This book briefly records the developmental journey of Taipei Zoo from Yuanshan to Muzha. It has experienced Japanese rule, the hardship during early post-war period, and the turning point during the 1970s, until the present big modernized zoo. In 2014, Taipei Zoo has already reached its centennial anniversary, and relevant historical data, newspapers, and photographs were collected from this past century, which were then compiled into A Century of Taipei Zoo: 1914~2014. At the same time, to provide a more colloquial and inviting history book of the Zoo for the general public and professionals, A Century of Taipei Zoo: 1914~2014 was adapted into this brief history book. The text in this book is quite plain, and along with appropriate pictures, this is a historic reading material suitable for getting to know the Zoo.

　　本書扼要地記錄臺北市立動物園的發展歷程，從圓山到木柵，經歷了日本的統治、戰後初期的困頓、1970年代的轉折，到如今的現代化大動物園。2014年，臺北市立動物園屆滿百周年，特地蒐集百年來相關的史料、報紙與圖片，編纂成內容詳盡的《臺北市立動物園百年史》。同時為提供一般民眾及專業人士，一本更通俗而要約的動物園歷史讀物，由《臺北市立動物園百年史》改編為本冊簡史。本書文字淺顯，搭配適當圖片，是一本適合認識動物園的歷史性讀物。