• Source: Mitchell Park Zoo

      • Mitchell Park Zoo is also known as Mitchell Park or Mitchell's Park. Situated in the Morningside suburb of Durban, South Africa, it is the only zoo in Durban.
      The zoo was established as an Ostrich farm in 1910, but was unprofitable and started adding other animals. At one time it was home to many large animals, the most notable of which was an Indian Elephant named Nellie. Nellie was given to the zoo by the Maharajah of Mysore in 1928, and could blow a mouth organ and crack coconuts with her feet.
      Today the Zoo holds various smaller animals such as blue duiker, small South American Monkeys, raccoons and various birds. The largest animals in the zoo today are Aldabra giant tortoises.
      The zoo also includes a children's playground, a walk-through aviary, and the Blue Zoo tea garden, as well as a large lawn area for picnics. It is adjacent to Jameson Park, which was once a pineapple plantation.


      Mammals


      Suni
      Suricate
      Ground squirrel
      Banded mongoose
      White-eared marmosets
      Cotton-top tamarins
      Black-capped squirrel monkey
      Raccoons


      Birds


      Various species of parrots
      Black-shouldered and white Indian peafowls
      Grey crowned cranes
      Black swans
      Silver pheasants
      Nicobar pigeons
      Scarlet ibises
      Carolina wood ducks
      White imperial pigeons


      Notes




      External links


      Official website

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