Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Europe
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Europe that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Education program
Aalborg Zoo
Zoo in Aalborg
Inaugurated in April 1935, it holds more than 1,500 animals across roughly 126 species and draws upwards of 400,000 visitors a year. Recent decades have brought a growing emphasis on sustainability and nature conservation, including a role in several international projects.
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PlaygroundParking
Allwetterzoo Münster
Zoo in Münster
The name refers to the roofed walkways that let visitors reach many of the buildings under cover. A predecessor zoo opened in 1875 and closed at the end of 1973, and the current woodland site near the Aasee was built by 1974.
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Parking
Amazona Zoo
Zoo in Cromer
Amazona Zoo is a zoo in Cromer, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Jaguar, Tapir, Flamingos, Mara and Caiman.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Antwerp Zoo
Zoo in Antwerp
Opened on 21 July 1843, it is the oldest zoo in Belgium and one of the oldest in the world. The grounds stand beside Antwerpen-Centraal station on Koningin Astridplein. In 2014 the collection numbered 425 species.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyParking
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf
Zoo & Aquarium in Düsseldorf
The building has 6,800 m² of floor space and 25 themed rooms, holding roughly 560 animal species as of July 2018. The displays are rounded out by 1,400 natural history specimens, models and hands-on stations. Just under 500,000 visitors a year make it the city's best-attended cultural institution.
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Keeper talk or showOvernight stayGuided tour
Banham Zoological Gardens
Zoo in Banham
Over 2,000 animals were reported in 2024, and annual attendance exceeds 200,000, the zoo having been named Norfolk's top attraction on repeated occasions. It is owned by the Zoological Society of East Anglia, which also holds Africa Alive near Lowestoft.
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Child friendlyAccessible toiletsPlayground
Battersea Park Children's Zoo
Zoo in London
Battersea Park Children's Zoo is a zoo in London, United Kingdom. Things to do include Keeper Talks & Feeding Times, Adventure playgrounds, Zookeeper & Animal Experiences and sensory sandpit.
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Animal feeding experiencePlayground
Beale Wildlife Park
Zoo in Reading
The site has three strands: gardens and woodland, children's play areas, and collections of birds, farm stock and small exotics.
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Becky Falls Woodland Park
Zoo in Manaton
Beyond the waterfall, the site offers a children's zoo, a woodland trail and craft activities.
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Guided tourOn-site diningParking
Belfast Zoo
Zoo in Belfast
The 55-acre site occupies the north-eastern flank of Cavehill above the Antrim Road and holds more than 1,200 animals across 140 species. With over 300,000 visitors a year, it is among the region's leading paid attractions.
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On-site diningParking
Bioparc de Doué la Fontaine
Zoo in Doué-en-Anjou
Bioparc de Doué la Fontaine, opened in 1961, is a zoo in France. Its exhibits include Le Camp des girafes, Le Cratère des carnivores and La Grande volière sud-américaine.
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Keeper talk or show
Birdworld
Zoo in Farnham
The grounds cover 11 hectares, divided into sections that combine flight halls, water features and aviaries, roughly 60 km south-west of central London. Facilities include a playground, a picnic area, eateries and shops. The collection works with EAZA and holds BIAZA accreditation.
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Education programOn-site diningNight and evening opening
Bristol Zoo Project
Zoo in Bristol
The site holds 25 species, 19 of them mammals and six birds. Its layout, first planned around biomes, ties particular ecosystems to conservation programmes. Nurseries on site still grow a third of the animals' food.
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Night and evening opening
Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden
Zoo in Budapest
The garden covers 18.4 hectares in the Városliget at Állatkerti körút 6-12, and has been protected as a nature conservation area since 1986. From its opening in 1866 until the 1950s it was the only such institution in the country, before provincial zoos began. Its main activities are conservation, teaching, outdoor recreation and scientific research, and it draws 1 to 1.1 million visitors a year.
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Picnic areaSensory and cognitive support
CENTRO DE CONSERVACIÓN ZOO CÓRDOBA
Zoo in Córdoba
The zoo occupies the southern part of Cruz Conde park, facing the royal botanical garden across the avenida de Linneo.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyOn-site dining
Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park
Zoo in Berrynarbor
Live animals, among them meerkats and lemurs, are kept alongside animatronic dinosaurs. Its exhibits include Dinosaurus Playzone and Wild Play Area.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Dartmoor Zoological Park
Zoo in Plymouth
More than 73 species are kept, some of them endangered or critically endangered. Breeding species include the Asian short-clawed otter, the Amur leopard and the Carpathian lynx.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Dublin Zoo
Zoo in Dublin
Decimus Burton drew up the design in 1830 and the gates opened a year afterwards. The grounds run to more than 28 hectares (69 acres) within Phoenix Park. Sea Lion Cove, Family Farm, Orangutan Forest, Gorilla Rainforest, the African Savanna and Wolves in the Woods are among the habitats.
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Dudley Zoo & Castle
Zoo in Dudley
The zoo is now run by the Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society, a charity set up in 1978.
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Keeper talk or showParkingDisability admission concession
Děčín Zoo
Zoo in Děčín
The zoo spreads over the Pastýřská stěna hill, ringed by the municipal forest park, and a detached exhibit, Rajské ostrovy, lies about 700 m away in the city centre. It was founded and is funded by the city, and employed 33 staff as of 2024.
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Behind-the-scenes tourAssistance animal policy
Edinburgh Zoo
Zoo in Edinburgh
The grounds occupy south-facing hill slopes with wide views over the city. The layout was modelled on the open design of Hagenbeck's park in Hamburg rather than on Victorian steel cages.
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Exmoor Zoological Park
Zoo in Barnstaple
Exmoor Zoological Park, opened in 1982, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Touch poolBehind-the-scenes tourGuided tour
Exploris Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Newtownards
This is Northern Ireland's only public aquarium, standing on the Strangford Lough marine nature reserve, a major wintering spot for waders and seabirds. The lough holds close to 75% of Northern Ireland's marine species, among them common seals, basking sharks and brent geese.
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Playground
Five Sisters Zoo
Zoo in West Calder
The mammal collection includes arctic wolves, fishing cats, snow leopards, Scottish wildcats, red pandas, fossa, clouded leopards and cheetahs. Lions have been kept since 2015, when four males confiscated from a Belgian circus that was holding them unlawfully were taken in. The name comes from nearby shale bings.
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Rides and attractionsDisability admission concessionSensory and cognitive support
Folly Farm
Zoo in Kilgetty
The park now mixes a vintage indoor funfair, more than 200 zoo species and big play areas inside and out.
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Guided tour
Fondazione Bioparco di Roma
Zoo in Rome
Fondazione Bioparco di Roma, opened in 1911, is a zoo in Italy. Animals on show include Thar dell’Himalaya, Spatola rosa, Testuggine a testa gialla, Iguana di Utila and Testuggine ragno.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsParking
Fota Wildlife Park
Zoo in Cork
It opened in 1983 as an independently funded non-profit charity, and several of its sections are laid out by habitat and region. In 2017 it drew 455,559 visitors, ranking eleventh among Ireland's paid attractions that year.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningAccessible toilets
Givskud Zoo
Zoo in Givskud
The park was founded by Jacob Hansen. Richard Østerballe held the post of director from 2002 until May 2024. Animals on show include løver, dværgflodhest, girafferne and berberaberne.
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Assistance animal policy
Hanover Zoo
Zoo in Hannover
Founded in May 1865 as the eighth German zoo, it covers 22 hectares. In January 2024 it held about 1,473 animals in 158 species. Just over 400 staff are employed in the high season, most of them in visitor services.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Haus des Meeres – Aqua Terra Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Wien
It occupies a Second World War flak tower in the Esterházypark, in the sixth district, Mariahilf, and is made up chiefly of marine tanks and terraria. Things to do include Guided tours and Feedings.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourParking
Jihlava Zoo
Zoo in Jihlava
It lies in the Jihlávka river valley right beside the town centre, among ponds, wooded slopes, meadows and rocks. Nearly 260 exotic species are kept, about 1,500 individuals in all, some of them threatened with extinction, and the specialities are cats, monkeys and reptiles. It belongs to EAZA and to the Czech and Slovak zoo union.
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Knowsley Safari
Zoo in Knowsley
The park works with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester on conservation and research, and Channel 4 filmed Secret Life of the Safari Park on site. In January 2011 a peaceful animal-rights protest followed the finding by government vets of a single breach of by-product disposal rules.
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Kraków Zoo
Zoo in Kraków
Kraków Zoo, opened in 1929, is a zoo in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
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On-site dining
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
Zoo in Beetham
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or showAssistance animal policyDisability admission concession
Lakes Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Ulverston
Displays are grouped by region, covering the Lake District along with Asia, Africa and the Americas, and hold such species as axolotls, piranhas, tetras, Arctic char and seahorses. Windermere Lake Cruises call here, and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway terminates alongside. It ranks third among the paid-entry visitor attractions of Cumbria.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningParking
Linton Zoo Conservation Park
Zoo in Linton
Linton Zoo Conservation Park is a zoo in Linton, United Kingdom. Things to do include Behind the Scenes with Binturongs and Behind the Scenes with the Giant Tortoises.
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Behind-the-scenes tour
Ljubljana Zoo
Zoo in Rožnik
Dating from March 1949, it remains the country's only public zoo. The first animal quarters stood on Kolodvorska street in the centre, near what is now the national broadcaster, and in 1951 the zoo moved to the south-western slope of Rožnik, where it occupies 19.6 hectares. The site lies among natural woodland and meadow inside a protected landscape park.
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Guided tourParkingAccessible toilets
Longleat
Zoo in Corsley
The park occupies the estate of Longleat House, a stately home open to visitors and the residence of the 8th Marquess of Bath. The safari areas take in an East African Reserve, Jungle Cruise, Monkey Temple, a giant otter and crocodile reserve, Animal Adventure and Koala Creek. The Longleat Railway is among the other attractions.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningParking
Loro Parque
Zoo in Puerto de la Cruz
The parent group also runs Siam Park and the Poema del Mar aquarium. Animals on show include Loros, Delfines, Gorilas, Hipopótamos and Leones.
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On-site dining
MAROPARQUE ISLA DE LA PALMA
Zoo in Breña Alta
MAROPARQUE ISLA DE LA PALMA, opened in 2000, is a zoo in Spain. Animals on show include Canguros, cocodrilos del Nilo, Suricatas, Monos capuchinos and avestruces.
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National Zoological Garten Bojnice
Zoo in Bojnice
National Zoological Garten Bojnice, opened in 1955, is a zoo in Slovakia. Animals on show include antilopy bongo, pandy červenej and rysa karpatského.
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Parking
Natur- und Tierpark Goldau
Zoo in Goldau
Natur- und Tierpark Goldau, opened in 1925, is a zoo in Goldau, Switzerland. Animals on show include Sikahirsche, Mufflons and Wasservögel.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Naturzoo Rheine
Zoo in Rheine
The zoo covers 13 hectares and houses around 1,400 animals in more than a hundred species. It forms a recreation area together with the Saline Gottesgabe, Kloster Bentlage and the surrounding Bentlager Wald.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Newquay Zoo
Zoo in Newquay
The zoo stands within Trenance Leisure Park and was opened by the local district council on Whit Monday, 26 May 1969. As of January 2026 it held roughly 993 animals of about 36 species on 13 acres. It is the largest zoo in its county.
