It houses the largest captive colony of orangutans in the world.
Prior to the establishment of Singapore Zoo, there were other short-lived zoos in Singapore's history, including the first recorded zoo founded in the early 1870s at the present-day Singapore Botanic Gardens, a zoo opened in the 1920s in Ponggol (present-day Punggol) by animal trader William Lawrence Soma Basapa and two zoos run by two brothers by the surname of Chan during the 1960s.
It is operated by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, who also manage the neighbouring Night Safari, River Safari and the Jurong Bird Park.
There are about 315 species of animal in the zoo, of which some 16 percent are considered to be threatened species. From the beginning, Singapore Zoo followed the modern trend of displaying animals in naturalistic, 'open' exhibits with hidden barriers, moats, and glass between the animals and visitors.
On 27 June 1973, the Singapore Zoo opened its gates for the first time with a collection of 270 animals from over 72 species, and a staff of 130.
By 1990, 1,600 animals from more than 160 species lived in social groups, housed in 65 landscaped exhibits with boundaries conceived to look as natural as possible.
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The zoo underwent a restructuring to improve its efficiency and branding which included merging of shared services and expansion of consultancy services overseas.
Night Safari, which began under the zoo, became a separate branding entity.
The restructuring of the zoo was not without controversy.
Several key staff, including CEO Bernard Harrison, left as a result in 2002, citing differences in management style.