The Malabon Zoo, Aquarium and Botanical Garden, commonly known as Malabon Zoo, is a

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situated in

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History

The Malabon Zoo first opened around 1989 and was founded by the Manny Tangco in Barangay Potrero in

. In March 2020, community quarantine measures imposed as a response to the

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forced the closure of the zoo to the public and caused financial strain to the zoo's maintenance. This led Tangco launching an appeal for donations so he could still feed the zoo's animals, which was responded by various private and public personalities. The zoo has since reopened on November 7, 2021.

Animals

Malabon Zoo has developed a reputation for naming its individual animals after public figures including former and current politicians, actors and actresses, and other celebrities. Among the animals kept in captivity include

Bengal tigers The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna. The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...

, lions, bears, deer,

orangutan Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, but during the Pleistocene they ranged throughout Southeast Asia and South China. Classified in the genus ...

s, and snakes.

References

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