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On-site dining
Nordens Ark
Zoo in Hunnebostrand
The park is run by the Stiftelsen Nordens Ark foundation as a breeding facility for threatened animals, its name alluding to the story of Noah's ark in the Bible. Work covers some sixty threatened species, chiefly temperate mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles of the northern hemisphere, together with threatened Nordic domestic breeds. It is open to visitors year-round and receives around 100,000 visitors a year.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningDisability admission concession
Northumberland Zoo
Zoo in Morpeth
Northumberland Zoo is a zoo in Morpeth, United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsImmersive media attraction
Ogród Zoologiczny w Opolu
Zoo in Opole
Over 1,000 animals of 227 species are kept: 89 bird species, 73 mammal, 43 invertebrate and eleven each of reptiles and amphibians.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsGuided tour
Olomouc Zoo
Zoo in Olomouc
Some 42.5 hectares carry roughly 1,861 animals in 354 species. The site lies in woodland in the foothills of the Nízký Jeseník and is reachable by city transport. It belongs to the Czech-Slovak zoo union, EAZA and WAZA.
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Animal encounterGuided tourKeeper talk or show
Opel-Zoo (Von Opel Hessische Zoostiftung)
Zoo in Kronberg im Taunus
Roughly 1,700 animals of 200 species from nearly every continent are kept. About 580,000 people visit each year, and the zoo is funded solely by ticket income and donations.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Ostrava Zoo
Zoo in Ostrava
At 100 hectares the zoo ranks second largest in the country, behind Chomutov. It belongs to the Czech and Slovak zoo union, the Czech botanical gardens union, EAZA and WAZA.
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Guided tourOn-site diningParking
Parc Zoologique de CERZA
Zoo in Hermival-les-Vaux
Parc Zoologique de CERZA, opened in 1986, is a zoo in France. Animals on show include rhinocéros indien, guépards du nord, tigres de Sumatra, siamangs and babiroussas.
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Picnic areaMobility equipment loanSensory and cognitive support
Parc Zoològic de Barcelona
Zoo in Barcelona
Parc Zoològic de Barcelona, opened in 1892, is a zoo in Spain. Animals on show include suricates, pingüins, lleons marins, Facoquers and hipopòtams.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Parco Natura Viva, Garda Zoological Park
Zoo in Bussolengo
Parco Natura Viva, Garda Zoological Park, opened in 1969, is a safari park in Bussolengo, Italy. Animals on show include tapiro sudamericano, formichiere gigante, nandù comune, Suricati and Cammelli.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundEducation program
Parco Zoo Punta Verde
Zoo in Lignano Sabbiadoro
The zoo occupies about 10 hectares on the left bank of the Tagliamento. A daily enrichment and training scheme is run, involving both the keepers and the animals.
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Animal feeding experienceBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Plantasia
Zoo in Swansea
Plantasia, opened in 1990, is a zoo in Swansea, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Meerkats, Egyptian Tortoises, reticulated python, Caiman Crocodiles and Koi Carp.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningParking
Ponderosa Zoo
Zoo in Heckmondwike
The site began in 1991 as a therapeutic centre in a rural setting, and was granted a licence to operate as a zoo in 2004. Animals on show include reindeer, lemurs, tortoises, lizards and meerkats.
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Overnight stayOn-site diningParking
Prague Zoo
Zoo in Prague-Troja
As of June 2024 fifteen pavilions were open to the public. The zoo was founded and is funded by Prague city hall as a contributory organisation, and it keeps worldwide studbooks for some of the threatened species it works with.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourEducation program
Randers Regnskov, Tropical Zoo
Zoo in Randers
The zoo opened on 13 June 1996 with two of its domes, followed by a South America dome in 2003 and a saltwater aquarium in 2005. Draws include a manatee, a piranha tank, a 15-metre waterfall in the South America dome, a canopy-level rope bridge and an albino tiger python named Henriette, 4.5 metres long and 56 kilos. It is run by a six-member board with sponsors, and Countess Alexandra is its patron.
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Animal encounterChild friendlyGuided tour
Rostock Zoo
Zoo in Rostock
Fifty-six hectares of the Barnstorfer Wald hold about 6,500 animals of 500 species, making this the largest zoo on Germany's Baltic shore. The state tourism board's family-friendly quality mark has been awarded repeatedly. In 2020 Anthony Sheridan named it Europe's best zoo in the half-million-to-million visitor category, for the third year running.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park
Zoo in Highland
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park, opened in 1972, is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include polar bears, wildcats, snow leopard and macaque.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Shaldon Zoo
Zoo in Teignmouth
The trust occupies one acre of woodland above the village and belongs to both BIAZA and EAZA.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
The Scottish Deer Centre
Zoo in Fife
The Scottish Deer Centre is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include Wolves, Lynx, Scottish Wildcat and European Brown Bear.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningParking
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
Zoo in Mautby
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include snow leopards, red pandas, meerkats, tigers and leopards.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt
Zoo in Erfurt
Thüringer Zoopark Erfurt, opened in 1959, is a zoo in Erfurt, Germany. Animals on show include Geparde, Zebramangusten, Kattas, Bisons and Löwen.
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On-site diningParking
Tiergarten Bernburg
Zoo in Bernburg
Tiergarten Bernburg, opened in 1909, is a zoo in Bernburg, Germany. Its exhibits include Afrika, Eurasien, Australien and Amerika.
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Animal encounterChild friendlyGuided tour
Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg
Zoo in Nuremberg
At the close of 2020 the collection stood at 6,824 individual animals across 310 species. The grounds and the adjoining Schmausenbuck land together form the Natura 2000 protected site DE6532372.
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Keeper talk or showPetting zoo
Tiergarten Kleve
Zoo in Kleve
About 350 animals are kept on six hectares, mainly old and threatened domestic breeds, though maras and armadillos arrived in 2021 as the focus widened to endangered wild species. Pied tamarins and red pandas are kept under the European breeding programme. The park is run by a membership association, with the veterinarian Martin Polotzek as director since January 2021.
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Behind-the-scenes tourParkingSensory and cognitive support
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
Zoo in Wien
Founded in 1752 by the Habsburgs within the grounds of Schönbrunn palace, the zoo occupies 17 hectares and holds about 7,800 animals of 700 species. Attendance has topped two million every year since 2006. The zoologist Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck has been director since 2020.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Tiergarten Straubing
Zoo in Straubing
Over 2,000 individual animals are kept, in roughly 200 species. European breeding programmes are joined for wisent, Amur tiger, African penguin and Bali starling. The zoo is a partner of the Stiftung Artenschutz and a member of WAZA and ZGAP.
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On-site diningParkingMobility equipment loan
Tierpark Dählhölzli
Zoo in Bern
The park is made up of the Dählhölzli site and a physically separate bear park, under the slogan Mehr Raum für Vielfalt. It is a municipal unit with its own separate accounts and rules that depart from the city ordinance, and is paid for by private gifts and legacies. Outside the vivarium the collection consists mainly of northern European species.
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On-site diningParkingWheelchair accessible routes
Tierpark Hagenbeck
Zoo & Aquarium in Eimsbüttel
Tierpark Hagenbeck GGmbH, opened in 1907, is a zoo in Germany. Animals on show include Weißrüssel-Nasenbären, Seebären, Rote Riesenkängurus, Sumatra Orang-Utans and Stachelschweine.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Tierpark Hamm
Zoo in Hamm
Tierpark Hamm is a zoo in Hamm, Germany.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Tierpark Hellabrunn
Zoo in München
The park claims to be the first zoo laid out on geographic principles, and holds about 18,500 animals across 529 species. It lies inside the landscape protection area of the Isar floodplain.
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PlaygroundPicnic areaWheelchair accessible routes
Tierpark Neumünster
Zoo in Neumünster
Twenty-four wooded hectares hold about 700 animals across 100 mammal, bird and reptile species. The park belongs to the VdZ, the DWV and EAZA. As of 2021 it took part in 17 European breeding programmes and is noted for its breeding of European bison.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Tierpark Nordhorn
Zoo in Nordhorn
Just under 200 staff work on recreation, species and nature protection, education and research. As an ark park it also covers regional history, through a section themed on the Vechte. It looks after some 170 hectares of protected habitat and hosts an ecological station whose remit spans roughly 40,000 hectares.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundEducation program
Tierpark Ueckermünde
Zoo in Ueckermünde
The park covers roughly 18 hectares and holds about 400 animals in around 100 species, with historic structures including a windmill and a drawbridge standing within the grounds. More than 100,000 people visit each year, about a tenth of them Polish. The zoo has responded with Polish-language leaflets, signage and an information telephone line.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundGuided tour
Tierpark und Fossilium Bochum
Zoo in Bochum
The zoo covers 1.9 hectares inside the Stadtpark and holds about 3,900 animals in more than 330 species. A mining museum and a planetarium stand close by.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Tierwelt Herberstein
Zoo in Feistritztal
Tierwelt Herberstein – Steirischer Landestiergarten GmbH is a zoo in Stubenberg, Austria. Animals on show include Afrikanischer Löwe, Gepard, Mandrill, Streifengnu and Brillenbär.
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Animal encounterKeeper talk or show
Walsrode World Bird Park
Zoo in Walsrode
The park covers 24 hectares and holds roughly 4,000 birds of 650 species. The Humboldt penguin is the only penguin species kept.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningParking
Walter Zoo
Zoo in Gossau
As of 2019 the zoo held about 1,110 animals in more than 120 species. The grounds of 5.5 hectares also carry play and rest areas for children, and a further 4.5 hectares next door are earmarked for build-out under a masterplan running to 2040. Attendance is roughly 250,000 visitors a year.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Warsaw Zoological Garden
Zoo in Warszawa
Warsaw Zoological Garden, opened in 1928, is a zoo in Poland. Animals on show include Hipopotam, Ara hiacyntowa, Leniwiec, Słonie afrykańskie and Surykatki.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Zoo in Colwyn Bay
The grounds extend to 37 acres. Its opening, on 18 May 1963, was carried out by the naturalist Robert Jackson. Animals on show include snow leopards, red pandas, meerkats, chimpanzees and penguins.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyGuided tour
Wilhelma Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten
Zoo in Stuttgart
Some 11,000 animals are kept on about 30 hectares, and the roughly 1,200 species held make it level with the Zoologischer Garten Berlin for the largest species count in Germany. The botanical side shows more than 8,500 plant species. Attendance runs to roughly 1.8 million visitors a year.
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Behind-the-scenes tourDisability admission concessionGuided tour
Wingham Wildlife Park
Zoo in Wingham
Wingham Wildlife Park, opened in 1986, is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include tigers, Asiatic lions, agoutis, squirrel monkeys and Gooty tarantulas.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Wingster Waldzoo
Zoo in Wingst
Both wild and domestic animals are kept, some of them in a petting section. The collection centres on animals from forest regions around the world.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourEducation program
Wrocław Zoo
Zoo in Wrocław
The oldest zoological garden on present-day Polish territory, at Wróblewskiego 1–5, it covers 33 hectares. By the end of 2015 it showed over 10,500 animals of 1,132 species, excluding invertebrates, the third largest total in the world on that measure.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyDisability admission concession
Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven
Zoo in Bremerhaven
The zoo stands on the Weser dike at Willy-Brandt-Platz, near the large lighthouse. It has been described as the smallest scientifically run zoo in Europe.
