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Sebagai kenangan masa kecil Yuli di Jogjakarta yang sering
mengunjungi Kebun Binatang

THE GEMBIRA LOKA ZOO

The Gembira Loka zoo is the only zoo in Yogyakarta. This

zoo is located at Kebun Raya street number 2. The wide is
20.4 hectares. The Gembira Loka Zoo of Yogyakarta is built
in 1955 by Gembira Loka Foundation and it’s planed by Sri
Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX.
The Gembira Loka Zoo is a place to collect kinds of
flora and fauna. In this zoo, flora and fauna are cared well.
They are showed for public with purpose to develop culture
in caring environment. This place is used in examination,
education, and recreation.
It has more than 500 kinds of plants and 400 kinds of
animal. In this zoo, animals are classified infour units. They
are mammal, aves, reptile, and Pisces. Since 1992 until
1996, sum of the giant lizarts are succeed to increase about
111 giant lizarts. This result brings the Gembira Loka Zoo get
the reward “Wana Lestari Satya Nugraha” on February, 27th,
1998. The Gembira Loka Zoo has ever followed The Giant
Lizarts Dragon Conference in Thoiry Zoo, France on
November, 4th until 8th, 1998. The Gembira Loka Zoo is

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completed with recreation tools that are beautiful. This zoo
also rent out some elephants and camels to visitors.
Beside the Gembira Loka Zoo is, there is Gembira Loka
Botanical Garden. This place stores 500 kinds of plant. So,
clearly name is The Gembira Loka Botanical Garden and Zoo.

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