Based in a large urban park, the zoo is home to more than 2600 individuals representing over 460 species. There are more species on display than any other zoo in Tokyo, which will be found in their respective exhibits made to imitate the natural environments where they would live if not in captivity. While there are many animals such as rabbits, pigs, goats and sheep Ueno Zoo is also home to many endangered or threatened animals like the Asiatic Lion, Sumatran Tiger, Western Lowland Gorilla and so on.
