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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

Zagreb Zoo entrance
Date opened	June 27, 1925
Coordinates	45°49′22″N 16°1′19″E
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.hr/en

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

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

The zoo is home to 2,225 animals representing 275 species.[2][6][7][8]

ANIMAL EXHIBITS

Leopard world

North China leopard

Amur leopard

Snow leopard

Madagascar

Ring tailed lemur

Black and white ruffed lemur

Australia enclouser

Red-necked Wallaby

Magpie-goose

Black swan

Emu

Sea Lion bay

California Sea Lion

Red panda Trail

Red panda

Terrapin

Monkey house

Guereza

Sacred langur

Black howler

Gallery

• Zagreb Zoo
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  Entrance
• 
  Brown bear
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  Small clawed otter
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  Grey Seal
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  European bison
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  Sheltopusik
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  Pelicans
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  Peccary
• 
  European lynx
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  Gray wolf

References

External links

• Official website
• Novi projekti i sve više sadržaja za posjetitelje (in Croatian)
• Gradi se novi zoološki vrt, gotovo četiri puta veći od maksimirskog! (in Croatian)

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