Province, China to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 20 May. The pandas were to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China.

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