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Overall positive and money well spent
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa的点评
点评：Other reviewers in recent times massively overreact, this place is wonderful.
For context, and my reasoning for why I believe my review is worth something, I’d consider this quite unbiased as I am both an animal lover (frequent game park visitor) and very new to this zoo. It came onto my radar in the last week after learning two things, 1) it’s the eighth largest zoo by area in the world, and 2) it is our only nationally accredited zoo in the country.
I do not have prior context to how the zoo used to function, so even though I acknowledge that it may have “worsened”, I provide my review for the experience we got on the day.
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We went as a couple on a quiet, cloudy Saturday, with sparse rain and few people early on. By the end of the day it picked up a decent bit.
In summary, the grounds are a 3 out of 5
The animals and exhibits are a 4.5 out of 5
Food was a 4.5 out of 5
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Grounds are beautiful in general, certainly has some parts here and there that could use a bit of attention however I wouldn’t say it affected our experience too much. Most habitats look appealing for both us and the animals, my only issue would probably be the cable car that doesn’t look like it works, as well as some parts under construction that don’t look like priorities as it stands.
There was an abundance of cool, exotic and awesome animals to engage with. A handful of enclosures were empty however we still spent a good 4.5 hours walking around just looking at animals, on a day where a fair few of them were hiding away inside their private areas due to the rain and cold. You definitely won’t be disappointed with the selection of animals on offer.
I am unsure what happened with other reviewer’s food but the chips, Russian and chicken burger we had were all superb and we will certainly be back partially for the food alone. This was from the restaurant on site and was also well priced, filling us up for R112 (two people).
Overall, I can certainly see a lot of areas for the zoo and staff to improve, however our overall experience was 5.5 hours well spent, leaving pleased, having spent R170 for us (two student fees + parking) and looking forward to our next visit.
If anyone is curious how I could not have a moral issue with the zoo as a premise, I would love to get into that, but without getting into it, know that this national zoo is WAZA accredited, and has made many strides to become more morally acceptable, including setting the last elephant in the zoo free last year.
I hope you also give this institution a chance and contribute to keeping it running with your entrance fee.
For context, and my reasoning for why I believe my review is worth something, I’d consider this quite unbiased as I am both an animal lover (frequent game park visitor) and very new to this zoo. It came onto my radar in the last week after learning two things, 1) it’s the eighth largest zoo by area in the world, and 2) it is our only nationally accredited zoo in the country.
I do not have prior context to how the zoo used to function, so even though I acknowledge that it may have “worsened”, I provide my review for the experience we got on the day.
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We went as a couple on a quiet, cloudy Saturday, with sparse rain and few people early on. By the end of the day it picked up a decent bit.
In summary, the grounds are a 3 out of 5
The animals and exhibits are a 4.5 out of 5
Food was a 4.5 out of 5
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Grounds are beautiful in general, certainly has some parts here and there that could use a bit of attention however I wouldn’t say it affected our experience too much. Most habitats look appealing for both us and the animals, my only issue would probably be the cable car that doesn’t look like it works, as well as some parts under construction that don’t look like priorities as it stands.
There was an abundance of cool, exotic and awesome animals to engage with. A handful of enclosures were empty however we still spent a good 4.5 hours walking around just looking at animals, on a day where a fair few of them were hiding away inside their private areas due to the rain and cold. You definitely won’t be disappointed with the selection of animals on offer.
I am unsure what happened with other reviewer’s food but the chips, Russian and chicken burger we had were all superb and we will certainly be back partially for the food alone. This was from the restaurant on site and was also well priced, filling us up for R112 (two people).
Overall, I can certainly see a lot of areas for the zoo and staff to improve, however our overall experience was 5.5 hours well spent, leaving pleased, having spent R170 for us (two student fees + parking) and looking forward to our next visit.
If anyone is curious how I could not have a moral issue with the zoo as a premise, I would love to get into that, but without getting into it, know that this national zoo is WAZA accredited, and has made many strides to become more morally acceptable, including setting the last elephant in the zoo free last year.
I hope you also give this institution a chance and contribute to keeping it running with your entrance fee.
