Malacca Zoo
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| Date opened | 1963 13 August 1987 (to public) |
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| Location | Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 2°16′40″N 102°18′6″E / 2.27778°N 102.30167°ECoordinates: 2°16′40″N 102°18′6″E / 2.27778°N 102.30167°E |
| Land area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1200 |
| No. of species | 215 |
| Memberships | ISO 9001:2000, SEAZA |
| Website | www.melakazoo.com |
Melaka Zoo (Malay: Zoo Melaka) is a 54-acre (22 ha) zoological park located besides Lebuh Ayer Keroh (Federal Route 143) in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia. More than 1200 animals of 215 species can be found at the Melaka Zoo. It is the second-largest zoo in Malaysia behind the National Zoo of Malaysia. In 2007, along with the "Visit Malaysia" campaign, Melaka Zoo was visited by 619,194 visitors; the highest number ever recorded.
The zoo was established in 1963, along with the National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara), but its management was later taken over by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Malaysia in 1979. This enhanced its operations and upgraded its services for the public's benefit. It was used as a wildlife rescue base before it was opened to the public by the then Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohammad on 13 August 1987. Although it has long been opened to the public, its primary roles as a rescue base and an animal sanctuary remain unchanged. It now houses many birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, insects, and is the second largest zoo behind the National Zoo in Ulu Klang.
Melaka Zoo was the first zoo in Malaysia to exhibit the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros. It also houses overseas as well as local beauties such as the white rhinoceros, Asian elephants, red panda, Malaysian gaur, the serow, the squirrel monkey, the molurus python, the grey wolf, the Mongolian wild horse, the green tree python, the giraffe, the blue-and-yellow macaw and also the Indochinese tiger as well as the Malayan tiger
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