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Zoo Brno
Zoo in Brno
The zoo occupies 65 hectares near the Brno reservoir and holds 2,200 animals in 400 species. It concentrates on hoofed animals, tigers and primates, and counts the rearing of polar bears among its greatest breeding achievements. It is operated by a municipal organisation that combines the zoo with a hobby-activities station.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoo de Mulhouse
Zoo in Mulhouse
The plant collection numbers 3,500 species and varieties, 837 of them woody, and includes eighteen notable trees dating from an 1867 planting by the landscape gardener Geiger Père. Serbian spruce, western red cedar and Japanese cedar are among the specimens. Founded in 1868 by a group of industrialists under Charles Thierry-Mieg fils, it passed through the Société industrielle before the town took it over in 1893, and is now run by the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération authority, with the vet Benoît Quintard in charge since 2024.
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Child friendlyGuided tourOn-site dining
Zoo Dresden
Zoo in Dresden
The zoo houses 1,031 animals in 205 species, including 79 bird and 61 mammal species. It covers about 13 hectares in the south-western part of the Großer Garten.
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Keeper talk or showParkingDisability admission concession
Zoo Duisburg
Zoo in Duisburg
The zoo was founded in May 1934 by citizens of Duisburg. It held the first permanent koalas in Germany, and for a long time the only ones, having begun keeping them in 1994. Other rarities include giant otters, black colobus, Roloway monkeys, fossas, clouded leopards and wombats.
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Animal feeding experienceBehind-the-scenes tourNight and evening opening
Zoo d’Amnéville
Zoo in Amnéville
Despite its name, the zoo actually stands in the neighbouring commune of Hagondange. About 2,000 animals of 360 species, gorillas and orangutans among them, are kept on 18 hectares. It opened in 1986 with strong backing from the mayor, Jean Kiffer.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundEducation program
Zoo Eberswalde
Zoo in Eberswalde
Zoo Eberswalde, opened in 1958, is a zoo in Eberswalde, Germany. Animals on show include Löwen, Amurtiger, Affen, Wölfen and Pinguine.
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Assistance animal policy
Zoo Frankfurt
Zoo in Frankfurt
Zoo Frankfurt is a zoo in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Behind-the-scenes tourEducation programDisability admission concession
Zoo Heidelberg
Zoo in Heidelberg
The zoo covers 10.2 hectares and drew just under 500,000 visitors in 2015. It is run as a non-profit company, Tiergarten Heidelberg gGmbH, with Klaus Wünnemann as director since 1998. It takes part in several European breeding programmes.
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Animal encounterPlaygroundOn-site dining
Zoo Hluboká
Zoo in Hluboká nad Vltavou
The zoo specialises in Palearctic fauna, particularly European and Czech species, while also keeping exotics. It takes part in many national and international breeding programmes for threatened species. It is a subsidised body of the regional authority and uses the Eurasian otter as its emblem.
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Child friendlyEducation programMobility equipment loan
Zoo Landau in der Pfalz
Zoo in Landau in der Pfalz
Zoo Landau in der Pfalz, opened in 1904, is a zoo in Landau, Germany.
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ParkingDisability admission concession
Zoo Leipzig
Zoo in Leipzig
A rebuilding programme is running until 2028, the year of the zoo's 150th anniversary. In Anthony Sheridan's ranking of European zoos it is placed second, behind Tiergarten Schönbrunn.
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Petting zooEducation programNight and evening opening
Zoo Linz
Zoo in Linz
The zoo opened in 1980 under the theme "European animals, domestic animals and their wild forms". It keeps about 650 exotic and native animals of around 100 species on some 5.5 hectares, among them red pandas, ostriches, rheas, emus, coatis and meerkats. The site sits at the foot of the Pöstlingberg, with a view over the city.
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On-site dining
Zoo Neunkirchen
Zoo in Neunkirchen
Zoo Neunkirchen, opened in 1926, is a zoo in Neunkirchen, Germany. Animals on show include Fanalokas, Kragenbären and Löwen.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyOn-site dining
Zoo Neuwied
Zoo in Neuwied
Zoo Neuwied is a zoo in Neuwied, Germany. Animals on show include Schimpanse, Löwe, Erdmännchen, Krokodil and Pinguin.
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Child friendlyGuided tourDisability admission concession
Zoo Osnabrück
Zoo in Osnabrück
The grounds cover 23.5 hectares and hold 3,186 animals of 299 species. They lie on the wooded slopes of the Schölerberg, which is the source of the zoo's forest-zoo nickname. Attendance passed a million in 2022, as it had in preceding years.
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Zoo Saarbrücken
Zoo in Saarbrücken
Zoo Saarbrücken, opened in 1956, is a wildlife park in Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Night and evening openingMobility equipment loanParking
Zoo Salzburg
Zoo in Salzburg
Fourteen hectares lie within the Hellbrunn palace park, bordering Anif to the south. About 1,500 animals of 150 species are kept by a staff of roughly 50, and yearly attendance is around 400,000. The layout follows geographic-zoo lines and the zoo is treated as an educational institution, with mixed-species enclosures used to increase contact between species.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Zoo Stralsund
Zoo in Stralsund
The park was recognised as a zoological garden in 2005 but kept its older name. Its grounds contain an original farmer-burgher house, moved there from elsewhere, and a rebuilt mill.
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Education program
Zoo Vivarium Darmstadt
Zoo in Darmstadt
Zoo Vivarium Darmstadt, opened in 1956, is a zoo in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Animal encounterOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoo Zlín
Zoo in Zlín
The city of Zlín is the founding authority of this contributory organisation. The British zoo assessor Anthony Sheridan placed it fourth among the zoos of the former Eastern European countries and, in a 2022 report, among the ten European gardens that had developed most over a decade.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourEducation program
Zoologicka zahrada Kosice
Zoo in Košice
The zoo spreads over 289 hectares of the Čierna Hora hills in the Kavečany city district, of which just under 75 hectares are open to visitors. The grounds include a DinoPark of nearly five hectares. It was created by the regional national committee as a subsidised organisation with effect from 1 May 1979.
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Guided tourMobility equipment loan
Zoologischer Garten Augsburg
Zoo in Augsburg
The zoo opened in June 1937 as the Park der deutschen Tierwelt, and exotic animals were added to the former Augsburger Tiergarten after the Second World War. It draws more than 650,000 visitors a year, which makes it the most-visited cultural institution in Swabia and one of the 20 largest animal parks in Germany. It lies on the northern edge of the Siebentischwald, which also serves as a water protection zone for the city's drinking water.
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Zoologischer Garten Basel AG
Zoo in Basel
The zoo lies in the Basel-Bachletten quarter on the river Birsig and covers around 11 hectares. In 2014 it held 7,017 animals in 628 species, among them 58 mammal, 88 bird, 41 reptile, 10 amphibian, 284 fish and 147 invertebrate species.
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Keeper talk or showParkingImmersive media attraction
Zoologischer Garten Köln
Zoo & Aquarium in Köln
Cologne Zoo, opened in 1860, is a mixed in Germany. Its exhibits include Elefantenpark, Hippodom, Clemenshof, Aquarium and Terrarium.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningParking
Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg
Zoo in Magdeburg
Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg, opened in 1950, is a zoo in Magdeburg, Germany. Animals on show include Spitzmaulnashorn, Sibirische Tiger and Nördliche Zwergmeerkatze.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyNight and evening opening
Zoologischer Garten Schwerin
Zoo in Schwerin
About 25 hectares lie between the southern shore of Lake Schwerin, the Fauler See and the Großer Dreesch estate. The zoo is operated as a non-profit limited company, and recent annual attendance has been above 200,000.
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On-site dining
Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal
Zoo in Wuppertal
Grüner Zoo Wuppertal, opened in 1881, is a zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.
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PlaygroundGuided tourOn-site dining
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
Zoo in Gelsenkirchen
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen, opened in 1949, is a zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Animals on show include Löwen, Kalifornischer Seelöwe, Waschbär and McCords Schlangenhals-Schildkröten.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoopark Chomutov
Zoo in Chomutov
Zoopark Chomutov, opened in 1975, is a zoo in Chomutov, Czech Republic. Its exhibits include Skanzen Roubenka, Skanzen Stará ves, Kamencové jezero and Jízdárna.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsNight and evening opening
Ústí nad Labem Zoo
Zoo in Ústí nad Labem
The grounds cover 26 hectares, where sea lion training, an elephant walk, raptor flying and pony rides run through the year.
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Keeper talk or show
Łódź Zoo
Zoo in Łódź
Dating from 1938, the zoo was thoroughly rebuilt in 2022 around the Orientarium, a complex devoted to South-East Asia. Since that rebuild it has held 3,350 animals of 554 species. It has belonged to WAZA since 1975 and to EAZA since 1993.
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Guided tourEducation programOn-site dining
Aachener Tierpark Euregiozoo
Zoo in Aachen
The stock runs to roughly 520 animals in about 70 species. The Beverbach flows through the grounds and is dammed into a pond of some two hectares in the north-western corner. In 2007 the zoo joined the Verband der Zoologischen Gärten, an association limited to scientifically run zoos with breeding programmes.
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Africa Alive Zoological Reserve
Zoo in Lowestoft
A zoological collection given over to African species, on a site at Kessingland just off the A12, two miles from Lowestoft.
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Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park
Zoo in Gibraltar
Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park, opened in 2002, is a zoo in Gibraltar, United Kingdom.
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Alpenzoo Innsbruck
Zoo in Innsbruck
The site covers about 10 hectares, of which only five are developed, and an expansion took place in 2022. Around 2,000 animals of some 150 species are kept, all of them from the Alpine region.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Amazon World Zoo Park
Zoo in Newport
The collection is themed on the fauna of the Amazon. It began life as a private bird collection before opening to visitors year-round, and in 2024 it became a charity under the name Amazon Rainforest Conservation Centre.
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ParkingAccessible toiletsWheelchair accessible routes
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Claiming to be the largest aquarium in Wales, it shows over 150 native species and sits just outside Brynsiencyn. Attractions include a conger eel, a shark pool and a kelp forest, along with the Lobster Hatchery of Wales.
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Artis Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Amsterdam
Artis Zoo is a zoo in Amsterdam, North Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourNight and evening opening
Asson Zoo
Zoo in Asson
Created in 1964, the park holds about 500 animals of roughly 100 species on five hectares. Animals on show include panthère des neiges, tigre blanc, lémuriens, kangourous and chauves-souris géantes.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsPicnic area
Badoca Safari Park
Zoo in Santo André
Badoca Safari Park is a zoo in Santo André, Portugal. Animals on show include Mandril, Suricatas, Cangurus and Facoqueros.
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Petting zooRides and attractionsEducation program
Bergtierpark Blindham
Zoo in Aying
It opened in 2004 on the grounds of a former farm and holds roughly 25 domestic and wild animal species. Alongside European natives it shows introduced species such as chipmunk, nutria and raccoon, together with rare domestic breeds. The animals are mostly kept in large enclosures matched to their natural surroundings and seen along a circuit of about 2.2 km.
