Jeonju Zoo Species List 2025

[Kim Minwoo]

Opened in June 1978, Jeonju Zoo is the third-largest zoo in South Korea, following Seoul Zoo and Everland Zoo. They are the biggest zoo in Jeolla Province, and in the past, they have housed numerous rare species in Korea (may not be rare in other zoos abroad), including Persian leopards, Indian leopards, Snow leopards, Gentoo penguins, and the African elephant. Also, the only Bornean elephant in Korea lives here.
Here is a list of animals currently housed in Jeonju Zoo

Forest of Birds (새들의 숲)
Waterfowl Enclosure:

• Mute swan
• Black swan
• Mandarin duck
• Mallard
• Eastern spot-billed duck
• Domestic goose
• Canada goose
• Black-crowned night heron
• Grey heron
• White stork

Used to house Muscovy duck, Black-tailed gull, Pink-backed pelican

Peafowl Enclosure:

• Indian peafowl
• Domestic chicken

Previously, it was home for birds of prey. Now the birds-of-prey have moved to a larger enclosure

Otter Enclosure:

• Eurasian otter

They are housed here because they are using the enclosure that previously housed waterfowl.

Forest of Beasts (맹수의 숲)

• Ussuri brown bear
• Asiatic black bear
• Lion
• Red fox
• Leopard (Unsure whether it is a true Amur leopard or not)
• Jaguar
• Eurasian lynx
• Amur leopard cat

In the past they have also housed Kodiak bears, Servals, Bengal tigers, Indian leopards, Persian leopards, Snow leopards here

Forest of Jannabi (잔나비의 숲)
Jannabi is a old korean term for monkeys

• Squirrel monkey
• Lar gibbon
• De Brazza's monkey
• Toque macaque
• Ring-tailed lemur
• Olive baboon
• Hamadryas baboon
• Japanese macaque

Used to have Celebes crested macaque, Mandrill, Formosan rock macaque, Chimpanzee

Reptile House (파충류사)

• Burmese python
• Smooth-fronted caiman

Used to have Spectacled caimans

Forest of Herbivores (초식동물의 숲)

• Llama
• Guanaco
• Patagonian mara
• South American coati
• Sika deer
• European fallow deer
• Barbary sheep
• Elk
• Domestic rabbit
• Pony
• Zony (A hybrid between a pony and a zebra)
• Donkey
• Meerkat

Forest of Conservation (종보전의 숲)

• Wolf
• Amur tiger (Non-pure bred)
• Cinereous vulture
• Eurasian eagle-owl
• Common kestrel
• Eurasian goshawk
• Himalayan owl

Small Animals (소동물사)

• Guinea pig
• Hermann's tortoise
• Fennec fox
• African spurred tortoise
• Leopard tortoise
• Common raccoon dog
• Banded mongoose

Exotic Aviary (열대조류사)

• Fischer's lovebird
• Red-and-green macaw
• Blue-and-yellow macaw
• Cockatiel
• Yellow-crowned amazon
• Rainbow lorikeet
• Yellow-crested cockatoo
• Grey parrot
• Black-capped lory

Forest of Plains (초원의 숲)

• Indian elephant
• Bornean elephant
• Plains zebra
• Watusi cattle
• Common ostrich
• Hippopotamus
• Eastern grey kangaroo
• Raccoon

Bison Enclosure (들소사)

• American bison
• Mouflon
• Sheep
• Goat
• Helmeted guineafowl
• Silver pheasant
• Domestic turkey

One of the most progressive zoos among the previously horrible zoos in Korea. Their elephant enclosure has significantly increased the size and has already accepted Indian elephants from the Seoul Children's Grand Park Zoo, since their elephant enclosure was too small.