Daejon O-World Species List 2024

Kim Minwoo

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Zooland
Marine Animal Enclosure (해양동물사):

- South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)
- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Bear Enclosure (곰사): Has the largest water pool for bears among zoos in South Korea. But still allows guest feeding from the feeding from the vendor machine.
- Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos)
- Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Tiger Enclosure (호랑이사): A total of 5 tigers (3 offspring {1 male, 2 females}, 2 parental tiger)
- Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Non-purebred

Mid-size Carnivore Enclosure (중형육식사):
- Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis): 2 male
- Jaguar (Panthera onca): 4 jaguars
- Cougar (Puma concolor): 1 male, 1 female

Small Carnivore Enclosure (소형 육식사):
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

Wallaroo/Mara Enclosure (왈라루/마라사):
- Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)
- Bobak marmot (Marmota bobak)
- Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
- Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)

Special Exhibit (스페셜관): This exhibit is named this way because it used to hold different animals very often based on a theme. Although it does not do this now, it still uses the term "special" for the name.
- Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
- South American coati (Nasua nasua)
- Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
- Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
- Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

Birds of Prey Enclosure (맹금사): Very old-fashioned enclosure
- White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus): Only zoo in Korea
- Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni): Only zoo in Korea
- Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum)
- Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis)
- Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- Black kite (Milvus migrans)
- Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Ape Enclosure (유인원관): Named as the ape enclosure, but houses mainly old-world monkeys.
- Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
- Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
- Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
- Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)

Rabbit Garden (토끼 동산):
- Domestic rabbit

Mountain Safari (마운틴 사파리): Named safari, but it is just an ordinary walking enclosure that houses herbivores.
- European mouflon (Ovis orientalis)
- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Miniature donkey
- Jorang pony (A breed of pony in Korea)
- Corriedale sheep
- Alpaca (Lama pacos)

Children's Zoo (어린이동물원):
- Boer goat / Black goat / Saanen goat
- Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
- Flying fox (species unknown)
- Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
- Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Reptile House (파충류관): Named as reptile house, but also house small mammals.
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
- Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
- Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea): juveniles
- Mexican prairie dog (Cynomys mexicanus)
- Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
- Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Wolf Safari (늑대 사파리): One of the best enclosure in the entire Korean zoos, which houses wolves in a very natural setting in the mountain.
- Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)

Africa Safari (아프리카 사파리): Bus riding safari that houses large animals, not only from Africa. Just the theme of the safari is based on Africa.
- American black bear (Ursus americanus)
- Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Non-purebred
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Asian elephant (Elephas maximus): 1 Male
- Giraffe (Giraffa sp., Mixed): 1 Male
- Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
- Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
- Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)
- Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)

Monkey Village (몽키 빌리지): Opened in February 1st, 2024.
- De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
- Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
- Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)

Bird Land
Separated from Zooland and have to walk several minutes to get there.

Hanging Garden (행잉 가든): Houses tropical fish and has a coffee shop.
- Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)
- Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus)
- Blood parrot cichlid, Malawi cichlids
- Metynnis sp.
- Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus)

Emu Garden (에뮤 동산):
- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Tropical Garden (열대 정원):
- Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Bird Adventure Zone (버드 어드벤처존):
- Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus)
- Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)
- Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Dream of Swans (백조의 꿈):
- Black swan (Cygnus atratus)

Bird Exciting Zone (버드 익사이팅존):
- Blood parrot cichlid / Malawi cichlids
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
- Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
- Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
- Military macaw (Ara militaris): Only zoo in Korea
- Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix)
- Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
- Pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)
- Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
- Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
- Black-capped lory (Lorius lory)

Lotus Garden (수련 정원): Walkthrough aviary
- Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)
- Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
- Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
 
Thanks for the list. Having just over 40 mammal species (excluding domestics) is interesting, but what are the exhibits like? Is the quality impressive or are the enclosures mainly old-fashioned?
 
