Satsukiyama Zoo

Satsukiyama Zoo
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34°49′49″N 135°25′31″E / 34.8304°N 135.4254°E / 34.8304; 135.4254
Date openedApril 1957
Location5-33, 2-chome, Ayaha, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
MembershipsJAZA[1]
Websitewww.satsukiyamazoo.com (in Japanese)

Satsukiyama Zoo (五月山動物園) is located at Satsukiyama Park, at the base of Mount Satsuki in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. The zoo opened in April, 1957. The zoo is the municipal zoo of Ikeda.

The zoo is the second smallest zoo (3000 m2) in all zoos belonging to Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

Wombats

In 1992, wombats were successfully bred at the zoo, which was the first time outside of Australia.[2]

Idol group

Keeper Girls is a female idol music group created in August 2015. The group belongs to the zoo.[3]

Access

References

  1. ^ "日本動物園水族館協会 近畿の動物園" [Zoos in Kinki region, Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. ^ "池田市ホームページ ローカルアカデミー いけだウォンバット塾について" [About local academy "Ikeda wombat juku", Ikeda city website] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. ^ "Koho Ikeda (public relations magazine of Ikeda), Oct 2015, 2-4" (PDF) (in Japanese). 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-27.


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