Accommodation near Johannesburg Zoo - 5
The Johannesburg Zoo is situated in Parkview, Johannesburg. It is 81 hectares and houses approximately 2000 animals from some 320 species.
The zoo opened in 1904 an is extremely popular as a tourist attraction. It has earned international recognition for it's high standard of animal welfare, nutrition and ethical conduct. The zoo also strives to play it's part in animal conservation and protection of endangered species.
There are several animal exhibits and educational centres, such as “all things creepy crawly” which houses various kinds of reptiles and opened in 2013. Visitors to the Johannesburg Zoo can expect to see rhinos, hippos, giraffes, tigers, elephants, panthers, lions, gorillas, chimpanzees, antelope, polar bears, ostriches, crocodiles and much more. The zoo also has a new born facility where you can see some of the newly youngsters born at the zoo, you can also attend feeding-time visits and talks on the weekends.
The zoo plays an educational role, teaching visitors about the environment and conserving trees and other plants. It also serves a research function, and provides recreational activities to visitors in a safe, green and healthy environment.
As the zoo is a vast, there are hop-on, hop-off trains for those who do not wish to walk the whole distance.
Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling distance.
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