Back حديقة حيوان جوهانسبيرج Arabic جنينة حيوانات جوهانسبيرج ARZ Zoo Johannesburg German Zoológico de Johannesburgo Spanish Zoo de Johannesbourg French ヨハネスブルグ動物園 Japanese
| Johannesburg Zoo | |
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 White oryx at the Johannesburg Zoo | |
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| 26°09′59″S 28°02′17″E / 26.166375°S 28.038186°E | |
| Date opened | 22 March 1904[1] |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Land area | 81 ha (200 acres)[2] |
| No. of animals | 2,000[2] |
| No. of species | 320[2] |
| Annual visitors | 515,623 (2019)[3]: 254 |
| Memberships | WAZA[4] |
| Website | Joburg Zoo |
The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare (140-acre) zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species. Established in 1904, it has traditionally been owned and operated by the Johannesburg City Council. However, it has been turned into a corporation and registered as a Section 21 non-profit organisation.
- ^ "Who's who in the zoo" (PDF). The Tourist. June 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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