Adelaide Zoo
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The Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide is Australia second oldest zoo and the only major metropolitan zoo in Australia to be possessed and operated on a non-profit basis. The Royal Zoological Society of South Australia owns the zoo is regulated by a volunteer board in place of its members. Adelaide Zoo has a workforce of 100 paid staff and 350 volunteers. The zoo also owns the Monarto Zoological Park. The Adelaide Zoo is part and parcel of the heritage and social history of South Australia. This singular Australian Zoo has held back many original and substantial architectural features giving it a unique style and character. The major thrust of the zoo is on endangered species and rare animals from countries like South America, India, Africa and Australia and also South East Asia together of which has formed the continent Gondwana. The similarity in the Zoology and Botany of these continents with the regions are exhibited here. You will find the South East Asian Rainforest, Seal Bay, Australian Rainforest Wetlands walk-through aviary, Africa, South America, India, Nocturnal House and Reptile House. The Adelaide Zoo also houses a botanic garden. The intensive care and maintenance has resulted in the magnificent landscaping of the zoo. You will also discover many significant exotic Australian trees in the gardens, including a superb Moreton Bay Fig near Minchin House which was planted in 1877 before the establishment of the zoo. Many trees are represented with the botanic names which reflect on the changing role of the zoo.
Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide is a must go for the tourists. You will really enjoy every moment you stay here.
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