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On-site diningWheelchair accessible routes
Berkenhof 's Tropical Zoo & Vlindertuin
Zoo in Kwadendamme
It opened to visitors in 1994 as an ornamental and fuchsia garden, and was renamed in 1997 as a butterfly garden once a plant and butterfly house had been built. It now offers a tropical garden with about fifty tropical species, a fossil mine, a dinosaur display, a covered play jungle and an outdoor water playground.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourParking
BIOPARC FUENGIROLA
Zoo in Fuengirola
The zoo opened in 1978 and was rebuilt in 1999, then dropped its older name, Zoo de Fuengirola, for the Bioparc branding in 2010. Animals on show include lémures, tigre de Sumatra and flamenco.
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Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park
Zoo in Birmingham
The city council owns and manages the park, which takes part in EEP captive breeding for endangered animals and runs talks and campaigns on biodiversity.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsGuided tour
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park
Zoo in Blairdrummond
More than 300 animals are kept across a 120-acre estate, many of them free-roaming. The season runs from mid-March to the end of December, and tickets are sold online only rather than at the gate.
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Guided tour
Bornholm Butterfly Park
Zoo in Nexø
A converted hothouse holds more than a thousand butterflies from many countries, while native Danish butterflies occur in the outdoor flower garden.
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Education program
Borås Djurpark
Zoo in Borås
Close to 600 animals of about 65 species are kept, and the park belongs to the Swedish zoo association SDF. It markets itself as the country's first Africa park, citing five decades of experience.
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Child friendlyGuided tourPlayground
Bratislava Zoo
Zoo in Bratislava
The grounds cover 96 hectares at the foot of the Little Carpathians, mixing broadleaf woodland, meadow, a cool valley and natural pools. About 320,000 people visit each year. The stated mission is to link animals, people and nature through knowledge and positive experience, with a contribution to conservation through animal care standards, rescue programmes for endangered species and education.
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Disability admission concessionImmersive media attraction
Brașov Zoo
Zoo in Brașov
Brașov Zoo, opened in 1960, is a zoo in Brașov, Romania. Animals on show include Focă comună, Leu de mare californian, Leu african, Tigru siberian and Jaguar.
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On-site diningParkingAssistance animal policy
Camperdown Wildlife Centre
Zoo in Dundee
Camperdown Wildlife Centre is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include European brown bears, ring‑tailed lemurs, meerkats and hyacinth macaws.
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Guided tourOn-site diningParking
Chemnitz Zoo
Zoo in Chemnitz
About 10 hectares of former marshland in the Reichenbrand district hold roughly 1,000 animals of some 200 species. Attendance in 2014, counting an associated game enclosure, was 178,233.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsOn-site dining
Chester Zoo
Zoo in Upton by Chester
George Mottershead and his family opened the zoo in 1931; the North of England Zoological Society, a charity registered in 1934, has charge of it. Visitors have access to 51 hectares, part of an estate of roughly 160 hectares. Some 30,000 animals of more than 500 species are held, spanning every vertebrate class along with many invertebrate groups.
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Colchester Zoo
Zoo in Colchester
Australian Rainbows opened in the summer of 2014, in a building that had previously been an animal theatre. Its walk-through aviary allows nectar to be offered to rainbow lorikeets.
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Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Zoo in Hayle
The sanctuary lies beside the Helford River, next to the village of Gweek.
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Rides and attractionsBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Crocodiles Of The World
Zoo in Brize Norton
Crocodiles Of The World, opened in 2011, is a zoo in Brize Norton, United Kingdom.
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Child friendlyGuided tourEducation program
Cumberland Wildpark
Zoo in Grünau im Almtal
The park sits among cliffs on the northern rim of the Totes Gebirge, beside the Almsee, and covers 60 hectares crossed by walking paths. Seventy animal species are kept, including threatened animals such as wild horses. It is known through the work Konrad Lorenz carried out there.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningParking
Deep Sea World
Zoo in Inverkeithing
The aquarium is owned by the Spanish company Aspro Ocio Group, which also operates Blue Planet Aquarium and other European sites. Large sand tiger sharks are held, along with other shark species.
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Parking
DierenPark Amersfoort
Zoo in Amersfoort
DierenPark Amersfoort, opened in 1948, is a zoo in Amersfoort. The first carnivore came some while after the opening, and the elephants Indra and Rani arrived in 1956.
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Animal encounterPlayground
Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Zoo & Aquarium in Harderwijk
Across Europe no marine mammal park is larger. Between 2005 and 2011 attendance stayed in a band of 700,000 to 800,000 a year. Takings fell by roughly €2.4 million to €12 million in 2012, a year in which the orca Morgan left and part of the site shut for building work.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Domaine zoologique de Pescheray
Zoo in Le Breil-sur-Mérize
Founded in 1974, it ranks second among the zoos of the Sarthe by visitor numbers. The site also hosts a medico-social facility providing sheltered employment.
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Drusillas Park
Zoo in Polegate
Yearly visitors number between 350,000 and 370,000. Play areas are split between children under and over nine, and there is an indoor soft play, the daily Safari Express train and six further rides.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundBehind-the-scenes tour
Eekholt Wildlife Park
Zoo in Bimöhlen
Over 700 animals of 100 Central European species are held across 67 hectares laid out naturalistically, on woodland and moor terrain crossed by the river Osterau and its meadows. The Schleswig-Holstein wolf information centre is based here. The park was founded in 1970 by Hans-Heinrich Hatlapa as a red deer research enclosure.
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Eifel-Zoo
Zoo in Lünebach
Around 400 animals are kept on a 30-hectare site. The zoo lies in the Bierbach valley, west of the B 410 road.
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Keeper talk or show
Espace zoologique de La Boissière-du-Doré
Zoo in La Boissière-du-Doré
As of 2025 the park shows over 120 species and close to 1,100 animals across 28 hectares. It has been run since 2008 by Sébastien Laurent, the son of the founders.
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On-site diningParkingAccessible toilets
Flamingo Land Resort
Zoo in Malton
The resort pairs a zoo with amusement rides, and has been owned and run by the Gibb family since 1978. Animals on show include penguins, lemurs, meerkats and giraffes.
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Petting zooRides and attractionsGuided tour
GaiaZOO
Zoo in Kerkrade
The zoo opened in 2005 under the name GaiaPark with about 80 species, and now holds roughly 100.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Gauntlet Bird of Prey - Eagle and Vulture Park
Zoo in Cheshire East
Gauntlet Bird of Prey - Eagle and Vulture Park, opened in 1996, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or showOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Glad Zoo
Zoo in Lintrup
The zoo was bought in 2014 by the Glad Fonden, which owns it, and formerly traded as Lintrup Safari Park Zoo. It has been used to deliver an education course for young people with special needs, whose students work on animal care or interpretation. A falconer-led birds of prey display is among the attractions.
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Keeper talk or showPetting zoo
Greifvogelpark Katharinenberg
Zoo in Wunsiedel
Opened in 2007, the park keeps daytime raptors including several falcon and buzzard species, a golden eagle and several vulture species, along with night birds such as the great grey owl and the snowy owl. Flying displays are held every day except Monday. It lies within the Bürgerpark am Katharinenberg, whose nature stations include a red deer paddock and an educational trail.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Hamerton Zoo Park
Zoo in Hamerton and Steeple Gidding
Hamerton Zoo Park, opened in 1990, is a zoo in Hamerton and Steeple Gidding, United Kingdom.
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Guided tour
Hanwell Zoo
Zoo in London
Hanwell Zoo, opened in 1975, is a zoo in London, United Kingdom. Animals on show include porcupine, meerkats and Flamingos.
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PlaygroundEducation programOn-site dining
Haustierhof Reutemühle
Zoo in Überlingen
The operator counts more than 200 animal species on show, and the collection is listed in Guinness World Records as the largest holding of dying-out breeds. Stock is mainly livestock, with horses, goats, sheep, poultry and pigs, alongside exotic additions including camels, otters, coatis, marmosets, skunks, maras, wallabies, coypu and meerkats.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Hawk Conservancy Trust
Zoo in Andover
It sits at Weyhill in Hampshire, close to the A303, and holds over 130 birds of prey across 22 acres of woodland and wildflower meadow. It was begun as a zoo by the farmer Reg Smith with his wife Hilary and became a trust in 2002.
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Animal encounterRides and attractionsBehind-the-scenes tour
Hertfordshire Zoo
Zoo in Broxbourne
More than 800 animals are kept and shown in themed exhibits. It is run by the Zoological Society of Hertfordshire, a registered charity with the number 1108609. The site has featured in the CBBC programme One Zoo Three.
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Hodonín Zoo
Zoo in Hodonín
Set in floodplain forest, it manages 4.5 hectares of water and parkland and has the town as its founding body. It belongs to the Czech and Slovak zoo union and to EAZA, and takes part in European breeding programmes.
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Animal encounterDisability admission concession
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Zoo in Canterbury
The house on the estate was under restoration in 1962, and the animal collection admitted the public from 1975. A second estate at Port Lympne, near Hythe, was bought in 1973 and opened as a zoo in 1976.
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Inselzoo Altenburg
Zoo in Altenburg
The zoo occupies an island in the Großer Teich at the southern edge of the old town, reached by a permanent bridge. In a viewer poll run by MDR in early 2008 it was named the prettiest zoo in the state and placed fourth across central Germany, behind Görlitz, Leipzig and Weißenfels.
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Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa
Zoo in São Domingos de Benfica
Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa, opened in 1884, is a zoo in Portugal. Animals on show include Leopardo-da-pérsia, Tigres-da-Sibéria and Dragão-de-komodo.
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Behind-the-scenes tourParking
Jardin zoologique tropical
Zoo in La Londe-les-Maures
Jardin zoologique tropical, opened in 1989, is a zoo in La Londe-les-Maures, France. Animals on show include singes-écureuils, lémuriens, suricates, wallabies and calaos papous.
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Jersey Zoo
Zoo in Trinity
The zoo is run by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and its collection passes 130 species drawn from four vertebrate groups. Attendance reached 209,474 in 2023, the highest figure in four years.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundBehind-the-scenes tour
Johannismühle wildlife park
Zoo in Lübben
Privately run, the park covers over 55 hectares and holds roughly 500 animals of about 50 species. Annual attendance runs at roughly 60,000 to 80,000.
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Junsele Zoo
Zoo in Junsele
Around 25 animal species are kept. It is best known for its white Bengal tigers, and other stock includes brown bear, lynx, yak, camel, llama, red-necked wallaby, donkey and elk. A farm section serves as a children's zoo and zoo school, with mini Shetland ponies, dwarf goats, mini pigs, rabbits and guinea pigs.
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Overnight stay
Järvzoo
Zoo in Järvsö
The collection is restricted to Nordic species, with wolf, lynx and wolverine among the large carnivores on show.
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Petting zooGuided tourEducation program
Kaiserslautern Zoo
Zoo in Kaiserslautern
Around 112 animal species and over 500 individual animals are presented on seven hectares, along with a nature trail.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Kameltheater Kernhof
Zoo in Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde
The performers are mostly two-humped Bactrian camels, a breed that copes with winters in the alpine foothills, and other animals also appear in simple stage pieces. The programme is aimed chiefly at children. The venue seats about 250 and plays only in the summer half of the year.
