Rabat Zoo
| Rabat Zoo | |
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| حَدِيْقَة ٱلْحَيْوَانَات بِٱلرِّبَاط (in Arabic) Arabic: ٱلْحَدِيْقَة ٱلْوَطَنِيَّة لِلْحَيْوَانَات بِٱلرِّبَاط (in Arabic) Jardine Zoologique de Rabat (in French) | |
 A couple of lions at the zoo | |
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| 33°57′11″N 6°53′42″W / 33.953°N 6.895°W | |
| Location | Rabat, Morocco |
| Website | rabatzoo |
Rabat Zoo (
zoological park near Rabat in Morocco that was established in 1973. The first enclosures were built to house lions that were previously kept in the royal palace.[1]
These lions were thought to be descendants from Barbary lions.[2]
Conservation for the lion
Given that the Barbary lion is
Moroccan royal family had kept lions that were captured from the Atlas Mountains.[1]
Gallery
See also
- Addis Ababa Zoo
- Drakenstein Lion Park
- Parc Sindibad, Casablanca
References
- ^ a b Yamaguchi, N.; Haddane, B. (2002). "The North African Barbary Lion and the Atlas Lion Project". International Zoo News. 49 (8): 465–481.
- ^ Nowell, K.; Jackson, P. (1996). "Wild Cats of Africa" (PDF). Wild Cats: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland. pp. Plate I.
- S2CID 30407194. Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 July 2007.
- S2CID 44941372.
External links
- Zoo Rabat, capital of Morocco YouTube
- Moroccan zoo is home to last of Atlas lions (allegedly)
- Parc Zoologique National ( Temara - Rabat ) - (2/2) الحديقة الوطنية للحيوانات (in Arabic
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