Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Coordinates: 31°44′58″N 35°10′37″E / 31.74944°N 35.17694°E
The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, also known as the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem (Hebrew: גן החיות התנ"כי בירושלים על שם משפחת טיש), is a public zoo in Jerusalem, Israel. It has all the animals that are in the Jewish Bible and the Talmud books. The zoo was established in Jerusalem in 1940. It moved many times until it moved to a permanent location near the Givat Masua neighborhood in 1993. A new aquarium dedicated to the fishes of the Land of Israel is planned for the near future.
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Media
Aharon Shulov and his wife, Yocheved, holding a python.
The zoo in the 1940s, probably on Shmuel HaNavi Street
Teddy the elephant, named in honor of Jerusalem mayor and zoo fund-raiser Teddy Kollek.
Motorized train ride at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.
Phantasmagorical sculptures by French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle in the Noah's Ark Sculpture Park.
Scimitar oryx roam in an open reserve.
Nubian ibex at feeding time
Syrian brown bears at the zoo
Addax in the African Yard of the zoo
Other websites
- Official website
- Virtual tour of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
