Zoo

Monkey Town

Q: Where is Monkey Town?

South Africa. Monkey Town is a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa. Its coordinates are 34.120° S, 18.883° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Table Mountain National Park, about 45 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Monkey Town?

14 species. Citizen-science photos record 14 species at Monkey Town, including Vervet Monkey, Emu, Rock Monitor, Leopard Tortoise and De Brazza’s Monkey. 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 Monkey Town in the wild?

Vervet Monkey: Tarangire National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Monkey Town also live in the parks and cities we cover: Vervet Monkey (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tarangire National Park), Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park) and Rock Monitor (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tsavo East National Park).

Q: When did Monkey Town open and how big is it?

4.0 ha. Monkey Town, a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa, covers about 4.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 14 species are photographed there.

🇿🇦 South Africa

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, South Africa 14 spp. present

34.120° S 18.883° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

Low

Species present

species

Opened

—

Size

Medium

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tarangire National Park+ 35 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Varanus albigularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Tsavo East National Park+ 9 more parks

Stigmochelys pardalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Awash National Park+ 26 more parks

Cercopithecus neglectus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Semuliki National Park

Acinonyx jubatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Serengeti National Park+ 20 more parks · Nearby records

Caloenas nicobarica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Raja AmpatNearby records

Loxodonta africana

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Tsavo East National Park+ 38 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Monkey Town?

South Africa

Monkey Town is a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa. Its coordinates are 34.120° S, 18.883° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Table Mountain National Park, about 45 km away.

What animals can you see at Monkey Town?

14 species

Citizen-science photos record 14 species at Monkey Town, including Vervet Monkey, Emu, Rock Monitor, Leopard Tortoise and De Brazza’s Monkey. 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 Monkey Town in the wild?

Vervet Monkey: Tarangire National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Monkey Town also live in the parks and cities we cover: Vervet Monkey (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tarangire National Park), Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park) and Rock Monitor (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tsavo East National Park).

When did Monkey Town open and how big is it?

4.0 ha

Monkey Town, a zoo or wildlife park in South Africa, covers about 4.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 14 species are photographed there.