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National Zoological Gardens of South Africa facts for kids

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National Zoological Gardens of South Africa in 2008

The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa is a zoo in Pretoria, South Africa. It is one of the top ten zoos in the world by acreage (210 acres in 2013), and number of species (705 species in 2013). There are about 9,000 individual animals in the zoo. The zoo is divided by the Apies River.

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    The Sammy Marks Fountain in the Zoological gardens

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-Cableway02

    Cableway over the zoo

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-Avarium02

    Inside the aviary

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-Avarium01

    Pretoria skyline seen from within the aviary

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-002

    Apies River flowing through the zoo

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-003

    African savannah exhibit

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-004

    Lions in the hill enclosure

  • South Africa-Pretoria Zoo-001

    A shady walkway

  • Pretoria National Zoological Gardens Aviary

    Upper story of the Aviary

  • Pretoria zoo 1

    From inside the ramparts at the top of the hill

  • Pretoria zoo 2

    Pretoria skyline from the zoo

  • Pretoria zoo 3

    Pretoria from the zoo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Jardín zoológico nacional de Sudáfrica para niños

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