Zagreb Zoo
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Zagreb Zoo | |
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![]() Lion's Bridge, Zagreb ZOO | |
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45°49′22″N 16°1′19″E / 45.82278°N 16.02194°E | |
Date opened | June 27, 1925 |
Land area | 5.5 ha (14 acres) 7 ha (17 acres) including lakes and ponds |
No. of animals | 8,880 |
No. of species | 275 |
Annual visitors | 350,000[1] |
Memberships | EAZA, WAZA |
Website | zoo |
Zagreb Zoo (Croatian: Zoološki vrt Grada Zagreba) is a 7-hectare (17-acre) zoo located within Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia and is across the street from Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium.[2] It is one of three zoo parks in the country.
Zagreb Zoo is a member of both the European[3] and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums[4] and is a participant in the European Endangered Species Programme.[2]
History
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The zoo opened its doors on June 27, 1925. Reconstruction of the old zoo began in 1990.[5] By October 2016, first part of the Zoo reconstruction and modernization was finished.
Animals
[edit]The zoo is home to 2,225 animals representing 275 species.[2][6][7][8]
ANIMAL EXHIBITS
[edit]Leopard world
Madagascar
Australia enclouser
Sea Lion bay
Red panda Trail
Monkey house
Gallery
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Tropical House
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ZOO houses for Brown bears
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Small clawed otter
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Sea Lion pool
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European bison
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Monkey Pavilion
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Pelicans
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House for Lions
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European lynx
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Gray wolf
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=159&solo=22&l=h (in Croatian)
- ^ a b c http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/ (in Croatian)
- ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/povijest-zoo-vrta/ (in Croatian)
- ^ Hina (10 January 2020). "ZAGREBAČKI ZOOLOŠKI VRT JEDINI JE NA SVIJETU U KOJEM MOŽETE VIDJETI OVE DVIJE ŽIVOTINJE 'Posjetitelje treba poticati na očuvanje njihovih vrsta'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian).
- ^ "DINARSKI VOLUHAR (Dinaromys bogdanovi)". Zoo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "ČOVJEČJA RIBICA (Proteus anguinis)". Zoo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links
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- Novi projekti i sve više sadržaja za posjetitelje (in Croatian)
- Gradi se novi zoološki vrt, gotovo četiri puta veći od maksimirskog! (in Croatian)