The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad say many people have had no option but to abandon the animals because they have been too busy trying to find food and water for themselves.
Mobile vet clinic
Four experts from Jordan will be checking how well the animals at the zoo and throughout the rest of the country are.
They'll have a mobile clinic with supplies and medicines to treat the sick animals who urgently need treatment.
When they've worked out what more needs to be done, they'll call in more people to help.
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