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Opened in 1958, Guangzhou Zoo is a zoological park in Guangzhou, China in Yuexiu District. The zoo occupies an area of 42 ha and houses 450 species and nearly 5000 animals. Along with the Beijing Zoo and the Shanghai Zoo, this trio of zoos are together called the majors zoos in China. The annual visitors peaked at 4 million in the late 1970s but has since dropped to 2 million annual visitors.

Animal Sections
The zoo has 5 different sections containing herbivores, birds, reptilians and amphibians, primates, and carnivores.


 * Herbivores consist of alpaca, lesser panda, giant panda, kangaroo, mouflon, asiatic elephant, giraffe, zebra, and white rhinoceros.


 * Birds consist of ostrich, emu, golden pheasant, silver pheasant, golden pheasant, hornbill, scarlet macaw, west african crown crane, and pekin robin.


 * Reptilians and amphibians consist of tortoise, python, and crocodile.


 * Primates consist of chimpanzee, ring-tailed lemur, Chinese snubbed nosed monkey, hamadryas baboon, white-cheeked gibbon, and Francois' leaf monkey.


 * Carnivores consist of porcupine, raccoon, leopard, cheetah, lion, Asiatic black bear, puma, jaguar, South China tiger, and white tiger.

There are also a few bodies of water along the sightseeing bus route which contain various animals. These various animals consist range from flamingo to black swan to hippopotamus.

Guangzhou Ocean World
Built in 1998, Guangzhou Ocean World is a large-scale scientific and hi-tech exhibition hall with entertainment, sightseeing, scientific research and educational purposes. It covers an area of 13000 m2 and was constructed with a total investment of US$ 50 million. It has also been named National Popular Science Education Base, Guangdong Educational Base for Popular Marine Science and Guangdong Youths Educational Base for Popular Science. The Ocean World itself is divided into many sections to display marine life. and has more than 200 kinds of fish and many other rare ocean creatures.

Sources to use

 * http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385298.htm
 * http://www.gzzoo.com/en/park.aspx
 * https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangdong/guangzhou/zoo.htm
 * http://www.gzzoo.com/en/default.aspx
 * http://silkgate.net/guangzhou-zoo/
 * http://www.gzzoo.com/en/venuesDetail.aspx?id=397&classcode=008001
 * http://www.gzzoo.com/en/venues.aspx
 * https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangdong/guangzhou/ocean-world.htm
 * http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2010asia/2010-11/04/content_11502921.htm