The Southern Hemisphere's largest giant panda centre, opened in December 2009, is the best-known feature of Adelaide Zoo. Founded in 1883, it is Australia's second oldest zoo after Melbourne Zoo. It sits in parkland just north of Adelaide's city centre and is run on a non-profit basis by Zoos South Australia, which also manages Monarto Safari Park near Murray Bridge.
The zoo houses more than 3,000 animals from around 250 native and exotic species. Its newest enclosures form the second phase of the South-East Asia exhibit, called Immersion. Here a walk-through jungle setting brings Sumatran tigers and Sumatran orangutans seemingly within reach.
The grounds are also a botanical garden, with significant exotic and native plants. Among them is a Moreton Bay fig planted in 1877, six years before the zoo opened. Five buildings, including the front entrance on Frome Road and the former Elephant House, are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. The site therefore suits visitors interested in historic architecture and gardens as well as animals.
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