National Zoological Gardens/Pretoria Zoo

Pretoria Zoo is the largest in the South Africa and covers 85 hectares of land. For those who would prefer not to walk the 6km length of the zoo, there is a cable car which takes visitors to the top of the hill from where there are excellent views of central Pretoria.
The long term strategy is to develop the zoo's research, training and conservation of Africa's biodiversity. The NZG supports Countdown 2010, a campaign by various governments worldwide to save biodiversity by 2010 and helps put words into action.








The black rhinoceros is native to eastern and central areas of Africa. It is critically endangered species and approximately only 3000 exist in the world. Conservation efforts have helped to stabilise their decline but a lot more is needed to secure the future of this magnificent animal.







The hippotamus, pictured here, had her calf with her which highlights the successful breeding of this animal at the zoo. The cheetah is extremely rare and I have not yet been fortunate to see this elegant and graceful animal in the wild.







The zoo is home to thousands of specimens of mammals, birds and fish species. It also has an reptile park and is home to the largest inland marine aquarium in the country. For further information visit http://www.nzg.ac.za/.