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Parking
Kasteelpark Born
Zoo in Born
Native deer, sheep and goats are kept alongside rheas, alpacas, porcupines, carnivores and monkeys, and there is a walk-through aviary for parrot species. The park has held a zoo licence since 29 July 2003.
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Animal encounterEducation programOn-site dining
Kleinzoo Wasserstern
Zoo in Ingolstadt
Kleinzoo Wasserstern is a zoo in Ingolstadt, Germany.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningDisability admission concession
Knuthenborg Park and Safari
Zoo in Lolland
Over 500 animals of more than 40 species roam loose in zones matching their home ranges. About 300,000 people visited in 2023, making it one of Denmark's busiest attractions and the largest safari park in northern Europe. It is owned and directed by the present count, Christoffer Knuth.
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Guided tourParking
Korkeasaari Zoo
Zoo in Helsinki
The zoo stands on an island, reached by the Crown Bridges from two mainland districts and by a further bridge from Mustikkamaa.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Kristiansand Dyrepark AS
Zoo in Kristiansand Municipality
Kristiansand Dyrepark AS is a zoo in Norway. Animals on show include Tiger, Gepard, Løve, Ulv and Kamel.
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Education programParking
La planète des Crocodiles
Zoo in Civaux
La planète des Crocodiles is a zoo in Civaux, France.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tour
La Vallée des Singes
Zoo in Romagne
The Dutchman Wim Mager founded it in 1998, 27 years after starting Apenheul. Primates live on planted islands with paths running among them, and roughly 30 species are shown, from the pygmy marmoset up to the gorilla, along with mandrill, lemurs, chimpanzee, colobus, squirrel monkey, titi, woolly monkey and spider monkey.
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Behind-the-scenes tourDisability admission concession
Labenne's zoo
Zoo in Labenne
Labenne's zoo is a zoo in Labenne, France. Animals on show include Lynx, Loups, Zèbres, Lémuriens and Flamants.
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Animal encounterIndoor spacesDisability admission concession
Lake District Wildlife Park
Zoo in Blindcrake
Lake District Wildlife Park is a zoo in Blindcrake, United Kingdom. Animals on show include osprey, Macaw, Meerkat, Bush Dog and lemurs.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningAccessible toilets
Limassol Zoo
Zoo in Λεμεσός
The zoo was set up in 1956 by the mayor, Kostas Partaside, and reopened in 2012 after major rebuilding work. Animals on show include Φλαμίνγκο, μίνι κατσίκες, μίνι πρόβατα and Πόνι.
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Animal feeding experiencePlaygroundKeeper talk or show
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park
Zoo in Boston
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park is a zoo in Friskney, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Bengal Tigers, White Tiger, Lynx, White Lion and Parrots.
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Lithuanian Zoo
Zoo in Kaunas
The 15.66-hectare site lies within the Ąžuolynas oak grove park in the Žaliakalnis elderate. The zoologist Tadas Ivanauskas founded it, and 40 animals were on show when the doors opened on 1 July 1938. He intended it to teach the public about protecting the natural world and to press the case for saving species at risk.
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Child friendlyOn-site diningDisability admission concession
Marwell Zoo
Zoo in Eastleigh
The zoo is owned by the registered charity Marwell Wildlife and keeps over 500 animals of 145 species.
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Playground
Mondo Verde, Landgraaf
Zoo in Landgraaf
The park is laid out on an old slag hill in the Strijthagerbeek valley, within Park Gravenrode.
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Petting zooOn-site dining
MONTE SELVAGEM RESERVA ANIMAL
Zoo in Freguesia de Lavre
MONTE SELVAGEM RESERVA ANIMAL is a zoo in Portugal. Things to do include Contact with domestic animals at the little farm and Observation of wild animals in naturalistic habitats.
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Müritzeum
Zoo & Aquarium in Waren (Müritz)
Displays cover about 2,300 square metres and deal with nature, the environment, and regional and collection history. They are divided into a bird world, forest and nature, an aquarium landscape and a museum garden. The state natural history collections belong to a non-profit company set up at Waren on 1 January 2007.
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On-site dining
Naturschutz-Tierpark Görlitz
Zoo in Görlitz
Naturschutz-Tierpark Görlitz, opened in 1957, is a zoo in Görlitz, Germany. Animals on show include Steinböcken, Hirschen, Grauen Riesenkängurus, Trampeltiere and Rote Pandas.
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Keeper talk or show
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Zoo in Wraxall
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, opened in 1998, is a zoo in Wraxall, United Kingdom.
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On-site dining
Northumberland College Zoo
Zoo in Ponteland
The zoo occupies part of a 400-acre college campus shared with Kirkley Hall, and is run by the college. More than 200 species are kept.
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Animal feeding experienceOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Odense Zoo
Zoo in Odense
Opened in May 1930 as Odense Dyrehave, it took its present name in 1933; its owner, Christian Jensen, and his family handed it to the municipality in 1980 as a self-governing institution, and it gained state recognition in 1983. The grounds spread along both banks of the Odense Å, linked by three footbridges. They take in land once occupied by Fyns Tivoli.
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Palmyre Zoo
Zoo in Les Mathes
Eighteen hectares in a seaside resort are hemmed in by the Coubre and Combots d'Ansoine forests. The park was founded in 1966 by Claude Caillé and remains in his family's ownership, chaired by his son Patrick Caillé and directed by his grandson Pierre Caillé.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Paphos Zoo
Zoo in Πέγεια
Paphos Zoo is a zoo in Pafos, Cyprus. Animals on show include Asian Elephant, Lemur, giraffes, parrot and owl.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsOn-site dining
Paradise Wildlife Park
Zoo in Broxbourne
Paradise Wildlife Park, opened in 1973, is a zoo in Broxbourne, Herts, East of England, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Humboldt's Penguins, macaws, Caribbean flamingos, eagles and Red pandas.
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PlaygroundEducation programOn-site dining
Parc animalier de Bouillon
Zoo in Bouillon
Established in 1986, it started as a conventional game park of local species: deer, mouflon, wild boar and foxes. Since the 2000s the collection has widened to take in exotics including giraffes, tigers, primates and antelopes.
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Keeper talk or showEducation programOn-site dining
Parc animalier de Courzieu
Zoo in Courzieu
Jean-Pierre Vidal set the park up in 1980. Earlier collections were of European mammals and then of threatened domestic breeds; the focus now falls on wolves and birds of prey, day and night species alike, and snails are kept as well. Individual snails carry nicknames such as "Jacky la grosse coquille" and "Dédé aux antennes".
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Animal feeding experienceOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Parc animalier de Gramat
Zoo in Gramat
The park has been receiving visitors since May 1980. It is run by an association for the study and protection of the fauna and flora of the Causse, set up for the purpose in 1976, and belongs to the French zoo park association AFDPZ.
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Guided tourPicnic areaParking
Parc animalier de Merlet
Zoo in Les Houches
The collection specialises in Alpine wildlife. François, an ibex who had been mascot for twelve years and had a following on social media, died of old age in December 2023.
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Overnight stayBehind-the-scenes tourNight and evening opening
Parc du Reynou
Zoo in Le Vigen
Opened on 1 July 1997, the park covers over 60 hectares and holds more than 600 animals drawn from five continents. The range runs from pygmy marmosets, the smallest of the monkeys, to Rothschild's giraffes, with many cats and birds besides.
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Rides and attractions
Parc Merveilleux
Zoo in Bettembourg
Parc Merveilleux is a zoo in Bettembourg, Luxembourg.
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Rides and attractionsParking
Parc Phœnix
Zoo in Nice
Parc Phœnix, opened in 1990, is a zoo in Nice, France. Animals on show include ouistitis à pinceaux, flamants roses, carpes koi, crocodiles and ouistitis.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningParking
Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac
Zoo in Pessac
Parc zoologique de Bordeaux Pessac is a zoo in Pessac, France. Animals on show include jaguars, loriquets and lémuriens.
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Animal encounterKeeper talk or show
Parc zoologique de Plaisance du Touch
Zoo in Plaisance-du-Touch
Founded in 1970 by Patricia and Jean-Marc Toniutti and renamed in 1990, the park covers 20 hectares following a 2014 extension. It holds 600 animals of 80 species and averaged 157,000 visitors a year over 2005 to 2015.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourEducation program
Parc zoologique et forestier Michel-Corbasson
Zoo in Nouméa
Parc zoologique et forestier Michel-Corbasson, opened in 1972, is a zoo in Nouméa, France. Animals on show include cagous, lémuriens, canards, oies and geckos.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyEducation program
Parco Gallorose
Zoo in Cecina
Parco Gallorose is a zoo in Cecina, Italy. Its exhibits include Giardino Botanico and La Fattoria.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Park Nordica
Zoo in Trones
Laid out around the Tronestjønna lake beside the E6 road, the park opened in 1989 and drew over 52,000 visitors in 2011. More than 30 species are kept, among them bears, Arctic fox and farm breeds. It opens daily in summer, with winter visits by arrangement.
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Rides and attractionsImmersive media attraction
Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno
Zoo in Penagos
The park covers 750 hectares in the Pisueña valley, 17 km from Santander and close to the village from which it takes its name. Wide enclosures imitate natural habitats within a restored landscape.
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Keeper talk or showEducation programDisability admission concession
Peak Wildlife Park
Zoo in Leek
Peak Wildlife Park, opened in 1991, is a zoo in United Kingdom. Things to do include Daily Capybara Talks and Peak Air Stamp Trail.
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Pensthorpe
Zoo
Pensthorpe is a zoo in United Kingdom. Its exhibits include Millennium Garden and Biosonification Garden.
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On-site diningDisability admission concession
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Zoo in Hythe
John Aspinall bought the Edwardian mansion estate in 1973, the purchase intended to relieve crowding at nearby Howletts. The park opened to visitors in 1976.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourEducation program
Rancho Texas Park
Zoo in Tías
The park is themed on Texas, in reference to settlers from Lanzarote who founded San Antonio, and is owned by its founder, Nicolás López Ramírez. Since November 2016 it has had one of the archipelago's four dolphinariums, holding four bottlenose dolphins.
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Petting zooOn-site dining
Ranua Wildlife Park
Zoo in Ranua
Annual attendance now runs at around 100,000, with summer visitors mostly Finnish and winter visitors mostly from abroad. The wider resort adds lodging along with snowmobiling and husky safaris. There is a restaurant on site, the Wild Arctic Restaurant.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsBehind-the-scenes tour
Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari
Zoo in Ebeltoft
The park proper runs to about 70 hectares, and with adjoining land in its ownership the holdings reach roughly 125 hectares. Frans Kilde Hansen started it in 1991 as Ebeltoft Dyrepark. Lars Thye took it over in 1993 and renamed it Ebeltoft Zoo, then intended as a nature park with grounds, play areas and animals to pet.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningWheelchair accessible routes
Reptilarium du Larzac
Zoo in Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon
Reptilarium du Larzac, opened in 2005, is a zoo in Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, France. Animals on show include Python, Tortues géantes, Crocodiles, Iguanes and Varans.
