Chiba Zoological Park

Overview

The Chiba Zoological Park opened its doors for the first time in April 1985, and now includes seven different areas.

Zoological Hall

Easy to access from the main gate, usually the first one to be visited by tourists. This are hosts the pavillon houses where the information desk is located. The Zoological Hall foses on various species from the tropical rainforest such as nocturn animals, marmosets, tropical birds and the most famous one of the area: the two-toed sloth.

The small animals zone

Home of the zoo mascotte, Futa the red panda that became a TV celebrity in 2005. This area also hosts other red pandas called Chichi, Meimei, Meita, Kuta, Mai, Mii and Genta.

Steppe Zone

In this area are hosted big herbivores such as elephants, giraffes and zebras as well as South African cranes, ostrichs and meerkats.

Children's Zoo

This area has been designated to stimulate visitor's interest in wildlife by getting in direct contact with animals such as goat and sheep. This area also hosts horses, capybara, penguins from Peru and Chile. In this area an explanation of the zookeeper routine also allows the visitors to get a good understanding of what it takes to take care of the animals in the Park.

Monkey Zone

As indicated by the name, this area is essentially focused on primates such as lemurs and mandrills, as well as several other species.

Ancestors of Domestic Animals Zone

In this area, animals such as bisons are hosted and depending on the seasons there can be different ones present (such as reindeers during Christmas time).

Avian an Aquatic Zone

The Sea lions are the main attraction of this area, but other interesting species such as the Shoe-billed Stork are present and attracting a lot of visitors.