Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem (Hebrew: גן החיות התנ"כי בירושלים על שם משפחת טיש, Arabic: حديقة الحيوان الكتابية في أورشليم القدس), popularly known as the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is a zoo located in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is famous for its Afro-Asiatic collection of wildlife, many of which are described in the Hebrew Bible, as well as for its success in breeding endangered species. According to Dun and Bradstreet, the Biblical Zoo was the most popular tourist attraction in Israel from 2005 to 2007, and logged a record 738,000 visitors in 2009. The zoo had about 55,000 members in 2009.
| Jerusalem Biblical Zoo | |
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Zoo logo | |
A black-handed spider monkey swings on a rope over the artificial lake at the zoo. | |
| 31°44′58″N 35°10′37″E | |
| Date opened | 1940 |
| Location | Malha, Jerusalem, Israel |
| Land area | 62-acre (25 ha) |
| No. of animals | 2,200 (as of 2009) |
| No. of species | 271 (as of 2009) |
| Memberships | WAZA, EAZA, IZA, Species360 |
| Website | www |
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