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Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden 
"Mali" - an Asian elephant at the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, the Philippines.Date opened July 25, 1959[1] Location M. Adriatico Street, Manila, Philippines Land area 5.5 hectares (14 acres) Coordinates 14°33′53″N 120°59′19″E / 14.5647412°N 120.9886014°ECoordinates: 14°33′53″N 120°59′19″E / 14.5647412°N 120.9886014°E Number of animals 832 Number of species 97 Major exhibits Botanical garden Website manilazoo.org The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is a 5.5-hectare (14-acre) zoo located in Manila, Philippines that opened on July 25th, 1959 and it is the first and the oldest zoo in Asia. The Manila Zoo and Botanical Garden receives millions of visitors every year, and is especially popular with visitors on weekends.[2]
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Animals
The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is home to more than 800 animals from nearly 100 species as of 2007. The zoo's most popular resident is Mali, an Asian elephant who arrived at the zoo as an orphaned calf donated from Sri Lanka.
List of animalsBig Dome
- Multicolored Stork
- Blue-crowned Heron
- Purple Heron
- Rufous Night Heron
- Indian Blue Peafowl
- Leucistic Indian Peafowl
Tiger Cage
Big Mammal Cage
- Philippine Monkey
- Silver Fox
- Palawan Bearcat
- Stump-tailed Macaque
Crocodile Cage
- Philippine Crocodile
- Estuarine Crocodile
African Veldt Cage
- Domestic Horse
- Wild Boar
- Miniature Brahman
Reptile House
- Green Iguana
- Sailfin lizard
- Elongated tortoise
- Philippine Cobra
- Burmese Python
- Reticulated Python
Adjacent Aviary
- Tarictic Hornbill
- Rufous Hornbill
- Catalina Macaw
- Hybrid Macaw
- Umbrella Cockatoo
- Moluccan Cockatoo
- Sulfur-crested Cockatoo
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Eastern Grass-owl
- Large-billed Crow
- Philippine Eagle-owl
- Philippine Scops-owl
New Aviary
- Banded Rail
- Bittern
- Blue-naped Parrot
- Brown Booby
- Crested Myna
- Egret
- Gallinule
- Mallard
- Palawan Peacock-pheasant
- Pond Heron
- Purple Swamphen
- Spotted Dove
- Ring-necked Parakeet
- Turtle Dove
- Water Hen
- White Ibis
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Fruit Bat
- Luzon Bleeding-heart
- Hanging parrot
Lagoon Cage
- Malayan Civet
- Palawan Bearcat
- Monitor lizard
- Soft-shelled Turtle
Goose Cage
Other Animals
Wildlife Rescue Center
The Wildlife Rescue Center serves as temporary shelter and repository for confiscated, donated, retrieved, sick, injured and abandoned wildlife species.[3]
Botanical Garden
The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is home to many plant collections, from the botanically rich and diverse Philippine Islands and South Pacific region.
Criticism
The zoo has been criticized due to its inadequate animal care[4] and dirty surroundings.[5] The zoo is responding with efforts to make the animal habitats as comfortable and natural as possible, such as by adding trees and vegetation, and expanding the enclosures.
References
- ^ "The Manila Zoo". manilazoo.org. Manila Zoo. http://www.manilazoo.org. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden". asiarooms.com. Asia Rooms. 14 September 2007. http://www.asiarooms.com/en/travel-guide/philippines/manila/manila-national-park-&-wildlife-sanctuary/manila-zoological-and-botanical-garden.html. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Wildlife Rescue Center". myzoofoundation.org. MyZoo Volunteer Group Foundation Inc.. http://www.myzoofoundation.org/MYZrescuecenter.html. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Manila Zoo won't be closed down". gmanews.tv. GMA News. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/60486/Manila-Zoo-wont-be-closed-down---Lim. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Activists bare naked truth about Manila Zoo". abs-cbnNEWS.com. April 28, 2009. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/04/28/09/activists-bare-naked-truth-about-manila-zoo. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
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