Visitor Notice
Love animals and protect yourselves
Do not bring your pets or anything dangerous into the zoo when you are visiting the zoo; do not feed the animals; conceal your food as macaque monkeys are known to steal it. Love the animals and protect yourselves; let’s create a safe and healthy home for the animals!
6 tricks to keep macaque monkeys at bay
You are at the Shoushan Zoo for a close contact with wild macaque monkeys. This is the way Shoushan is supposed to be. When you are in the zoo, keep these 6 tricks in mind: tuck your food away; do not attract attention; and avoid eye contact. It is never difficult for harmony between humans and monkeys!
Do not feed wild monkeys
It is advised against bringing any food to the zoo
Do not make eye contact with the monkeys
Please eat your food indoors
Do not hang your food on a stroller
Once again, tuck your food away
Do not carry any food in your hand
Keep the food in your bag
Do not eat while walking
Please eat your food indoors
Let go your food if a monkey is trying to grab it
Just let it go if a monkey is trying to steal the food from you
Visitor Notice
Visitor Notice
- No pets are allowed into the zoo.
- No weapons or dangerous items are allowed into the zoo.
- Feeding the animals is not allowed.
- Do not put plastic bags, paper cups, beverage cans, food bags and other similar items in the animal display area. It is to prevent animals from mistaking such items for food, thus causing the animals to get sick or die.
- Do not tease or hurt animals with sticks, stones or iron-made tool, or pound the railings or display windows with improper actions, or even scream to disturb the animals.
- Smoking is not allowed on grounds at the zoo.
- Do not ride bicycles, toddler tricycles, gliders and roller skates upon entering the zoo.
Notice on Visiting the Children’s Ranch
- Opening hours for feeding experience (feeding is suspended on rainy days): Tuesdays to Sundays: 10:00 - 11:00 in the morning and 14:00 - 15:00 in the afternoon. Limited amount of forage grass is available while stocks last.
- During the feeding experience activity, please follow the instructions of the narrator so that the safety of the animals is not affected.
- To keep the animals healthy, limited amount of forage grass and food is provided daily to visitors for feeding the animals.
- Animals and plants in the zoo are intended for educational purposes only. Do not remove them from the zoo.
- When taking photos of the animals, please use natural light instead of flash on your camera to avoid scaring the animals.
- Do not feed the animals with your own food in order to keep them healthy.
(According to the Animal Protection Act, a person who harasses, abuses and harms an animal can be fined over NT$ 10,000 and under NT$ 50,000.)
