( Crowned Crane, Monkey )

Yangon Zoological Garden has been inaugurated since 1906. Nowadays, it has an area of 69.25 acres. It is a World class zoo where one may observe a collection of animals habitat to Myanmar as well as the World over.

There are 59 species of animals, 63 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles on the fauna side. On the flora side, there are over 15,000 trees and plants.

The Crown Crane of Africa, with its pompon-like topknot of stiff yellow feathers, is the most beautiful bird. The long-legged, long-necked wagging birds are known as crown cranes.

At the Yangon Zoological Garden monkey of various species can be found. They eat about 4 pounds of leaves a day besides small insets.

Yangon Zoological Garden is opened daily. On weekends and public holidays, special animal shows are featured to entertain the visiting public.

Yangon Zoological Garden is run with the aims and objectives of, facilitating recreation for the public, educating the public on conservation and research awareness, facilitating student researchers on zoology and Botany, and lastly but not the least facilitating the breeding of rare and endangered species.