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

Visitor may also joy-ride elephant, pony, elephant cart or horse wagan. There are also restaurants serving fresh and wholesome food and snack within the garden.

There is a large size difference between the different sub-species of tigers. The smallest sub-species are the Java tiger, and the largest is the Siberian. They hunt a wide variety of prey such as deer, goat even buffaloes and also smaller animals.

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.