Ponggol Zoo (Babujan Zoo) in Singapore


Ponggol Zoo (Babujan Zoo)


Typezoo
Size27-acre
Total nrs2200
Founded1928
Number of animals2200
Address Punggol Road at the end of Track 22 (317 Serangoon Road)
Place Singapore
Region North-East Singapore
Country Singapore
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History of updates2020-10-26
Latest document update2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Ponggol Zoo (Babujan Zoo), located at Punggol Road at the end of Track 22 (317 Serangoon Road), in Singapore, Singapore , was founded in 1928.


Comments / picturesOwned by wealthy Indian trader William Lawrence Soma Basapa (1893-1943), who moved the animals to Punggol from his family’s Serangoon Road residence in 1928, to accommodate his growing collection.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Ponggol Zoo (Babujan Zoo), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2954. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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