Japan’s oldest zoo, Ueno zoo was established in 1882 and stands to be one of the most diverse zoos in the world featuring pandas, Asiatic lions, Polar bears, Asian elephants, gorillas, Reticulated giraffes, Sumatran tigers, otters, red foxes, bats, toucans, tapirs, kangaroos, California sea lions, koalas, penguins, sun bears, flamingos, pangolins, slow lorises, southern three-banded armadillos, fennec foxes, pygmy hippos, hippos, okapis, anteaters, crocodiles, turtles, lemurs, pelicans, puffins and black rhinoceroses. The zoo is home to more than 3000 individual animals representing over 400 species. Along with being the perfect recreation zone, the zoo also acts as one of the most vital wildlife conservation centers in the world. The zoo provides all its birds and animals a habitat similar to their natural habitat, replacing the old-fashioned cages with modern, sprawling, natural habitats so that the animals adjust better and thrive in their new environment.