Exotic Animal World
| Exotic Animal World | |
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_from_Philippines_-_captivity_at_Butterfly_World,_Klapmuts,_near_Cape_Town_(5742549826).jpg) A common mormon at Exotic Animal World. | |
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| 33°48′00″S 18°52′20″E / 33.80000°S 18.87222°E | |
| Date opened | November 1996[1] |
| Location | Klapmuts, Western Cape, South Africa |
| No. of animals | 700 |
| Website | Exotic Animal World |
Exotic Animal World, formerly Butterfly World, is a zoo in Klapmuts, South Africa. The zoo was founded by Esther van der Westhuizen under the name Butterfly World in November 1996.[2] It was originally called Butterfly World, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it became impossible to continue importing butterfly pupae and so it renamed to Exotic Animal World.[3] The zoo is home to a variety of exotic animals, such as spiders, snakes, monkeys, meerkats, scorpions, many species of birds and much more. On March 2023, a fire destroyed the care centre of the zoo. The adjacent enclosures were unaffected by the fire, and the birds and animals in them were unharmed; however, the centre’s infrastructure was severely damaged.[4][5]
References
- ^ https://exoticanimalworld.co.za/about/
- ^ https://exoticanimalworld.co.za/about/
- ^ https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/butterfly-world-is-now-exotic-animal-world-20210630-2
- ^ https://www.capetownetc.com/news/exotic-animal-world-pleads-for-donations-after-fire-destroys-its-care-centre/
- ^ https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/exotic-animal-world-fire/
External links
Media related to Exotic Animal World at Wikimedia Commons
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