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The Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan is a zoological park
Zoo

A Zoology garden, abbreviated to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach....
 in Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan

Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park ....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. It opened to the general public in 1974 as an Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
n animal park. In 1981, a modern zoo was established in the middle of the park, populated with animals brought from the former Tel Aviv Zoo
Tel Aviv Zoo

The Tel Aviv Zoo was a zoo in central Tel Aviv, Israel. It was located behind the City Hall. Now the Gan Ha'Ir shopping mall is there instead. It was a small zoo, but it caused disruption to its neighbours....
, which was closed.

The combined African Park and zoo are popularly known as the Safari.

The African Park and the zoo within occupy and include 1,600 animals of different species: 68 species of mammals, 130 species of fowl, and 25 species of reptiles.

The Safari is the largest animal collection in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 and is unique in the world, because of the large herds of mixed species of African animals that roam the spacious African Park.






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The Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan is a zoological park
Zoo

A Zoology garden, abbreviated to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach....
 in Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan

Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park ....
, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
. It opened to the general public in 1974 as an Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
n animal park. In 1981, a modern zoo was established in the middle of the park, populated with animals brought from the former Tel Aviv Zoo
Tel Aviv Zoo

The Tel Aviv Zoo was a zoo in central Tel Aviv, Israel. It was located behind the City Hall. Now the Gan Ha'Ir shopping mall is there instead. It was a small zoo, but it caused disruption to its neighbours....
, which was closed.

The combined African Park and zoo are popularly known as the Safari.

The African Park and the zoo within occupy and include 1,600 animals of different species: 68 species of mammals, 130 species of fowl, and 25 species of reptiles.

The Safari is the largest animal collection in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 and is unique in the world, because of the large herds of mixed species of African animals that roam the spacious African Park. The zoo contains a variety of animals from around the world.

Outstanding are its breeding herds of both African and Asian elephant
Asian Elephant

The Asian or Asiatic Elephant , sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies – the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas....
s, the gorilla
Gorilla

Gorillas are the largest of the living primates. They are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies....
 and orangutan
Orangutan

The orangutans are a species of Hominidae. Known for their intelligence, they live in trees and they are the largest living arboreal animal. They have longer arms than other great apes, and their hair is reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes....
 families, the hippo
Hippo

Hippo may refer to:In biology:* Hippopotamus, either of two species of large African mammal which live mainly in and near water.* Biodiversity#Threats, the biological acronym for a list of human threats to biodiversity: Habitat destruction, Invasive species, Pollution, Population, and Overharvesting....
 herd and the pride of lion
Lion

The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
s.

The Safari's educational purpose is to promote the conservation of nature — from the belief that we love what we know, and we preserve what we love.

The Safari participates in 25 international programs for endangered species. It is partner in both breeding and reintroduction programs and in research projects for such animals. The Safari is a member of international zoological organizations and cooperates with research and knowledge transfer with zoos and nature preservation organizations world wide.

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  • - by ERETZ, the Magazine of Israel