Adelaide Zoo, Public zoo in Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Zoo is a zoological garden in the parklands just north of Adelaide city centre, Australia, covering 8 hectares. It houses over 3,000 animals from 250 native and exotic species, including Sumatran tigers and Sumatran orangutans in the Immersion exhibit. Five of its buildings are state heritage places, and the grounds also form a botanical garden with a Moreton Bay fig planted in 1877.

The site opened in 1883 as the second zoo in Australia and received its royal charter from King George VI in 1937. This recognition transformed the institution into the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.

The layout follows a Gondwana zone concept that brings together animals from South America, India, Africa, Australia and Southeast Asia alongside plants from their home regions. Visitors can walk through these geographically organised sections and see the connection between species from different continents.

The grounds offer daily keeper presentations and a free-flight bird show at no extra charge, along with several restaurants and cafés. Special animal experiences allow guests to see selected species up close.

The giant panda centre opened in December 2009 and is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Wang Wang and Funi lived there until November 2024, known for failed breeding attempts; they were replaced by Xing Qiu and Yi Lan, who share the grounds with red pandas Ravi and Maiya.