Its grounds cov­er 13.5 hectares (33 acres) and house near­ly 2,000 spec­i­mens of about 280 species, most­ly in Vic­­to­ri­an-style caging. The zoo spe­cial­izes in hoofed stock and hip­popota­mus­es. It had a pair of giant pan­das and is one of the few zoos out­side Chi­na to have suc­cess­ful­ly bred the ani­mals.