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Keeper talk or show
Rivne Zoo
Zoo in Рівне
Formed in 1982, it covers 13.5 hectares and holds 216 species, roughly 1,500 individual animals. Among them are 108 species listed in the international Red Book and 13 in Ukraine's, and it is the only Ukrainian collection with wildebeest, two-toed sloths and a southern three-banded armadillo. It works closely with the collections at Lutsk, Mykolaiv and Odesa.
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Réserve Zoologique de Calviac
Zoo in Calviac-en-Périgord
Open since 3 August 2008, it shows 45 severely threatened species across four wooded hectares. The species were selected according to the threats they face in the wild; the northern bald ibis, for one, is close to disappearing throughout its range.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Río Safari Elche
Zoo in Elche
Río Safari Elche is a zoo in Elche, Spain. Things to do include Train route, Sea lion show and Splash Park.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundEducation program
Safari Borysew Zoo
Zoo in Poddębice
It received formal zoological garden status in 2011 and covers 25 hectares. Animals on show include Emu, Zebra Chapmana, Wielkomysz filipińska, Wielbłąd Jednogarbny and Pies Dingo.
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Overnight stayGuided tour
Safari de Peaugres
Zoo in Peaugres
Opened in 1974 by Paul de La Panouse, the park stretches across 80 hectares and holds roughly 1,000 animals of 127 species. It is owned by Groupe Thoiry Participations, whose capital is split between Ekkio Capital, the La Panouse family and three other investment funds. The same owner holds Thoiry, Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal and the château du Colombier.
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Petting zooPlaygroundGuided tour
Safariland Stukenbrock
Zoo in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
Operated by Senne Großwild Safariland GmbH & Co KG, the park pairs its animal enclosures with a rides area whose attractions have included Europe's first swinging boat and a 350 m coaster, Flying Tiger, since shut down.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Schwarzwaldzoo Waldkirch
Zoo in Waldkirch
Around 55 animal species are kept. The sloping site yields views over the town and the Kastelburg opposite.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
SELWO AVENTURA
Zoo in Estepona
Spread over 100 hectares, the park keeps more than 2,000 animals drawn from every continent, with African species dominating the collection. Alongside the animals are suspension bridges, a Serengeti safari, a zip line and archery, together with teaching and play rooms for children. Lodging on site takes in a hotel and cabins.
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Shepreth Wildlife Park
Zoo in Shepreth
Shepreth Wildlife Park, opened in 1984, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Solinger Vogel- und Tierpark
Zoo in Solingen
The park lies north-west of the Ohligser Heide on Hermann-Löns-Weg and is constituted as a registered association. A nearby S-Bahn station takes its name from it.
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Keeper talk or showEducation programOn-site dining
Szeged Zoo
Zoo in Szeged
The zoo specialises in keeping rare and threatened species, and its section for South American animals is the part most often singled out.
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Keeper talk or showOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Tabor Zoo
Zoo in Tábor
The zoo covers nearly 10 hectares, making it the largest in southern Bohemia, and sits in the village of Větrovy on the town's south-eastern edge. Founded in May 2015, it is among the youngest zoos in the country. Evžen Korec, who owns the Prague developer Ekospol, has run it since that month.
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Tallinn Zoological Gardens – Tallinna Loomaaed
Zoo in Tallinn
Tallinn Zoo, opened in 1939, is a zoo in Estonia.
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Education programDisability admission concession
Tbilisi Zoo
Zoo in თბილისი
The zoo occupies part of the Vere River valley in the city centre. Before the 2015 flood it covered about 120 hectares and kept roughly 300 species, both Caucasian and foreign.
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On-site diningParking
Terra Natura Murcia
Zoo in Murcia
More than 500 animals across 50 species are held on over 165,000 m2, among them hippos, lions, lemurs, brown bears, Iberian lynx, Iberian wolves, giraffes and zebras. Enclosures are built to reproduce the animals' wild surroundings, and the zoo sits within a wider complex that also holds a water park and restaurants. It was inaugurated on 27 April 2007 and is owned by the food firm ElPozo.
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TerraZoo Rheinberg
Zoo in Rheinberg
The collection occupies a purpose-built home in the Winterswick district, having moved there after five years in the basement of the Schacht IV colliery building at Moers. That first site, damp and wedged between a disco and a gym, was judged unfit for keeping animals. Later additions include Nile crocodiles transferred from Duisburg Zoo and an outdoor reptile enclosure.
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Rides and attractionsParking
Tier- und Freizeitpark Thüle
Zoo in Friesoythe
Enlargement has brought the park to 17 hectares, within the recreation area of the Thülsfeld reservoir. It shows 156 species and also runs fairground rides and play equipment, and is aimed mainly at families with children.
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Animal encounter
Tier- und Kulturpark Bischofswerda
Zoo in Bischofswerda
At roughly 0.75 hectares the park ranks among the smallest zoos in Germany. It holds about 200 animals of 60 species, brown bears among them, along with domestic breeds and native wildlife such as snowy owls and lynx. A giant sequoia planted in 1981 is a botanical feature.
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Tiergarten Falkenstein
Zoo in Falkenstein/Vogtl.
Tiergarten Falkenstein is a zoo in Falkenstein/Vogtl., Germany.
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Child friendlyEducation programParking
Tiergarten Neustrelitz
Zoo in Neustrelitz
Tiergarten Neustrelitz is a zoo in Neustrelitz, Germany. Animals on show include Griechische Landschildkröte, Berberaffe, Stinktier, Stachelschwein and Frettchen.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningRides and attractions
Tiergarten Worms
Zoo in Worms
Opened in 1972, the park shows 80 species and more than 500 animals. Its work concentrates on the keeping and breeding of old domestic breeds.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Tierpark Altenfelden
Zoo in Altenfelden
Tierpark Altenfelden is a zoo in Altenfelden, Austria. Animals on show include Steinkauz, Wolf, Zebra, Polarfüchse and Gepard.
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On-site diningAccessible toilets
Tierpark Arche Warder
Zoo in Warder
The park occupies a worked-out gravel pit of 40 hectares in a Holstein village, bought for the keeping of rare domestic breeds.
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Child friendly
Tierpark Bad Liebenstein
Zoo in Bad Liebenstein
Tierpark Bad Liebenstein is a zoo in Bad Liebenstein, Germany. Animals on show include Flamingo, Krallenäffchen and Kookaburra.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyGuided tour
Tierpark Bad Pyrmont
Zoo in Bad Pyrmont
Tierpark Bad Pyrmont is a zoo in Bad Pyrmont, Germany.
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PlaygroundGuided tourEducation program
Tierpark Cottbus
Zoo in Cottbus
Around 1,200 animals of about 170 species are kept, along with a petting area, a playground and catering. Waterfowl breeding is a speciality, with some 70 species held. Old trees and water bodies fed by the Spree shape the site.
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Parking
Tierpark Eilenburg
Zoo in Eilenburg
About four hectares are divided into three areas: a tropical house, a section for domestic and pet animals, and a wetland-and-woodland area.
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Tierpark Essehof
Zoo in Lehre
The park lies in woodland right beside the A2 motorway, about 15 km from Braunschweig, with the nearest exit roughly two kilometres away. Braunschweig Zoo describes it as its sister zoo. The entrance area holds a water nature trail with five ponds, a 30-metre oak bridge and an underwater station giving a view three metres below the surface.
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On-site diningAccessible toiletsWheelchair accessible routes
Tierpark Fauna
Zoo in Solingen
The park states that it keeps about 300 animals of 80 species. Opened as a park for local fauna, it has since mixed native and exotic stock. It lies northeast of the centre of Gräfrath, on Lützowstraße.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site dining
Tierpark Herford
Zoo in Herford
Tierpark Herford is a zoo in Herford, Germany.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Tierpark Nadermann
Zoo in Delbrück
Tierpark Nadermann is a zoo in Delbrück, Germany.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Tierpark Rosegg
Zoo in Rosegg
Tierpark Rosegg is a zoo in Rosegg, Austria. Animals on show include Ziegen, Eseln, Lamas, Steinböcke and Pfaue.
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Keeper talk or showRides and attractionsOn-site dining
Tierpark Sababurg
Zoo in Hofgeismar
At about 130 hectares it ranks among Europe's largest and oldest wildlife parks. Long oak avenues cross the grounds, with the Urwald Sababurg bordering to the west. Threatened native species are kept, the aim being appropriate conditions through spacious open enclosures.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Tierpark Suhl
Zoo in Suhl
Tierpark Suhl is a zoo in Suhl, Germany. Animals on show include Wildkatzen, Luchse, Kaninchen, Eichhörnchen and Poitou Riesenesel.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningRides and attractions
Tierpark Wismar
Zoo in Wismar
The long, largely wooded site lies in the Köppernitz valley and adjoins the Bürgerpark, venue of the state garden show in 2002.
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Keeper talk or showEducation programOn-site dining
Tierpark Wolgast
Zoo in Wolgast
Roughly ten hectares of woodland lie on the northern edge of the town. About 400 animals of 52 species are on view. Proximity to the Polish border brings a growing share of Polish visitors.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourParking
Toni's Zoo
Zoo in Rothenburg
Set up in 1995 by Toni Röösli, the zoo holds 480 animals in 96 species across 20,000 square metres. Reptiles and birds are numerous, alongside mammals from various genera, and some animals live in a walk-through tropical house. Two tame cheetahs take food from their owner's hand.
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PlaygroundEducation program
Toruń Zoobotanical Garden
Zoo in Toruń
Toruń Zoobotanical Garden, opened in 1965, is a zoo in Toruń, Poland. Animals on show include Kameleon jemeński, Leniuchowiec dwupalczasty, Puchacz wirginijski, Olśniak himalajski and Surykatka.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Touroparc Zoo
Zoo in Romanèche-Thorins
Founded in 1961 by René Livet, the park covers 12 hectares and holds about 700 animals of 140 species. It ranked sixth among the most visited attractions in its region in 2016.
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Tropiquaria
Zoo in Watchet
The attraction started in 1989 at Washford Cross, 16 miles from Taunton and nine from Minehead. It occupies the 1930s art deco transmitter hall of the BBC's Washford station, Grade II listed since 1984. Most of the old hall had become surplus to the BBC in 1981, once smaller equipment moved to a new building behind.
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Universeum
Zoo in Gothenburg
Universeum is a zoo in Gothenburg, Västergötland, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.
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Parking
Vogelpark Avifauna
Zoo in Alphen aan den Rijn
The grounds hold planting, ponds, a restaurant and a playground, and the associated hotel stands at their edge.
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Petting zooGuided tourEducation program
Vogelpark Heiligenkirchen
Zoo in Detmold
The birds are kept in large, partly walk-in aviaries and pens ringed by flower beds, and direct contact with the animals is put first.
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PlaygroundGuided tourOn-site dining
Vogelpark Niendorf
Zoo in Niendorf
More than 1,000 birds of over 250 species are kept on seven hectares, of which 0.2 hectares is aviaries. A path network of a good two kilometres runs past the enclosures and thatched animal houses. The ground lies in the Aalbeek lowland linking the Hemmelsdorfer See with the Baltic, which suits waders and waterbirds.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
West Midlands Safari Park
Zoo in Worcestershire
West Midlands Safari Park, opened in 1973, is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include Meerkat, Humboldt penguins, lorikeets, giraffe and Zebra Foals.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningAccessible toilets
Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary
Zoo in Greta Bridge
The site now sits on the A66 just outside Barnard Castle, County Durham. It accepts most kinds of animal, though not domestic cats or dogs, and runs on public donations.
