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.
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Date opened | June 27, 1925 |
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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 |
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]
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.
The zoo is home to 2,225 animals representing 275 species.[2][6][7][8]
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
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