"Zoo In Mall" Species List (August 24, 2024)

[Toki]

Hi

I created a species list for this facility:

Name: Zoo In Mall
Location: Selangor, Malaysia
Website: Zoo In Mall -Malaysia | Subang Jaya

This facility opened in March 2024, but part of the zoo is still under construction. It is a 100% indoor facility that is located inside a shopping mall, so the enclosures are clean but lacks space and sunlight.

It is owned and operated by an animal trading company, and the main objective of this place seems to be a shownroom for animals on sale, rather than a zoo. The manager told me that they are building a large pet shop in the same block to sell "exotic and rare" species.

The list is based on the signs and personal observations, and may be wrong or missing some species.

<Mammals>
Agouti / Dasyprocta sp.
Black-tailed Prairie Dog / Cynomys ludovicianus
Patagonian Mara / Dolichotis patagonum
Meerkat / Suricata suricatta
Domestic Guinea Pig / Cavia porcellus
Domestic Rabbit / Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus
African Pygmy Hedgehog / Atelerix albiventris (unsigned)
Common Racoon / Procyon lotor
Common Marmoset / Callithrix jacchus (unsigned)
Alpaca / Vicugna pacos
African Pygmy Goat / Capra aegagrus hircus
Bennett's Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus

<Birds>
Blue and Yellow Macaw / Ara ararauna (unsigned)
Monk Parakeet / Myiopsitta monachus (unsigned)
Cockatiel / Nymphicus hollandicus (unsigned)
Mute Swan / Cygnus olor
Domestic Duck (Call) / Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Mandarin Duck / Aix galericulata
Golden Pheasant / Chrysolophus pictus
Indian Peafowl / Pavo cristatus
Domestic Chicken (Silky) / Gallus gallus domesticus (unsigned)

<Reptiles>
Red-eared Slider / Trachemys scripta elegans (unsigned)
Leopard Gecko / Eublepharis macularius
Crested Gecko / Correlophus ciliatus
Halmahera Giant Gecko / Gehyra marginata
Frilled Lizard / Chlamydosaurus kingii
Brown Basilisk / Basiliscus vittatus
Major Skink / Bellatorias frerei
European Legless Lizard / Pseudopus apodus
Corn Snake / Pantherophis guttatus
Burmese Python / Python bivittatus (unsigned)
False Cobra / Malpolon moilensis

<Amphibians>
Australian Green Tree Frog / Litoria caerulea
Cane Toad / Rhinella marina

<Invertebrates>
Coconut Crab / Birgus latro

This facility should not be considered as a "zoo", and the only reason I went there was to see the Agouti, which is quite rare around asia.

Please let me know if you see any points to fix or have any questions.
I'll be happy to discuss!

 

[PossumRoach]

Do you have any pictures of the facility? I really want to compare this place with the notorious noah inner city zoo in Yokohama and Yoshinori Horii’s meccha omoroi doubutsuen.

 

[Toki]

Do you have any pictures of the facility? I really want to compare this place with the notorious noah inner city zoo in Yokohama and Yoshinori Horii’s meccha omoroi doubutsuen.

Yes, I'll upload photos soon!

I've been to the Inner City Zoo Noah a few years ago, and I think it's made with the same concept.
This zoo didn't have prices and couldn't buy the animals in the zoo, where you could do so in Noah when I went there.

Meccha Omoroi Doubutuen...
I've only heard horrible stories about that facility, and never been there.

 

[PossumRoach]

Meccha Omoroi Doubutuen...
I've only heard horrible stories about that facility, and never been there.

I know that this is a question far more suited for the thread about Horii’s antics, but do you have any experience with Horii’s previous zoo Meccha Sawareru Doubutsuen? Have you ever seen any of Horii’s traveling exhibitions?

 

[Jana]

How would potential buyers find out prices of animals on show if they are not listed. Inquiry with the staff?

I would be like to know what a wallaby can fetch for a price in Malysia, for example.

 

[Toki]

How would potential buyers find out prices of animals on show if they are not listed. Inquiry with the staff?

I would be like to know what a wallaby can fetch for a price in Malysia, for example.

The area is still under construction. The manager told me that they are going to open a pet shop with these species in it in September, and customers can buy or get prices there.

I went to another zoo that is operated by an animal trading company in Malaysia.
This place had price tags for most enclosures.
Desaru Mini Zoo Species List (July 27, 2024)

 

[Toki]

I know that this is a question far more suited for the thread about Horii’s antics, but do you have any experience with Horii’s previous zoo Meccha Sawareru Doubutsuen? Have you ever seen any of Horii’s traveling exhibitions?

I've heard a lot of bad stories from zoos operated by that company. I had a chance to visit Meccha Sawareru Doubutsuen in the past, but didn't go.

I just think it's too unethical.

 

[Toki]

Hi

I re-visited the zoo in March 31st to see the updates.
The "upgrading work" that the owner claimed to be done by September 2024 was not even started, although there are minor changes in the exhibit area.

