Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Pretoria Zoo
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1899-
History
The National Zoological Garden of South Africa, also informally known as The Pretoria Zoo, is located in Pretoria, South Africa. It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J W B Gunning in 1899. It is one of the eight largest zoos in the world