The zoo is found at Malha in Jerusalem. The place is popular for featuring animals that are featured in the Hebrew Bible. The zoo plays home to the Golden Lion Tamarin, macaw and cockatoo species. In
addition, people can also find ibis, Asian elephant and Persian fallow deer at the site.

The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo opened in September 1940 as a small “animal corner” on Rabbi Kook Street in central Jerusalem. The zoo was founded by Aharon Shulov, a professor of zoology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus. Among Shulov’s goals were to provide a research facility for his
students; to gather animals, reptiles and birds mentioned in the Bible;and, as he wrote in 1951, to break down the “invisible wall” between the intellectuals on Mount Scopus and the general public. Early on, the zoo ran into several difficulties in its decision to focus on animals mentioned in the Bible. For one, the meaning of many names of animals, reptiles and birds in Scriptures is often uncertain; for example, nesher commonly translated as “eagle”, could also mean “vulture”. More significantly, many of the animals mentioned in the Bible are now extinct in Israel due to over-hunting, destruction of natural habitats by rapid construction and development, illegal poisoning by farmers, and low birth rate. Zoo planners decided to branch beyond strictly biblical animals and include worldwide endangered species as well