The Dubai Zoo is located in Jumeirah, in a very green area. This is the oldest zoo not only in the UAE, but also on the Arabian Peninsula.
The history of the zoo began with a private collection of exotic animals located in a large garden. In 1971, it was transferred by the owner to the disposal of the municipality. Now the zoo covers an area of ​​about 2 hectares.
Despite its modest size, the zoo gives shelter to about one and a half thousand animals and birds, including such "serious" ones as Syrian bears, chimpanzees, African lions and giraffes, Bengal tigers. In total, the zoo presents 9 species of large cats and 7 species of primates.
Here you can see the inhabitants of the desert, which were never lucky enough to see in Dubai in natural conditions: a sand snake, an Arabian rattlesnake, an eared vulture (the latter was caught in the Stone Mountains). A spacious aviary has been built for birds of prey.
The Dubai Zoo contains Arabian wolves, which are already completely exterminated and are found only in captivity. One can see Gordon's only wild cat living and breeding in captivity and a colony of So-Kotrian cormorants.
The Dubai Zoo was once recognized as the best zoo in the Middle East. In terms of cleanliness and internal organization, the Dubai menagerie is not inferior to the leading zoos in the world.