翻译：最近其他评论者反应过度，这个地方很棒。
至于背景，以及我认为我的评论有价值的原因，我认为这是相当公正的，因为我既是动物爱好者（经常去野生动物园），又是这个动物园的新人。上周，在了解到两件事后，它引起了我的注意，1) 它是世界上面积第八大的动物园，2) 它是我们国家唯一一个获得国家认证的动物园。
我之前不了解动物园的运作方式，所以即使我承认它可能“恶化了”，我还是针对我们当天的体验提供了我的评论。
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我们作为一对夫妇在一个安静、多云的星期六去了动物园，早些时候下着小雨，人很少。到一天结束时，天气好转了不少。
总结一下，场地是 5 分中的 3 分
动物和展览是 5 分中的 4.5 分
食物是 5 分中的 4.5 分
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场地总体上很漂亮，当然有些地方需要注意，但我不会说这对我们的体验影响太大。大多数栖息地对我们和动物来说都很有吸引力，我唯一的问题可能是缆车看起来不能用，以及一些正在建设的部分看起来不是优先事项。
有很多很酷、奇特和很棒的动物可以接触。一些围栏是空的，但我们仍然花了整整 4.5 个小时四处走动只是为了看看动物，那天有不少动物因为下雨和寒冷而躲在它们的私人区域里。你绝对不会对提供的动物选择感到失望。
我不知道其他评论者的食物怎么样，但我们吃的薯条、俄式汉堡和鸡肉汉堡都很棒，我们肯定会回来，部分原因就是为了这里的食物。这是现场餐厅的菜，价格也很合理，我们两人花了 112 兰特就吃饱了。
总的来说，我当然看到动物园和工作人员有很多需要改进的地方，但我们总体上度过了 5.5 小时，很开心，花了 170 兰特（两个学生的费用 + 停车费），期待下次参观。
如果有人好奇我怎么能不觉得动物园的道德有问题，我很想谈谈这个，但不必谈这个，要知道这个国家动物园是 WAZA 认证的，并且已经取得了许多进步，变得更加道德上可接受，包括去年释放了动物园里最后一头大象。
我希望你也给这个机构一个机会，用你的入场费为它的运营做出贡献。
至于背景，以及我认为我的评论有价值的原因，我认为这是相当公正的，因为我既是动物爱好者（经常去野生动物园），又是这个动物园的新人。上周，在了解到两件事后，它引起了我的注意，1) 它是世界上面积第八大的动物园，2) 它是我们国家唯一一个获得国家认证的动物园。
我之前不了解动物园的运作方式，所以即使我承认它可能“恶化了”，我还是针对我们当天的体验提供了我的评论。
-
我们作为一对夫妇在一个安静、多云的星期六去了动物园，早些时候下着小雨，人很少。到一天结束时，天气好转了不少。
总结一下，场地是 5 分中的 3 分
动物和展览是 5 分中的 4.5 分
食物是 5 分中的 4.5 分
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场地总体上很漂亮，当然有些地方需要注意，但我不会说这对我们的体验影响太大。大多数栖息地对我们和动物来说都很有吸引力，我唯一的问题可能是缆车看起来不能用，以及一些正在建设的部分看起来不是优先事项。
有很多很酷、奇特和很棒的动物可以接触。一些围栏是空的，但我们仍然花了整整 4.5 个小时四处走动只是为了看看动物，那天有不少动物因为下雨和寒冷而躲在它们的私人区域里。你绝对不会对提供的动物选择感到失望。
我不知道其他评论者的食物怎么样，但我们吃的薯条、俄式汉堡和鸡肉汉堡都很棒，我们肯定会回来，部分原因就是为了这里的食物。这是现场餐厅的菜，价格也很合理，我们两人花了 112 兰特就吃饱了。
总的来说，我当然看到动物园和工作人员有很多需要改进的地方，但我们总体上度过了 5.5 小时，很开心，花了 170 兰特（两个学生的费用 + 停车费），期待下次参观。
如果有人好奇我怎么能不觉得动物园的道德有问题，我很想谈谈这个，但不必谈这个，要知道这个国家动物园是 WAZA 认证的，并且已经取得了许多进步，变得更加道德上可接受，包括去年释放了动物园里最后一头大象。
我希望你也给这个机构一个机会，用你的入场费为它的运营做出贡献。
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