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Groote Schuur Zoo

Q: Where is Groote Schuur Zoo?

South Africa. Groote Schuur Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa. Its coordinates are 33.962° S, 18.459° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is West Coast National Park, about 94 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Groote Schuur Zoo?

13 species. Citizen-science photos record 13 species at Groote Schuur Zoo, including Black Swan, Naked Mole Rat, Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Reticulate Whipray and Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Groote Schuur Zoo in the wild?

Black Swan: Gauja National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Groote Schuur Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black Swan (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gauja National Park), Naked Mole Rat (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Meru National Park) and Loggerhead Sea Turtle (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).

Q: When did Groote Schuur Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1931, 0.1 ha. Groote Schuur Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa, opened in 1931 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 13 species are photographed there.

🇿🇦 South Africa

🌿 Inside Table Mountain National Park

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, South Africa 13 spp. present

The Groote Schuur Zoo was a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) zoo in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1931 at the request of deceased Cecil Rhodes, it was free of charge and a very popular attraction in Cape Town until its closure sometime between 1975 and 1985. The zoo shut down due to a combination of the financial burden that the Apartheid government faced and an increase in animal welfare standards. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

33.962° S 18.459° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

Medium

Species present

species

Opened

1931

Size

Small

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Cygnus atratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Gauja National Park+ 19 more parks

Heterocephalus glaber

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Meru National Park

Eudyptes moseleyi

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Himantura uarnak

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Caretta caretta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Ningaloo Marine Park+ 7 more parks · Nearby records

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Ruaha National Park+ 37 more parks · Nearby records

Chelonia mydas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Coiba National Park+ 29 more parks · Nearby records

Psittacus erithacus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Odzala-Kokoua National Park+ 4 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Groote Schuur Zoo?

South Africa

Groote Schuur Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa. Its coordinates are 33.962° S, 18.459° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is West Coast National Park, about 94 km away.

What animals can you see at Groote Schuur Zoo?

13 species

Citizen-science photos record 13 species at Groote Schuur Zoo, including Black Swan, Naked Mole Rat, Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Reticulate Whipray and Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Groote Schuur Zoo in the wild?

Black Swan: Gauja National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Groote Schuur Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black Swan (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gauja National Park), Naked Mole Rat (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Meru National Park) and Loggerhead Sea Turtle (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).

When did Groote Schuur Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1931, 0.1 ha

Groote Schuur Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa, opened in 1931 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 13 species are photographed there.