Exhibit

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• 3 Apr 2025

Zoo in Mall (Selangor, Malaysia)

Exhibit

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• 3 Apr 2025

Zoo in Mall (Selangor, Malaysia)

The whole zoo still lacks animal welfare, although at keast they have space to move around.
For example, this is the new Sailfin Dragon exhibit, with zero water and plain concrete:

Sailfin Dragon Exhibit

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• 3 Apr 2025
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Zoo in Mall (Selangor, Malaysia)

New tanks for turtle species

Exhibit

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• 3 Apr 2025

Zoo in Mall (Selangor, Malaysia)

Exhibit

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• 3 Apr 2025

Zoo in Mall (Selangor, Malaysia)

Here is the updated species list:
I have also updated Zootierliste, so I will follow the format for species names.

<Mammals>
Alpaca (Vicugna vicugna f. pacos (Syn.: Lama guanicoe f. pacos))
Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Domestic rabbit (No Breed-Status) (Oryctolagus cuniculus f. domestica)
Four-toed hedgehog (African pygmy hedgehog) (Atelerix albiventris (Syn.: Atelerix pruneri) (Syn.: Atelerix hindei))
Guinea pig (Domestic guinea pig) (No Breeds-status) (Cavia aperea f. porcellus)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Northern giant pouched rat (Gambian giant pouches rat) (Cricetomys gambianus)
Northern Raccoon (Common Raccoon) (Procyon lotor)
Patagonian mara (Patagonian cavy) (Mara) (Dolichotis patagonum)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
West African pygmy goat (African dwarf goat) (Cameroon dwarf goat) (Capra aegagrus f. hircus)
White tufted-ear marmoset (Common marmoset) (Callithrix jacchus)

<Birds>
Blue-and-yellow macaw (Blue-and-gold macaw) (Ara ararauna)
Cockatiel (Weero) (Breeding-form) (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Domestic duck (No Breeds-status) (Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)
Domestic fowl (Domestic chicken) (No Breed-status) (Gallus gallus f. domestica (Syn.: Gallus gallus domesticus))
Dwarf duck (Call duck) (Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)
Golden pheasant (domestic forms) (Chrysolophus pictus f. domestica (Syn.: Chrysolophus pictus f. luteus))
Grey parrot (African Grey Parrot) (No species or subspecies status) (Psittacus erithacus (sensu lato))
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Monk parakeet (Quaker parrot) (Grey-breasted parakeet) (No Subspecific status) (Myiopsitta monachus)
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

<Reptiles>
Brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus)
Common blue-tongued skink (no subspecific status) (Tiliqua scincoides)
Common green iguana (No Subspecific status) (Iguana iguana)
Common leopard gecko (Spotted fat-tailed gecko) (No Subspecific status) (Eublepharis macularius)
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Corn snake (Breeding forms) (Pantherophis guttatus (Syn.: Elaphe guttata))
Crested gecko (Eyelash gecko) (Correlophus ciliatus (Syn.: Rhacodactylus ciliatus))
European legless lizard (Sheltopusik) (Pseudopus apodus (Syn.: Ophisaurus apodus))
False cobra (Malpolon moilensis (Syn.: Rhagerhis moilensis))
Frill-necked lizard (Frilled lizard) (Frilled dragon) (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Major skink (Bellatorias frerei (Syn.: Egernia frerei))
Mata-Mata (Matamata Turtle) (Chelus fimbriata (Syn.: Chelus fimbriatus))
Moluccan giant gecko (Ternate dtella) (Gehyra marginata)
Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans (Syn.: Chrysemys scripta elegans) (Syn.: Pseudemys scripta elegans))
Sailfin lizard (Common Sailfin) (Hydrosaurus amboinensis)

<Amphibians>
African bullfrog (Tschudi's African bullfrog) (Pyxicephalus adspersus (Syn.: Rana adspersa))
Asian giant toad (River toad) (Phrynoidis asper (Syn.: Bufo asper))
Australian green tree frog (White's tree frog) (Ranoidea caerulea (Syn.: Litoria caerulea) (Syn.: Pelodryas caerulea))

<Invertebrates>
Coconut crab (Birgus latro)

<Gone Species>
These species were observed during my last visit in August 2024, but are now gone:

Burmese rock python (Burmese python) (Python bivittatus (Syn.: Python molurus bivittatus))
Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Indian peafowl (Blue peafowl) (Indien Peacock) (Pavo cristatus)
Japanese silkie chicken (Gallus gallus f. domestica)
Marine toad (Cane toad) (Rhinella marina (Syn.: Bufo marinus))
Red-necked wallaby (Bennett's wallaby) (No Subspecific status) (Notamacropus rufogriseus (Syn.: Macropus rufogriseus) (Syn.: Protemnodon rufogrisea))
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Greater sulphur-crested cockatoo) (No Subspecific status) (Cacatua galerita)

The zoo has recently acquired interesting species, including the Northern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), which is quite rare in Asian zoos. The sad thing is that the workers there had absolutely no knowledge of what they were taking care of, and called the species "wild rat" and reffered to the agoutis as "rabbits".

Ironically, due to the confined environment and the fact that the facility is run by an animal dealer, breeding seems to be going well. Recently, animals such as agoutis, maras, and hedgehogs have been successfully bred. However, they say they will sell the babies.

Feel free to leave any comments!