Kota Kinabalu Zoo
Current owner jeff lowe announced the decision in a facebook post blaming the pressures of animal rights charity peta.
Kota kinabalu zoo. There is also a source claiming that the term originated from ki nabalu ki meaning have or. The secret word for this success is tagal which means prohibition in the kadazandusun language. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in kota kinabalu malaysia on tripadvisor. We have reviews of the best places to see in kota kinabalu.
Kinabalu is derived from the name aki nabalu meaning the revered place of the dead aki means ancestors or grandfather and nabalu is a name for the mountain in the dusun language. The exotic cat zoo made famous by the netflix series tiger king is closing for good. Tagal tinopikon park tour from kota kinabalu moyog river along the village is managed by the park community and fishing activity is extremely prohibited. See 744 reviews articles and 640 photos of lok kawi wildlife park ranked no 1 on tripadvisor among 7 attractions in penampang.
The visitors can see borneo and malaysia wild animals such as orang utan proboscis monkey asian elephant rhino hornbill birds tiger etc. Lok kawi wildlife park also sometimes called lok kawi zoo is a 70 hectare park jointly developed by sabah wildlife and forestry departments. It was officially opened to the public on the 17th of february 2007. Visit top rated must see attractions.
Said to have cost over rm30 million to develop the park is located on the old road from penampang to papar about 20 30 minutes drive kota kinabalu sabah. Kota kinabalu is named after mount kinabalu which is situated about 50 kilometres east northeast of the city. The lok kawi wildlife park is located along the penampang papar old road about 25 kilometers from kota kinabalu. Find what to do today this weekend or in september.
The park is fully developed by the sabah wildlife department. The visitors can see borneo and malaysia wild animals such as orang utan proboscis monkey asian elephant rhino hornbill birds tiger etc. Open daily from 9 30am 5 30pm. It is located along the penampang papar old road and is fully developed by the sabah wildlife department.
Book your tickets online for lok kawi wildlife park penampang. The lok kawi wildlife park was officially open to the public on the 17th february 2007. Wildlife park is located at old penampang papar road about 15km from kota kinabalu city.