Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
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Johannesburg
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. Formally established in 1982, it is the youngest of South Africa
South Africa
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's National Botanical Gardens, but the site where it is located has been a popular with visitors for many decades before that.
The garden is home to the well known pair of nesting Verreaux's Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle , alternatively known as the Black Eagle , is a large bird of prey. This eagle lives in hilly and mountaineous regions of southern and eastern Africa , and very locally in Western Asia.- Description :It is long. Males weigh and females weigh...
s in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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The garden also has a restaurant, gift shop and nursery which sells South African native plants.
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