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PlaygroundOn-site dining
Wild- und Freizeitpark Ostrittrum
Zoo in Dötlingen
The park belongs to the German game-enclosure association and to the German animal-park society. Animals on show include Kängurus, Wildschweine, Hirsche, Emus and Strauße.
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Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
Zoo in Sandown
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, opened in 1950, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Wildpark Daun
Zoo in Daun
Wildpark Daun is a zoo in Daun, Germany.
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Petting zoo
Wildpark Donsbach
Zoo in Dillenburg
Wildpark Donsbach, opened in 1970, is a zoo in Dillenburg, Germany.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Wildpark Gangelt
Zoo in Gangelt
The park occupies 50 hectares and holds brown bears, wild boar, wolves and other European wildlife. An on-site birds-of-prey station gives regular free-flight displays, and a bee house is run by local beekeepers.
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Guided tourOn-site diningParking
Wildpark Gersfeld
Zoo in Gersfeld (Rhön)
The park opened in July 1972 at roughly 550 metres above sea level, in conifer and mixed woodland. It stretches about a kilometre southeast along a deep valley, with a short circuit and a long one. Around 60,000 people visit each year.
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Playground
Wildpark Rolandseck
Zoo in Remagen
Native wild animals and some domestic breeds are kept in open enclosures and aviaries, at Am Kasselbach 4.
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Guided tourEducation programOn-site dining
Wildpark Tiergarten Weilburg
Zoo in Weilburg
About 111,000 visitors were recorded in 2010. The park is run by the Weilburg forestry office under the Hessen-Forst state enterprise.
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Petting zooOvernight stayGuided tour
Wildpark-MV
Zoo in Güstrow
It lies east of the town and south of the Nebel, within 200 hectares of parkland. Animals on show include Wölfe, Bären, Luchse, Eulen and Frettchen.
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Animal encounterDisability admission concession
Wolfcenter Barme
Zoo in Dörverden
Wolfcenter Barme is a wildlife park in Dörverden, Germany. Animals on show include Wölfe, Silberfüchsen and Alpaka.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningParking
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Zoo in Auckley
It holds 500 animals of 100 species on about 100 acres of a former 260-acre visitor centre and riding school property.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningRides and attractions
Ysitien lemmikki
Zoo in Jyväskylä
Ysitien lemmikki is a zoo in Jyväskylä, Finland. Animals on show include kissa, poni, alpakoita, aasi and lampaita.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Ystad Djurpark
Zoo in Ystad
Opened in 1998 on undulating grassland, the park shows more than seventy species drawn from various parts of the world. Animals on show include Servalerna, kapybarorna, jak, bison and nubiska getter.
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Animal encounterRides and attractionsDisability admission concession
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
Zoo & Aquarium in Moncloa-Aravaca – Madrid
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid, opened in 1972, is a mixed in Moncloa-Aravaca – Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Zoo de Guyane
Zoo in Macouria
It is the only such site in its overseas region and department, and straddles the two communes of Macouria and Montsinéry. Over 75 Guianan species are kept, most of them protected, amounting to more than 450 animals.
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Keeper talk or show
Zoo de la Bourbansais
Zoo in Pleugueneuc
The zoo shows over 500 animals on 10 hectares and joins 21 European breeding programmes. It belongs to EAZA, to the national zoo association ANPZ and to the leisure-attractions body SNELAC. It was started in 1965 by Régis de Lorgeril and Josette Barbezat, within the grounds of the château.
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Child friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoo de Maubeuge
Zoo in Maubeuge
Opened in 1955, the zoo holds over 300 animals in more than 70 species on seven hectares, at the foot of ramparts Vauban built in the 17th century. Species rare both in the wild and in captivity include Sri Lankan leopard, Asiatic lion, Sumatran tiger, hippopotamus and spectacled bear.
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Zoo der Minis
Zoo in Aue-Bad Schlema
The zoo specialises in keeping, breeding and showing unusually small breeds of animal, on the reasoning that small breeds need less space and feed while still drawing visitors. It is run by the biologist Bärbel Schroller, born in Aue in 1967.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundParking
ZOO Dvorec
Zoo in Borovany
The zoo is privately owned and is the southernmost in the country. Animals on show include Medvěd hnědý, Tamarím pinčí, Hroch obojživelný, Lev pustinný and Tygr indický.
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Zoo Győr
Zoo in Győr
The zoo set out at first to show native fauna, but the collection now covers every continent. African animals make up a notably large share of it.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoo Hoyerswerda
Zoo in Hoyerswerda
About 1,000 animals in 120 forms are kept on six hectares, together with 120 plants in 56 species, the tree stock including ginkgo, dawn redwood, hackberry and katsura. The grounds lie in the centre of the old town beside the castle and draw about 150,000 visitors a year.
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Education programOn-site dining
Zoo Krefeld
Zoo in Krefeld
The zoo covers 14 hectares and holds roughly 820 animals of about 120 species. About 350,000 people visited in 2017.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Zoo La Garenne
Zoo in Le Vaud
Zoo La Garenne is a zoo in Le Vaud, Switzerland.
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Zoo Nowy Tomyśl
Zoo in Nowy Tomyśl
Zoo Nowy Tomyśl, opened in 1974, is a zoo in Nowy Tomyśl, Poland. Animals on show include pawiany, koczkodany zielonosiwe and rezusy.
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On-site diningDisability admission concessionImmersive media attraction
Zoo Schmiding
Zoo in Krenglbach
The zoo grew out of Vogelpark Schmiding, Austria's largest bird park, which opened in 1982, and now covers 14 hectares arranged by region of the world. A circuit of four kilometres passes giraffes, white rhinos, red pandas, Siberian tigers and Austria's only gorillas. The zoo, an aqua zoo and an arthropod zoo stand on the grounds of Schmiding castle, first documented in 1100.
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Zoo Zürich
Zoo in Zürich
The zoo opened in 1929 above the city on the Zürichberg, in the Fluntern district. It is the third-oldest zoological garden in Switzerland, after those at Basel and Goldau, and its official supporters' society has more than 40,000 members.
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Child friendlyOn-site dining
Zoobotánico Jerez
Zoo in Jerez de la Frontera
The site covers 70,000 m2 and holds one of the oldest botanical collections in Spain, including century-old trees. An expansion and renewal programme has been planned that would double its size.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoodyssée
Zoo in Villiers-en-Bois
The park lies in the Chizé forest in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and shows over 800 animals of 77 species across 34 wooded hectares. It is managed by the Deux-Sèvres departmental council within its science and nature division.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningWheelchair accessible routes
Zoolandia
Zoo in Lieto
Opened in 1984, the park is situated in the built-up station area of Lieto. Its operator, Zoolandia Oy, went bankrupt in 1995 and the park changed hands.
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Child friendlyDisability admission concession
Zoologischer Garten Berlin
Zoo in Berlin
Around 20,000 animals of about 1,000 species are kept on 33 hectares. The grounds lie at Hardenbergplatz in the Tiergarten locality of the Mitte borough, on the boundary with Charlottenburg. With 3.6 million visitors recorded in 2024, it was the most-visited zoo in Europe.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningDisability admission concession
Zoologischer Garten Halle
Zoo in Halle (Saale)
Nine hectares in all place it among the smaller German zoos, though a terraced layout around the hill makes the grounds seem bigger than they are.
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Animal encounterChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Zoologischer Garten Hof
Zoo in Hof
It sits in the north-east of the town next to the Bürgerpark Theresienstein, near the botanical garden, the Luitpoldhain and the cemetery, and receives about 80,000 visitors a year.
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Zoologischer Garten Leipzig
Zoo in Leipzig
Zoologischer Garten Leipzig is a zoo in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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On-site dining
Zoološki vrt grada Zagreba
Zoo in Zagreba
Seven hectares in the southern part of Maksimir park hold 2,225 animals of 275 species drawn from nearly every continent. The collection spans mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates, shown in many open enclosures as well as small themed tropical houses and several pavilions. Renewal of the outdated grounds began in 1990.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
ZooParc de Beauval
Zoo in St. Aignan
Roughly 35,000 animals are shown across 45 hectares. The park was created in 1980 by Françoise Delord; her son Rodolphe Delord now heads it and the family holds most of the capital. It is frequently the first park in the country to display particular animals.
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PlaygroundOn-site dining
ZooParc Overloon
Zoo in Overloon
The park belongs to the Libéma leisure group and to the Dutch zoo association, and has been licensed as a zoo since 2003. Animals on show include fossa's, leeuwen, luiaards, giraffen and dril.
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ParkingWheelchair accessible routesImmersive media attraction
Zoopark Vyškov
Zoo in Vyškov
The zoo runs as a contributory organisation under the name ZOO PARK Vyškov and is a member of the Czech and Slovak zoo union. Its 7 hectares hold 520 animals in 142 species or breeds.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Zoopark Zájezd
Zoo in Zájezd
One of the smallest zoological gardens in the country, it stands in a small village in the Kladno district by the D7 motorway, just under 17 km north-west of the capital's centre. It opened to visitors in autumn 2009 and holds an environment ministry licence. Over time it grew into two exhibition areas about 200 metres apart.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Зоопарк ХІІ Місяців
Zoo in Демидов
It opens every day of the year, which gave rise to the Twelve Months name. The site is in Vyshhorod raion of Kyiv oblast, close to the village of Demydiv.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Adler- und Wolfspark Kasselburg
Zoo in Pelm
Twenty hectares of ground wrap around the historic Kasselburg castle complex, taking in large areas of woodland and grassland. The park is one of four adventure parks on the Deutsche Wildstraße route.
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On-site diningNight and evening openingMobility equipment loan
Alternativer Wolf- und Bärenpark Schwarzwald
Zoo in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach
Run with the Stiftung für Bären in the Freudenstadt district, the park exists to rehouse large animals in trouble, bears above all, and to teach about animal keeping. It opened in 2010 with a single bear, the second such site after the bear park at Worbis. Wolves and further bears arrived afterwards.
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Education program
Aquazoo Leerdam
Zoo & Aquarium in Leerdam
Upkeep and management rest with the members of the local aquarium society. Animals on show include haaien, piranha’s, zeesterren, anemoonvissen and discusvissen.
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Child friendlyGuided tourEducation program
Arche Noah Zoo Braunschweig
Zoo in Braunschweig
About 300 animals of some 50 species are kept in near-natural enclosures. The zoo is family-owned and the family also runs a sibling site, Tierpark Essehof at Lehre, roughly 15 km away. It opened in 1964, was enlarged in 1995 and gained a new entrance building in 2001.
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Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park
Zoo in Askham Bryan
Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include White Lipped Tamarin, Barn Owl, Blood Python, Common Marmoset and Eclectus Parrot.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
BestZoo
Zoo in Best
A privately owned zoo holding around 70 species, four of which are covered by European breeding programmes run under EAZA.
