▁is ▁the ▁only ▁zoo ▁in ▁Dur ban . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁an ▁O str ich ▁farm ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁un prof itable ▁and ▁started ▁adding ▁other ▁animals . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁large ▁animals , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁Ele ph ant ▁named ▁Nell ie . ▁Nell ie ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁zoo ▁by ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁could ▁blow ▁a ▁mouth ▁organ ▁and ▁crack ▁co con uts ▁with ▁her ▁feet . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁Z oo ▁holds ▁various ▁smaller ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁blue ▁du iker , ▁small ▁South ▁American ▁Mon keys , ▁racc o ons ▁and ▁various ▁birds . ▁The ▁largest ▁animals ▁in ▁the ▁zoo ▁today ▁are ▁Ald ab ra ▁giant ▁tort o ises . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁children ' s ▁play ground , ▁a ▁walk - through ▁av i ary , ▁and ▁the ▁Blue ▁Z oo ▁tea ▁garden , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁la wn ▁area ▁for ▁pic n ics . ▁It ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁James on ▁Park , ▁which ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁p ine apple ▁plant ation ▁and ▁now ▁displays ▁some ▁ 2 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁ros es . ▁ ▁M amm als ▁▁▁ ▁S uni ▁ ▁Sur icate ▁ ▁Gr ound ▁squ ir rel ▁ ▁Band ed ▁mongo ose ▁ ▁White - eared ▁mar mos ets ▁ ▁Cot ton - top ▁t amar ins ▁