Beijing Zoo Beijing Zoo Species List
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.When I visited a month or two ago they had hamadrayas baboon in the misc exhibits, do they still have it? If not what happened to it?
wow 36 chelonians and 5 gibbons. very nice
LDN-15-27
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I clearly remember seeing them on my visit, must've forgotten to add them in my species list. Thanks for the heads-up.
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*4 (3.1) black snub-nosed monkeys at the zoo in 2023.
*4 (3.1) grey snub-nosed monkeys at the zoo in 2023 (one was sent to Mount Fanjing Nature Reserve, believe a baby of this group and not one of these four).
*? not sure about the golden snub-nosed monkey number (+ this is all info from 2 years ago but best could find. Hopefully someone who knows the current population of all three species can answer you).
source: www.zootierliste.de
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Three Species：
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey(Rhinopithecus Roxellana)
Black Snub-Nosed Monkey(Rhinopithecus Bieti)
Gray Snub-Nosed Monkey(Rhinopithecus Brelichi)
Does the zoo still keep the following species:
Eurasian lynx
Striped hyena
Northern raccoon
Fennec fox
There are apparently now three serval exhibits(one in old cheetah exhibit, one in normal exhibit and one in old Eurasian lynx exhibit). The serval and caracal are now the only animals on display in the felid area.
The signs for the striped hyena were removed, and the exhibit was empty. I only saw two spotted hyenas on display in the exhibits next door. Fennec fox is gone too, the meerkats have taken over that exhibit. The raccoon is also gone and the red fox now has three exhibits connected, including the old meerkat and raccoon exhibits. Raccoons and fennec foxes don’t live long so I’m not surprised if they passed.
Additionally, the misc exhibits and pheasant garden are closed for renovations till May 2026. Once it reopens it will be an expanded space for the giant pandas. Many of the pheasants and small primates that used to be there have been relocated to the west side of the zoo. It’s possible some also went to other zoos. I didn’t have time to go to the west side today so I don’t know what species they still have. I’ll have to check it out soon.
Eurasian lynx
Striped hyena
Northern raccoon
Fennec fox
There are apparently now three serval exhibits(one in old cheetah exhibit, one in normal exhibit and one in old Eurasian lynx exhibit). The serval and caracal are now the only animals on display in the felid area.
The signs for the striped hyena were removed, and the exhibit was empty. I only saw two spotted hyenas on display in the exhibits next door. Fennec fox is gone too, the meerkats have taken over that exhibit. The raccoon is also gone and the red fox now has three exhibits connected, including the old meerkat and raccoon exhibits. Raccoons and fennec foxes don’t live long so I’m not surprised if they passed.
Additionally, the misc exhibits and pheasant garden are closed for renovations till May 2026. Once it reopens it will be an expanded space for the giant pandas. Many of the pheasants and small primates that used to be there have been relocated to the west side of the zoo. It’s possible some also went to other zoos. I didn’t have time to go to the west side today so I don’t know what species they still have. I’ll have to check it out soon.
The Striped hyena at Beijing Zoo is already very old, and removing the display sign basically symbolizes its death.
There may still be an individual lynx, but I cannot confirm whether it has been exhibited again in the zoo.
The fennec fox has been dead for a long time.
What about the raccoon?
It's hard to say, this animal is usually not noticed by enthusiasts, and it's possible that it was simply cancelled from exhibition.
So I was able to finish the zoo and check out every corner, and I have some updates.
All of the pheasants are now located in a row of cages behind the aviary. Most of the species are the same as the ones that used to be in Pheasant Garden so I’d imagine some got moved there. Because there were so many in Pheasant Garden, I’d imagine some of each species were moved to other zoos because the zoo dosent have the space now for that many. Golden pheasant is gone from the collection though. The green peafowl are now in a cage behind the reptile house and the crowned pigeons are also gone. The macaws and parrots are now all in the parrot house by the aviary, same thing id imagine some were moved there while some were relocated.
For the misc exhibits, many of the species are gone. The only ones still there are the masked palm civet in the small carnivore area, the lowland paca with the green iguana in the South America section, the coatis in the small carnivore area and by the tapirs and the ring tailed lemurs now housed together with the squirrel monkeys in the tropical monkeys zone. I only saw five ring tailed lemurs, and someone there said the rest were all relocated. There was already a civet and paca and coatis in the other sections so I’d imagine they’re not the ones that used to be in the misc exhibits. Also, lowland paca no longer share an exhibit with sloth. They don’t live long so I’m not surprised if some of them passed. Because of the expansion of the panda house, it is unclear if any of the species will return after the renovation. I hope some of them will at least.
All of the pheasants are now located in a row of cages behind the aviary. Most of the species are the same as the ones that used to be in Pheasant Garden so I’d imagine some got moved there. Because there were so many in Pheasant Garden, I’d imagine some of each species were moved to other zoos because the zoo dosent have the space now for that many. Golden pheasant is gone from the collection though. The green peafowl are now in a cage behind the reptile house and the crowned pigeons are also gone. The macaws and parrots are now all in the parrot house by the aviary, same thing id imagine some were moved there while some were relocated.
For the misc exhibits, many of the species are gone. The only ones still there are the masked palm civet in the small carnivore area, the lowland paca with the green iguana in the South America section, the coatis in the small carnivore area and by the tapirs and the ring tailed lemurs now housed together with the squirrel monkeys in the tropical monkeys zone. I only saw five ring tailed lemurs, and someone there said the rest were all relocated. There was already a civet and paca and coatis in the other sections so I’d imagine they’re not the ones that used to be in the misc exhibits. Also, lowland paca no longer share an exhibit with sloth. They don’t live long so I’m not surprised if some of them passed. Because of the expansion of the panda house, it is unclear if any of the species will return after the renovation. I hope some of them will at least.
It passed away on August 3, 2022 due to old age and illness, and currently there are no orangutans in Beijing Zoo.
Raikou
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Actually there are 4 species of great apes. The Beijing Zoo once had some Sumatran orangutans in the 20th century. The orangutan that died in 2022 was a Bornean orangutan.