Editing Perth Zoo (section)

{{Short description|Zoo in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Self-published |date=May 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox zoo
|name=Perth Zoo
|logo=Perth Zoo Logo.JPG
|image=OIC south perth zoo entrance b.jpg
|image_caption=Perth Zoo entrance in June 2013
|date_opened={{Start date and age|1898}}<ref name="zoo_visit"/>
|date_closed=
|location=[[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
|area={{cvt|41|acre|ha|order=flip}}<ref name="zoo_history"/>
|coordinates={{coord |region:AU-WA_type:landmark_dim:100 |name={{wikidata |property |P1448 }} |display=inline,title |format=dms}}
|num_animals= 1258<ref name="zoo_num_animals"/>
|num_species= 160+<ref name="zoo_num_animals"/>
|members= [[Zoo and Aquarium Association|ZAA]],<ref name="zaa_institutional"/> [[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums|WAZA]]<ref name="waza_list"/>
|exhibits=
|annual_visitors=717,623 (2018-2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.917thewave.com.au/news/local-news/perth-zoo-records-highest-visitation-number-on-record/|title=Perth Zoo records highest visitation number|last=Welhan|first=Monique|website=91.7 The Wave|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>
|website={{Official URL}}
}}
'''Perth Zoo''' is a {{convert|41|acre|ha|adj=on|order=flip}} [[zoological park]] in [[South Perth, Western Australia|South Perth]], [[Western Australia]].  The zoo first opened in 1898 and by 2011 housed 1258 animals of 164 species<ref name="zoo_num_animals"/> and an extensive [[botanical]] collection.
It is a full institutional member of the [[Zoo and Aquarium Association]] (ZAA) and the [[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums]] (WAZA).