Thanks for the list. Having just over 40 mammal species (excluding domestics) is interesting, but what are the exhibits like? Is the quality impressive or are the enclosures mainly old-fashioned?
The overall quality of the zoo is not what it would be considered good in the zoos in North America or in Europe, especially for apes, birds of prey, and bears. In terms of social needs for animals, the elephant in the safari has been staying alone since 2004 which is pretty long. However, the wolf enclosure stands out as the best enclosure for almost any animal in Korean zoos in my opinion. It is designed on a natural hill and they had successful breeding in the past and also last year. Not many zoos in Korea have wolves expressing behaviors such as digging dens and howling, but here it is presented. Considering that this is more like an public amusement park + zoo run by the Daejon city council, there are not much attention paid to the animals, but still new renovation is planned onwards.
 
Zooland
Marine Animal Enclosure (해양동물사):

- South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)
- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Bear Enclosure (곰사): Has the largest water pool for bears among zoos in South Korea. But still allows guest feeding from the feeding from the vendor machine.
- Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos)
- Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Tiger Enclosure (호랑이사): A total of 5 tigers (3 offspring {1 male, 2 females}, 2 parental tiger)
- Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Non-purebred

Mid-size Carnivore Enclosure (중형육식사):
- Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis): 2 male
- Jaguar (Panthera onca): 4 jaguars
- Cougar (Puma concolor): 1 male, 1 female

Small Carnivore Enclosure (소형 육식사):
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

Wallaroo/Mara Enclosure (왈라루/마라사):
- Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)
- Bobak marmot (Marmota bobak)
- Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
- Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)

Special Exhibit (스페셜관): This exhibit is named this way because it used to hold different animals very often based on a theme. Although it does not do this now, it still uses the term "special" for the name.
- Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
- South American coati (Nasua nasua)
- Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
- Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
- Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

Birds of Prey Enclosure (맹금사): Very old-fashioned enclosure
- White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus): Only zoo in Korea
- Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni): Only zoo in Korea
- Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum)
- Eurasian goshawk (Astur gentilis)
- Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- Black kite (Milvus migrans)
- Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Ape Enclosure (유인원관): Named as the ape enclosure, but houses mainly old-world monkeys.
- Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
- Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
- Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
- Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)

Rabbit Garden (토끼 동산):
- Domestic rabbit

Mountain Safari (마운틴 사파리): Named safari, but it is just an ordinary walking enclosure that houses herbivores.
- European mouflon (Ovis orientalis)
- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Miniature donkey
- Jorang pony (A breed of pony in Korea)
- Corriedale sheep
- Alpaca (Lama pacos)

Children's Zoo (어린이동물원):
- Boer goat / Black goat / Saanen goat
- Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
- Flying fox (species unknown)
- Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
- Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Reptile House (파충류관): Named as reptile house, but also house small mammals.
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
- Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
- Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea): juveniles
- Mexican prairie dog (Cynomys mexicanus)
- Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
- Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Wolf Safari (늑대 사파리): One of the best enclosure in the entire Korean zoos, which houses wolves in a very natural setting in the mountain.
- Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)

Africa Safari (아프리카 사파리): Bus riding safari that houses large animals, not only from Africa. Just the theme of the safari is based on Africa.
- American black bear (Ursus americanus)
- Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica): Non-purebred
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Asian elephant (Elephas maximus): 1 Male
- Giraffe (Giraffa sp., Mixed): 1 Male
- Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
- Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
- Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)
- Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)

Monkey Village (몽키 빌리지): Opened in February 1st, 2024.
- De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
- Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
- Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)

Bird Land
Separated from Zooland and have to walk several minutes to get there.

Hanging Garden (행잉 가든): Houses tropical fish and has a coffee shop.
- Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)
- Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus)
- Blood parrot cichlid, Malawi cichlids
- Metynnis sp.
- Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus)

Emu Garden (에뮤 동산):
- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Tropical Garden (열대 정원):
- Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Bird Adventure Zone (버드 어드벤처존):
- Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus)
- Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco)
- Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Dream of Swans (백조의 꿈):
- Black swan (Cygnus atratus)

Bird Exciting Zone (버드 익사이팅존):
- Blood parrot cichlid / Malawi cichlids
- African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
- Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
- Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
- Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
- Military macaw (Ara militaris): Only zoo in Korea
- Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix)
- Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
- Pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)
- Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
- Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
- Black-capped lory (Lorius lory)

Lotus Garden (수련 정원): Walkthrough aviary
- Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)
- Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
- Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
The Giraffe has died last month. Since Korea's policy is quite strict on getting wild ungulates from abroad, it is likely to that this was the last giraffe in this zoo for good
 
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