Addis Ababa Zoo

Coordinates: 9°02′34.8″N 38°45′43.2″E / 9.043000°N 38.762000°E / 9.043000; 38.762000
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Addis Ababa Zoo
Gate of Addis Abeba Lion Zoo
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9°02′34.8″N 38°45′43.2″E / 9.043000°N 38.762000°E / 9.043000; 38.762000
Date opened1948; 76 years ago (1948)
LocationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa Zoo (Amharic: አንበሳ ጊቢ, romanized: änəbäsa gibi lit. 'lion compound') is a zoological park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

History

Male lion at the zoo

The zoo was founded in 1948 by

Haile Selassie I.[1]

Fauna

The Addis Ababa Zoo keeps apes, lesser kudus, ducks, eagles and tortoises.[2]

Several

Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Parks in East Africa, and those of southwestern Africa and India.[1][3] Their extensive dark manes are similar to those of the Barbary and Cape lions.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1007/s10344-012-0668-5
    .
  2. Ethiopian Herald. Archived from the original
    on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. ^ "A New, Genetically Distinct Lion Population is Found". News Watch. National Geographic Society. 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. doi:10.1023/A:1023641629538
    .

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