Natal Zoological Gardens

About

The Natal Zoological Gardens are a collection of both local and unusual animals – 44 different animal species to be precise. Aside from the fossas, there are leopards, various primates, a series of birds that include the black swan, crowned crane, peacock and blue crane, lemurs, parrots, kookaburras; Bengal tigers, white tigers, tapirs (South American herbivores that look a little like wild pigs with rather long snouts), emus, llama and more.

The highlights of the zoo include the Bengal tigers, some of the world's largest predators, the white tigers, also from Bengal but with a slight discolouration, and the tapir from Brazil. This herbivore is wonderful to look at and tame enough to hand feed.

Whilst not everyone enjoys seeing animals in enclosures, particularly as so many of them are endangered, zoos do serve an important role in conservation – they preserve and protect wildlife, even if questionably.