World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | |
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34°1′03″S 18°21′45″E / 34.01750°S 18.36250°E / -34.01750; 18.36250 | |
Location | Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa |
Land area | 4 hectares (9.9 acres) |
No. of animals | 3,000+[1] |
No. of species | 400[1] |
Annual visitors | 100,000[1] |
Website | World of Birds |
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park (often shortened to World of Birds) is an avian, reptilian and wildlife sanctuary in Hout Bay, a suburb of Cape Town in South Africa. As suggested by its name, the focus is primarily on birds and monkeys. It is the largest African bird park[1] and among the bird parks in the world with the higher number of species.[2]
Exhibits and species
Of the approximately 400 animal species,[1] about 330 are birds; the third-highest bird diversity of any zoo that primarily focuses on this animal group (only Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Birds of Eden, Kuala Lumpur Bird Park and Jurong Bird Park).[2] The vast majority of the birds in the park are exhibited in walk-through aviaries. In total there are more than 100 aviaries.[3]
Among the many birds are groups such as
In addition to exhibiting animals, World of Birds has a breeding center for threatened species and wildlife rehabilitation for injured (wild) birds.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Welcome to World of Birds. Retrieved 6 June 2012
- ^ a b International Zoo Yearbook (2011). Zoos and Aquariums of the World, pp. 282-430. Vol 45, issue 1
- ^ Birds – Welcome to World of Birds. Retrieved 6 June 2012
- ^ Mammals – Welcome to World of Birds. Retrieved 6 June 2012
- ^ Reptiles – Welcome to World of Birds. Retrieved 6 June 2012
- ^ World of Birds, Cape Town. AboutCapeTown. Retrieved 6 June 2012
External links
Media related to World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park at Wikimedia Commons
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