Photo: Adelaide Zoo
Zoo Adelaide (Adelaide Zoo), founded in 1883 - one of the oldest zoos in Australia. Today, on an area of 8 hectares, you can see almost 300 species of native and exotic animals (a total of more than 1800 individuals), including rare - such as the Sumatran tiger. Pets are united on the basis of the similarity of their conditions of living and are in near-natural conditions. Moreover, the management of the zoo is trying as much as possible to do without grids - are used instead of glass or natural barriers. For baboons live on a plateau surrounded by artificial rocks with large windows for viewers. A tiger has a private pool with waterfall, own piece of jungle and rock for an afternoon rest. In addition, it supports the natural social groups for animals: animals live paired two by two, ungulates - in small herds, the primates - the families, the Lions - Pride.
Many here and all sorts of birds, but of particular interest is the exposure of flamingos, open in 1885. Initially, there were 10 birds, but most of them died during the drought in 1915. Today, you can see the exposure of two flamingos, which are more than 70 years! But perhaps the darlings of the public are the two giant pandas - Wang Wang and Funi, who in 2009 at the zoo 9 years Transmitted by the Government of China. A zoo in the botanical garden grows Ficus macrophylla planted back in 1877!
Lovers of architecture will certainly not disregard the zoo buildings, some of which are listed as a National Heritage Australia - for example, the former House of the Elephant (Elephat House). And one more interesting detail - the zoo operates on a commercial basis.
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