Al Ain zoo entrance |
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| Date opened | 1969 |
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| Location | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| Land area | 400 hectares (988 acres) |
Al Ain Zoo (Arabic: حديقة حيوانات العين ) is a 400-hectare (988-acre) zoo located in the foothills of the Jebel Hafeet Mountains in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. It mainly comprises Arabian antelopes and oryx , eland , gazelle, lechwe and can be found in the tree shaded paddocks which offer excellent breeding conditions[1].
The zoo features a big cat house. Lions, pumas, black and spotted leopards and jaguars are found here. In addition to this, it also has a reptile house, monkey compounds, aquarium and aviary. From February 2010 until July 2010, the Al Ain Zoo hosted the "Dinosaur Trail", a small section which includes around 15 to 20 mechanical dinosaurs with sensors such as the T-Rex as well as information about the dinosaur such as when they lived, which parts of the (current) world they would have been found, their height, diet, etc.
The Al Ain Zoo also hosts the almost extinct white lion (less than 200 remain in the world).
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The zoo is open from 9:00 in the morning until 19:00 (7:00pm) in the evening. The tickets are priced at 15 dirhams for adults, 5 dirhams for children aged 3 to 12 while new borns and babies up till 24 months have free admission. The last tickets are sold at 18:00 (6:00pm). There is a bird show featuring Predatory birds and night birds that lasts 30 min starting at 7 PM.The dinosaur trail is open till 8PM. Wheelchairs are available on request.
Should one wish to walk around the zoo and see all the animals they would need approximately 2 hours (the Dinosaur Trail should not take longer than 10 to 15 minutes, inclusive of taking photographs).
The zoo also has a "train" with open carriages. It operates between 10am and 6pm with the last one departing from the Train Station at 5:40pm. It does not enter the "yellow" section which hosts the African Lion, Bengal Tiger, Chimpanzee, Puma, Salt water crocodile, Panther, Nile Crocodile and Leopard.
The zoo is currently preparing to expand with work on its perimeters going on at the moment in order to build new sites such as the conservation and breeding centre, African Safari, World Desert Zoo, Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre.
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