Ramat Gan Safari
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| Date opened | 1974 |
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| Location | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Land area | 100 ha (250 acres)[1] |
| Number of animals | about 1,600[1] |
| Number of species | more than 230 |
| Memberships | WAZA |
| Website | http://www.safari.co.il/index.php |
The Ramat Gan Safari, officially known as the Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan, is a safari park and zoo in Ramat Gan, Israel. It opened to the general public in 1974 as an African animal park. In 1981, a zoo was established in the middle of the park to replace the former Tel Aviv Zoo, which had closed down.
Ramat Gan Safari covers an 100 hectares (250 acres) , and has 1,600 animals of different species: 68 species of mammals, about 130 species of birds, and about 25 species of reptiles.[1]
It has the largest collection of species in the Middle East,[1] many of which roam freely in the park. Among others, Ramat Gan Safari has African and Asian elephants, hippos, gorillas, orangutan, and lions.[1]
Ramat Gan Safari participates in several breeding programs and research projects.[1]
The Ramat Gan Safari has sent animals to the Kalkilya Zoo and maintains close ties with the veterinarians in the Palestinian Authority.[2]
[edit] Gallery
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Lion in special safari
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African Elephant in the zoo
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Indian Peafowl free in the zoo
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White Rhinoceros in the safari
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[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan |
- Official website (Hebrew)
- Zoo website- by ERETZ, the Magazine of Israel (English)
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