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Addis Ababa Zoo
Addis Ababa Zoo (Amharic: አንበሳ ጊቢ, romanized: änəbäsa gibi lit. 'lion compound') is a zoological park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Addis Ababa Zoo | |
|---|---|
Gate of Addis Abeba Lion Zoo | |
| 9°02′34.8″N 38°45′43.2″E / 9.043000°N 38.762000°E | |
| Date opened | 1948 |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
History edit
The zoo was founded in 1948 by Emperor Haile Selassie I.[1]
Fauna edit
The Addis Ababa Zoo keeps apes, lesser kudus, ducks, eagles and tortoises.[2]
Several lions kept in the zoo were found to be genetically similar to wild Central African lions from Cameroon and Chad, but different to captive lions are Sana'a Zoo in Yemen, which were thought to be of Ethiopian origin, and wild lion samples from Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Parks in East Africa, and those of southwestern Africa and India.[1][3] Their extensive dark manes are similar to those of the Barbary and Cape lions.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Bruche, S.; Gusset, M.; Lippold, S.; Barnett, R.; Eulenberger, K.; Junhold, J.; Driscoll, C. A.; Hofreiter, M. (2012). "A genetically distinct lion (Panthera leo) population from Ethiopia". European Journal of Wildlife Research. 59 (2): 215–225. doi:10.1007/s10344-012-0668-5.
- ^ Gebrezgabiher, H. (2017). . The Ethiopian Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ . News Watch. National Geographic Society. 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Tefera, M. (2003). "Phenotypic and reproductive characteristics of lions (Panthera leo) at Addis Ababa Zoo". Biodiversity & Conservation. 12 (8): 1629–1639. doi:10.1023/A:1023641629538.
External links edit
- Lion Park / Zoo - Addis Ababa : Ethiopia