page_title: Manila Zoo
section_title: Criticism
hierarchical_section_title: Manila Zoo / Criticism
caption_attribution_description: English: Mali, the Asian Elephant of Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden.
context_page_description: The Manila Zoo, formally known as the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden, is a 5.5-hectare zoo located in Malate, Manila, Philippines that opened on July 25, 1959.
context_section_description: The zoo has been criticized due to its inadequate animal care and dirty surroundings. The zoo is responding with efforts to make the animal habitats as comfortable and natural as possible, such as by adding trees and vegetation, and expanding the enclosures.
caption: The treatment of Mali, the Asian elephant has been a subject of critics of the zoo.
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