The Oriental Zoo located in Lodz, the industrial capital of Poland, is the most modern exhibition hall of Southeast Asian flora and fauna in Europe. The zoo’s facility occupies an area equivalent to ten football fields, and the advanced solutions used in the park allow species with very different environmental requirements to coexist in the same large space, while at the same time these animals and plants have their own private space . Visitors can view these “oriental residents” from the exotic soil of Southeast Asia from three perspectives: water, land and air.
Construction of this largest exhibition complex of Southeast Asian flora and fauna in Europe began in 2018. Today, the park is home to 35 species of land creatures and more than 180 species of fish. Its establishment not only provides local tourists with the opportunity to experience the exotic customs of the Far East without going abroad, but also assumes the responsibility of protecting endangered species and providing them with a safer living environment. It has become a way for European tourists to understand the flora and fauna of Southeast Asia. Window to the world.
The exhibition of the Oriental Pavilion is mainly divided into four parts. The first is the Elephant Pavilion. Its popular star is Alexander, the largest Indian elephant in Europe. He lives with the other two small elephants Taru and Kayana. The exhibition area There is also a “swimming pool” specially prepared for elephants, where they play in the water with the world’s largest Siamese carp. The pavilion is also home to a free flight area. The occasional bird song in the sky will attract you to look up, and then a few white and gold cattle egrets will fly lightly in front of you.
The second part is called the temple area. This area is divided into two exhibition areas. On one side are the cute Eastern small-clawed otters. They lie lazily by the pool and browse everything around them with curious eyes. Accompanying him is the lowland buffalo, the smallest buffalo in the world. In the adjacent exhibition area live a family of gelada monkeys with silver-white manes on their faces.
The third part is the most popular aquarium, which is home to more than 180 species and more than 1,300 fish native to Southeast Asia, including the extremely rare round plowshare ray, the leopard shark that can be up to 1.8 meters long, The ferocious black tip shark and so on. In smaller tanks, there are petite but delicate seahorses, colorful pufferfish that resemble Picasso paintings, pufferfish that inflate into balls when intimidating their enemies, etc. Here you can walk through the longest zoo water tank in Europe. Go down into the tunnel and have a close conversation with underwater residents of various shapes.
The fourth area is the Sunda Islands exhibition area. It is no longer an exhibition area for a single animal, but a veritable animal kingdom. The temperature remains at 24-26°C all year round. Visitors feel as if they are truly in the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia, and the surrounding The animals make the experience even more real. The largest Malay crocodile in Europe, Kraken, lives here with his partner. Their neighbors are a couple of Sumatran orangutans. Also living here are endangered sun bears, Javan langurs, binturongs and gibbons. The Oriental Pavilion provides a safe haven for these creatures that are gradually losing their natural habitat.
In addition to exhibitions, this zoo, which holds many “first” and “only” titles, hosts profound educational activities and courses every Monday through Friday, covering almost all age groups. The theme mainly focuses on the living habits of animals in the museum, how to correctly establish the relationship between humans and nature, and how to protect animals and plants. Participants will benefit greatly from the immersive experience.
