Website pbzt.recherches.gov.mg Opened 1990 | Phone +261 20 22 311 49 | |
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Type Botanical and zoological garden Collections botanical and zoological Address Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Rue Kasanga Fernand, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PM Similar Lemurs' Park, Ambohitsorohitra Palace, Rova of Antananarivo, Pirates Museum, Hotel Carlton Madagascar | ||
Visit of the botanical and zoological park tsimbazaza
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.
On November 1989, the WWF celebrated its tenth year in Madagascar by opening an environmental teaching center at the zoo.