Hengyang Zoo

Hengyang Zoo

Hengyang zoo is located in Yanfeng District of Hengyang City, an important town in central and South China. It was founded in 1956 and expanded in 1980. It is the only zoo in southern Hunan. It is the second largest zoo in Hunan Province, covering an area of 154 mu. It has beautiful environment with mountains, water and scattered places. The greening rate in the park reaches 68%. The existing animal cage covers an area of more than 6000 square meters, which is divided into seven areas: beast hall, monkey mountain, bird house, herbivore area, crawling hall, fur animal hall, hippo hall, etc. There are 58 kinds of animal breeds and more than 400 heads (feathers). There are more than 20 species of animals under national first class protection, including giant panda, Amur tiger, leopard, sika deer, leopard, python, Jaguar, Bengal lizard and Australian kangaroo. There are more than 50 species of protected animals, including African lion, black bear, brown bear, macaque and camel. Stroll among them, birds chirp, peacocks open screen, quite natural taste.

Brief introduction of the park

Hengyang zoo is located at the intersection of Xianfeng road and Tianmashan South Road in Yanfeng District of Hengyang City, which is an important town in central and South China. It is far away from Hengyang gymnasium and is the starting point of bus No.159 in Hengyang City. It was originally a zoo attached to Yueping park. Later, with the rapid development of tourism in Hengyang City,

Hengyang zoo was established in 1985.

Hengyang zoo is the only place in Hengyang and southern Hunan to watch wildlife and learn about wildlife knowledge. It covers an area of 5.3 hectares, with a cage area of 6000 square meters. There are 58 species of national first and second level protected animals, with more than 400 heads (feathers). The national first level protected animals include Amur tiger, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, sika deer, Chinese alligator, giant lizard, python, etc Green Peacock, Jaguar, Bengal giant lizard, Australian kangaroo and so on. The second level protected animals include red panda, porcupine, pheasant, and Caragana.

Giant panda Pavilion

Giant panda museum is located in Hengyang zoo Swan Lake

It covers an area of 200 square meters, including a sports ground of 140 square meters. There are all kinds of sports fitness equipment and turf in the sports ground. The "bedroom" in the inner room is more than 60 square meters. It has transparent glass walls and built-in air conditioning. The room temperature is controlled between 10 ℃ and 28 ℃. Through the glass, you can have a panoramic view of the giant panda's every move. The giant panda "Longteng" eats eight times a day, likes to eat Wowotou made of bamboo, flour, honey and other grinding powder, as well as carrots and apples. "Longteng" visits 150000 people a month

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Introduction to garden history

In 1951, the people's Government of Hengyang City set up an animal horn in Yueping Park, covering an area of 805 square meters. There are lions, tigers, bears and other beasts on display. The establishment of the organization is a platoon, with 18 employees. The facilities are simple and old, and there are few kinds of animals on display. With the continuous development of Hengyang and the continuous improvement of people's material and cultural living standards, the demand for popular science knowledge of wild animals is higher and higher, which has attracted the attention of Hengyang Municipal People's government.

In 1978, the state invested more than 600000 yuan, and Hengyang City increased the construction investment. In three years, the animal corner attached to Yueping Park was moved from the top of the mountain to the west of the mountain. It was expanded into a large-scale zoo with complete facilities and functions in central and South China. The Park has monkey mountain, birdhouse, beast hall, herbivore hall, fur animal hall, aquarium and Swan Lake , fish pond, lotus pond and other buildings.

On February 16, 1980, the reconstructed Hengyang zoo was officially opened to the public. There are 47 kinds of wild animals on display, including lions, tigers, crocodiles, red pandas, black leaf monkeys and other rare animals. With the development of Hengyang's tourism, Hengyang zoo was established in 1985, which is separate from Yueping park.

In June 2003, Hengyang zoo and Haikou Jinniu zoo signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop and operate Hengyang zoo. Several million yuan has been invested in the construction of marine life Museum, hippo Museum and reptile Museum, and the introduction of Hippo, crocodile and other aquatic animals

At the same time, it also introduced

There are more than 200 kinds of animals, such as Amur tiger, black swan, red panda, wild goose, python, and so on.

At the end of 2003, the Amur tiger settled in Hengyang zoo

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On July 22, 2004, the first Jaguar in Hunan Province settled down in the zoo. Because it is a feline, it is bigger than a cat but smaller than a tiger

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In June 2010, we rented giant pandas to the park. The national treasure panda "Longteng" lives in Hengyang. The national treasure panda "Longteng" of Hengyang zoo comes from the Ya'an Bifengxia base of China Giant Panda Research Center in Wolong, Sichuan.

On May 22, 2011, a 1.2-meter-long and 4-kilogram Bengal giant lizard settled in Hengyang zoo

The whole body of Bengal giant lizard is covered with small and protruding round scales, the scales on the back are black, and some scales are mixed with light yellow spots; the head is triangular, and the nostrils are located from the eyes to the center of the snout, showing split eyes; the limbs are thick, and there are sharp claws on the toes; the tail is flat as a belt, about 60 cm.

On June 13, 2014, the Australian red kangaroo in Hengyang zoo

Cage began to "show" posture, to meet an endless stream of tourists. Kangaroo for a female and a male two, a pair of "husband and wife.". Kangaroo is very lively, sometimes pacing in the cage, sometimes constantly chasing. Red kangaroo is introduced from Australia. It has a lot of habits like rabbit and is lively and gentle. Red kangaroo is one of the largest kangaroo species in Australia. As you move, take off your hind feet and balance your tail. Good at jumping, can jump 7-8 meters, 1.5-1.8 meters high. It has a life span of 20-22 years and has been listed in the appendix of the International Convention on endangered wild animals and plants.

Tour information

Transportation: take bus No.2, 14, 22, 24, 33

Admission: 20 yuan, 22 yuan on national holidays.

Current leader

Director of Hengyang Zoo: Xiao Gaoping

geographical position

Address: No.107 Xianfeng Road, Yanfeng District, Hengyang City

Address: No.107 Xianfeng Road, Yanfeng District, Hengyang City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 112.60591998963

Latitude: 26.89005858652

Tel: 0734-8224926

Chinese PinYin : Heng Yang Dong Wu Yuan