Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden

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Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden
Date opened	July 25, 1959
Location	Manila, Philippines
Land area	5.5 hectare
Number of Animals	832
Number of Species	97
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The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is located in Manila, Philippines. Opened on July 25th, 1959 it is the oldest zoo in Asia.The Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden is home to more than 800 animals from nearly 100 species as of 2007.The zoo's most popular resident is Mali, an Asian elephant who arrived at the zoo as an orphaned calf.

There has been some discussion about closing the zoo.^[1]

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1. ^ GMANews.TV - Manila Zoo won't be closed down - Lim - Nation - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.