- Opened
- 1916
- Species listed
- 78
- Size
- 40 ha
- Visitors / year
- 4.0M
About San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, United States, located in Balboa Park. It began with a collection of animals left over from the 1915 Panama–California Exposition that were brought together by its founder, Dr. Harry M. Wegeforth. The zoo was a pioneer in the concept of open-air, cage-less exhibits that recreate natural animal habitats.
Animals you can see here
78 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
African ElephantLoxodonta africana
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
African LionPanthera leo
American AlligatorAlligator mississippiensis
American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Andean BearTremarctos ornatus
Andean CondorVultur gryphus
Arctic FoxVulpes lagopus
Asian ElephantElephas maximus
Bactrian CamelCamelus bactrianus
Baird's TapirTapirus bairdii
Bee HummingbirdMellisuga helenae
BonoboPan paniscus
California CondorGymnogyps californianus
CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaeris
CaracalCaracal caracal
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus
Clouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosa
Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius
Cuvier's Dwarf CaimanPaleosuchus palpebrosus
Dwarf CrocodileOsteolaemus tetraspis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Emperor ScorpionPandinus imperator
Eurasian LynxLynx lynx
FossaCryptoprocta ferox
Giant PandaAiluropoda melanoleuca
Gila MonsterHeloderma suspectum
GiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis
Goliath BirdeaterTheraphosa blondi
Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubius
Green AnacondaEunectes murinus
Harpy EagleHarpia harpyja
Helmeted HornbillRhinoplax vigil
Honey BadgerMellivora capensis
Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinus
JaguarPanthera onca
Japanese MacaqueMacaca fuscata
King CobraOphiophagus hannah
KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus
KoalaPhascolarctos cinereus
Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensis
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
LeopardPanthera pardus
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor
Lion-tailed MacaqueMacaca silenus
Madagascar Ground BoaAcrantophis madagascariensis
Malayan TapirTapirus indicus
Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
Marine IguanaAmblyrhynchus cristatus
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Mountain LionPuma concolor
Mountain TapirTapirus pinchaque
Naked Mole RatHeterocephalus glaber
Northern walking stickDiapheromera femorata
OkapiOkapia johnstoni
OrangutanPongo spp.
Pig-nosed TurtleCarettochelys insculpta
Pygmy Leaf ChameleonBrookesia minima
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing CaterpillarOrnithoptera alexandrae
Red KangarooMacropus rufus
Red PandaAilurus fulgens
Rock HyraxProcavia capensis
Saltwater CrocodileCrocodylus porosus
Sea OtterEnhydra lutris
Secretary BirdSagittarius serpentarius
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Smith's Dwarf ChameleonBradypodion taeniabronchum
Snow LeopardPanthera uncia
South American TapirTapirus terrestris
Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
Spiny AnteaterTachyglossus aculeatus
Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocuta
Steller's Sea EagleHaliaeetus pelagicus
Sun BearHelarctos malayanus
TakinBudorcas taxicolor
Tasmanian DevilSarcophilus harrisii
Yellow AnacondaEunectes notaeusSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.
Nearby venues
Other zoos and aquariums within 150 km.
