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Cango Wildlife Ranch

Coordinates: 33°33′58.3″S 22°12′51.0″E / 33.566194°S 22.214167°E / -33.566194; 22.214167
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Cango Wildlife Ranch
Crocodile cage diving at Cango
Crocodile cage diving at Cango
Cango Wildlife Ranch
Cango Wildlife Ranch
location in South Africa
LocationBaron van Reede Street outside Oudtshoorn (on road to Cango Caves)
RegionWestern Cape
Coordinates33°33′58.3″S 22°12′51.0″E / 33.566194°S 22.214167°E / -33.566194; 22.214167
Site notes
Websitehttps://www.cango.co.za/

The Cango Wildlife Ranch is a wildlife ranch, situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the town of Oudtshoorn in South Africa.

It was established as a crocodile ranch in 1976 by Andrew and Glenn Eriksen, who opened it as a crocodile show farm to the public the following year, the first to be established in South Africa.[1] Over 400 crocodiles and alligators are bred at the ranch,[2] and while crocodiles are still bred there,[3] and has also become a general zoo and breeding centre for other animals,[4] which Pat Hopkins has referred to as "arguably the most exotic petting zoo in Africa".[5]

Cango Wildlife Ranch is now reportedly a world-class breeding centre for cheetah,[4] and is home to the Cheetah Preservation Foundation, which was established in 1988.[6] The ranch has also bred aardwolf, African wild dog and pygmy hippo.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Vernon N. Kisling (2002). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Conservation Centers. CRC Press. p. 400. ISBN 9781000585384.
  2. ^ Sean Fraser (2015). Seven Days in Cape Town. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 309. ISBN 9781920545604.
  3. ^ Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi, Sheila Pankhurst (2013). Zoo Animals - Behaviour, Management, and Welfare. OUP Oxford. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-19-969352-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c Insight Guides. Apa Publications. 2018. p. 427. ISBN 9781786714961.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Pat (2012). South Africa By Road: A Regional Guide. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781920545628.
  6. ^ Phillip W. Simpson (17 July 2014). How Can We Save the Cheetah?. Raintree. p. 26. ISBN 9781406283525.
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