Places In Malaysia: The Melaka Zoo

Basic Information

• Name: Melaka Zoo
• Where: Melaka, Malaysia
• Cost: 17.80 RM (About $4 US)
• More Information: Melaka Zoo website

Narrative

My family and I enjoy visiting zoos, so of course when we decided to take a trip to Malaysia we made sure to check out the zoo in the city we were staying in.  We stayed at a hotel in the city of Melaka just south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s largest city.  The zoo is the second largest in Malaysia at 54 acres in size:

We walked up to the ticket booth and like most thing in Malaysia we were amazed by how cheap it was to go inside.  The tickets were about $4 per adult US.  This was definitely a bargain considering how many animals we were able to see at this zoo.  The largest collection of animals appeared to be various primates:

No primate display would be complete without lemurs:

The orangutan show the zoo puts on is a must see.  We were pretty amazed by how intelligent the orangutans are:

A really beautiful animal they had on display was the endangered red panda:

I think when most people think of rhinoceros they think of Africa.  However, Malaysia and Indonesia are actually home to rhinos as well:

The rhinos that live in the jungles of Malaysia and Indonesia do not grow to the size of their African counterparts, but they are still big animals:

Malaysia is also home to elephants:

Of course visitors can take rides on the elephants as well:

Probably the most unusual native animal they had on display was one of the tiny deer that lives in the jungles of Malaysia:

Another native animal in the zoo were a large contingent of fruit bats:

The zoo did have plenty of African animals on display as well such as giraffes and zebras:

As well as ostriches:

Here is an oryx:

Here is an endangered Moon Bear who really seem to enjoy posing for the crowds:

I am not sure what this next animal is but he looked mean:

Here was some massive water buffalo they had on display:

The zoo even had one of my favorite Australian wildlife on display, the cassowary:

With this being Southeast Asia there was also plenty of reptiles on display such as this iguana:

There was a few snakes on display such as this python:

Here is quite possibly the most dangerous creature in the zoo which is the saltwater crocodile which often caused me to get nervous whenever I visited areas in northern Australia:

Here is a freshwater crocodile which is known for being far less dangerous than their saltwater cousins:

Here is a closer look at the jaws of the freshwater crocodile that are no where near as intimidating as a saltwater crocodile:

Conclusion

The Melaka Zoo is not the best zoo we have ever been to, but it has a large variety of animals and is extremely affordable.  The orangutan show is a must for anyone visiting the zoo.  If visiting the area the Melaka Zoo is well worth spending a morning at like we did.