The Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza, short Tsimbazaza Zoo (in French ''Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza'' or ''PBZT''
) is a zoological and botanical garden in the neighbourhood of
Tsimbazaza in
Antananarivo,
Madagascar, located just north of the
National Assembly of Madagascar building.
It is said to house "the finest collection of
Malagasy wildlife", with several unique species on display. The zoo has a
museum with collections of tribal carvings and the skeleton of extinct megavertebrates, including an elephant bird, pygmy hippos, and giant lemurs. It also contains Madagascar's largest herbarium (herbarium code TAN) with roughly 80,000 plant specimens.
In November 1989, the
WWF celebrated its tenth year in Madagascar by opening an environmental teaching center at the zoo.
See also
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Madagascar Biodiversity Center
The Madagascar Biodiversity Center or Bibikely Biodiversity Center is Madagascar's first and only biodiversity research center, and is a joint project of the Bibikely Biodiversity Institute, and the California Academy of Sciences, in cooperation ...
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List of museums in Madagascar
This is a list of museums in Madagascar.
List
* Ambatolampy
** Butterfly museum (Madagascar) ''(Le Musée des Papillons)''
* Antananarivo
** Andafiavaratra Palace Museum
** Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Antananarivo Museum
** Museum of Ethno ...
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Lemurs' Park
Lemurs' Park (also known locally as Parc de lémuriens à Madagascar) is a small botanical garden and lemur reserve covering , and is located southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar. It was founded around 2000 by Laurent Amouric and Maxime Allorg ...
References
Buildings and structures in Antananarivo
Zoos in Madagascar
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