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Parking
BIOPARC Valencia
Zoo in València
It took the place of the Viveros zoo, founded in 1965 and closed in 2007, and opened on 27 February 2008. The site is owned by the city but operated by a private firm, Rain Forest Valencia. Its subject is Africa, and it is split into four biome zones: dry savanna, wet savanna, equatorial forest and Madagascar.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyParking
Biotropica
Zoo in Val-de-Reuil
The site combines a tropical glasshouse of 5,000 square metres with outdoor grounds, ten hectares in total. It draws roughly 200,000 people a year. Temporary EAZA membership was granted in 2017 and made permanent in 2018.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundPicnic area
Blackpool Zoo
Zoo in Blackpool
Blackpool Zoo, opened in 1972, is a zoo in Blackpool, United Kingdom.
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Calderglen Zoo
Zoo in South Lanarkshire
Calderglen Zoo, opened in 1982, is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include meerkats, wallabies, coatis and otters.
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Castellar Zoo
Zoo in Castellar de la Frontera
Castellar Zoo is a zoo in Castellar de la Frontera, Spain.
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On-site diningParking
Chessington World of Adventures
Zoo in Chessington
Chessington World of Adventures, opened in 1931, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourEducation program
Château of Thoiry
Zoo in Thoiry
Château of Thoiry, opened in 1965, is a zoo in Thoiry, France. Animals on show include loups arctiques, tapir, kangourou roux and vari roux.
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Disability admission concession
Ciruli
Zoo in Kalvene
Ciruli, opened in 1993, is a zoo in Kalvene, Latvia. Animals on show include Latvijas zilās šķirnes govis, kiangu and Eiropas kokvardi.
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Sensory and cognitive support
Copenhagen Zoo
Zoo in Frederiksberg
Some 195 people are employed full time, and the collection holds over 4,000 animals across more than 250 species. Two giant pandas on loan from China arrived in 2019, a species held by few European zoos.
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Wheelchair accessible routes
Deutsches Meeresmuseum
Zoo in Stralsund
Deutsches Meeresmuseum is a zoo in Stralsund, Germany.
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Animal encounter
Dierenpark De Oliemeulen
Zoo in Tilburg
The park opened in 1987 inside an old farmhouse and began as a reptile house alone. It was widened in 1992 to take in mammals such as monkeys and raccoons, along with parrots and raptors.
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Dierenpark Emmen
Zoo in Emmen
Thirteen elephants were on site in 2011, others having been sent elsewhere. The elephants had a large moated island for cows and calves, a smaller one for the bull, and underground indoor quarters.
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Guided tourNight and evening openingDisability admission concession
Dvůr Králové Zoo
Zoo in Dvůr Králové nad Labem
The zoo is owned and run by a joint-stock company formed in 2005 and held by the Hradec Králové region. It has specialised in African animals since the late 1960s. Its safari section can be driven through by adapted tour buses or in visitors' own cars.
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El Jardí dels Ocells
Zoo in Alt Penedès
Lying roughly 60 km from both Barcelona and Tarragona, about midway between the two, it is run as a small family business by British owners, with the aim of teaching about birds and the natural world. The name uses the Catalan word ocells, which is closer to the French oiseaux than to the Spanish pajaros.
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Keeper talk or showPlayground
Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
Zoo in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
Opened in 1972 by Pierre and Éliane Thivillon, who still own it, it was the first zoo and refuge to take in seized or abandoned animals. Its earliest gorillas came from private hands and rescues. Western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees serve as the site's emblem animals.
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Education programOn-site diningDisability admission concession
FAUNIA
Zoo in Madrid
FAUNIA, opened in 2001, is a zoo in Spain. Animals on show include manatíes, osos marinos, suricatas and cocodrilos.
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Gotland animal park
Zoo in Gotlands Tofta
Gotland animal park is a zoo in Gotlands Tofta, Sweden. Animals on show include kameler, surikater, getter, zebror and kängurus.
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On-site dining
Greifvogelpark Saarburg
Zoo in Saarburg
Greifvogelpark Saarburg, opened in 2003, is a petting zoo in Saarburg, Germany.
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Guadeloupe zoo
Zoo in Bouillante
A four-hectare site with roughly 450 animals of 85 species. It stands on the route de la Traversée beside two peaks within the national park known as les Mamelles, from which it takes its name.
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Petting zooWheelchair accessible routes
Happ's Reptilienzoo
Zoo in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Happ's Reptilienzoo, opened in 1976, is a zoo in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria.
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Haute Touche Zoological Park
Zoo in Obterre
436 hectares of woods, grassland and ponds make it one of the five biggest zoological parks in France, with about 100 hectares open to visitors. Close to 120 species are kept, among them Eld's deer, sambar, Barasingha, hog deer, addax, timneh parrot and Nubian ibex.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningParking
Heimat-Tierpark Olderdissen
Zoo in Bielefeld
The site covers about 16 hectares and holds some 80 species and over 450 individual animals. It is run by the municipal environmental agency, opens all year and charges no admission. The collection concentrates on showing and conserving native species.
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PlaygroundOn-site diningRides and attractions
Hof van Eckberge
Zoo in Eibergen
Hof van Eckberge is a zoo in Eibergen. Its exhibits include Reptielenhuis, Novo Mundo, capibaraverblijf and Kinderboerderij.
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Petting zooOn-site diningParking
Jaderpark
Zoo in Jade
Themed zones under development include a farm, an Okavango Delta area, Grizzly Adventure and Lütjes Moor. A listed riding hall on the site was converted into a play barn in 2005.
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Guided tourOn-site diningParking
Juraparc
Zoo in Vallorbe
The park holds wolves, brown bears, bison and Przewalski's horses, and a restaurant operates on the site. Animals on show include ours, loups and bisons.
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Guided tour
Kolmårdens Djurpark
Zoo in Kolmården
The park sits on the northern shore of Bråviken, about 100 metres above sea level, and at 1.75 km² is the largest zoo in the Nordic countries. Some 80 species are kept, several of them endangered and held in Swedish and international breeding programmes.
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La Serre aux papillons
Zoo in La Queue-les-Yvelines
Billed as the largest butterfly greenhouse in France, the site has been open since 1989 and draws around 60,000 visitors a year. Hundreds of butterflies fly loose through the greenhouse, so visitors walk among them rather than viewing them behind glass as in most animal parks. In 2013 it ranked as the eighth most-visited site in the Yvelines, Versailles excluded, with school parties, families, associations and photographers among its audience.
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On-site diningNight and evening opening
La Torbiera
Zoo in Gattico-Veruno
La Torbiera, opened in 1977, is a zoo in Gattico-Veruno, Italy. Animals on show include caprioli, volpi, faine and falchi di palude.
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On-site diningParking
LACUNIACHA PARQUE FAUNISTICO DE LOS PIRINEOS
Zoo in Biescas
LACUNIACHA PARQUE FAUNISTICO DE LOS PIRINEOS is a wildlife park in Spain. Animals on show include Gamo, Jabalí, Corzo, Muflón and Ciervo.
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Landgoed Hoenderdaell
Zoo in Anna Paulowna
The 64-hectare park lies on a spit between the Lage Oude Veer and the N249, and combines housing, the zoo and large grazers, with 32 of the hectares open to the public. Stichting Leeuw and SOS Dolfijn are based on site.
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Rides and attractionsBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Les terres de Nataé
Zoo in Quéven
The park was started in 1973 by Pierre and Maguy Thomas and sold in 2017 to Sauveur Ferrara. It shut in December 2019 after a sale agreement with Rewild, an anti-captivity alliance that planned a wildlife rehabilitation centre. Following liquidation ordered by the Lorient commercial court, the bid from Sébastien Musset's Breizh Park was chosen.
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Liberec Zoo
Zoo in Liberec
The country's oldest zoological garden, it was established in 1904 in a valley of the municipal wood behind Labutí jezírko and grew into the adjoining municipal park, run since the later 19th century by the Friends of Nature society founded locally in 1849. It grew out of an initiative by local bird and small animal keepers in the Ornithological Society.
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Lycksele Zoo
Zoo in Lycksele
Founded in 1959 by Holger Lithner, it began as a small collection at Gammplatsen and moved to Brännberget in 1966. It is run by the municipality, covers 10 hectares and holds about 400 animals across 30 species. The collection specialises in Nordic fauna, including wolf, bear, wolverine, arctic fox, lynx, musk ox and grey seal.
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On-site dining
MARINELAND MALLORCA
Zoo in Calvià
MARINELAND MALLORCA is a zoo in Spain. Its exhibits include Acuario, Aviario, Delfinario and Casa Tropical.
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Keeper talk or show
Millets Wildside
Zoo
Millets Wildside is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include Eagles, Buzzards, Hawks, Falcons and Owls.
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Mini Zoo Zielona Góra
Zoo in Zielona Góra
The zoo is linked to a university botanical garden first drawn up between the wars, and is administered by the municipal housing management authority. It opened on 12 April 2014, and the species on show include meerkats, fallow deer, miniature goats, Cameroon sheep, peafowl and parrots. A rehabilitation centre for wild animals, Ptasi Azyl, operates on the site.
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Guided tourParkingMobility equipment loan
Monkey Park
Zoo in Arona
The park is built around close contact between visitors and animals, and is now noted for breeding several animal and plant species at risk.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningKeeper talk or show
Oasis Park
Zoo in Pájara
Oasis Park is a zoo in Pájara, Spain.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningNight and evening opening
Oceanium
Zoo & Aquarium in Rotterdam
It stands in the zoo's extension zone alongside a new entrance and car park, and was the zoo's largest project up to that point. The surrounding grounds carry displays themed on the Americas, and scientific work on coral conservation is hosted here.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Pairi Daiza
Zoo in Brugelette
More than 7,000 animals of 800 species are kept across 80 hectares, laid out in themed zones called Worlds. It is one of eight parks in Europe showing giant pandas, and full EAZA membership underpins its ex-situ work through European endangered species breeding programmes.
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Rides and attractionsNight and evening opening
Parc animalier d'Auvergne
Zoo in Ardes
The park sits at 750 m altitude in the Cézallier massif in Puy-de-Dôme, covering 45 hectares with 400 animals of more than 65 species. Rare and threatened species arriving in 2018 included snow leopard, red panda, Asiatic black bear, takin and Thorold's deer. Hog deer were added in 2019.
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Guided tourOn-site diningNight and evening opening
Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix
Zoo in Rhodes
Some 130 hectares hold over 1,500 animals of 130 species along four trails. European wildlife is the main focus, with deer, bears, lynx, bison, several wolf packs and vultures, alongside lemurs, red pandas and red-cheeked gibbons.
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Rides and attractionsBehind-the-scenes tourEducation program
Parc de l'Auxois
Zoo in Arnay-sous-Vitteaux
Parc de l'Auxois is a zoo in Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, France. Animals on show include lémuriens, loups du Canada, ratons laveurs, ours and pandas roux.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tour
Parc des Oiseaux
Zoo in Villars-les-Dombes
More than 3,000 birds from across the world are kept within a 380-hectare reserve in the Dombes, of which 35 hectares are open to the public. Average annual attendance is 250,000. It ranks among the oldest bird parks in France.
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Behind-the-scenes tour
Parc zoologique de Champrepus
Zoo in Champrepus
The landscaped site covers 10 hectares. It is managed by Yves and Jacques Lebreton, grandsons of the founder. Things to do include Soigneur d’un jour Émotion and Soigneur d’un jour Sensation.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Parc zoologique de Jurques
Zoo in Dialan sur Chaîne
Parc zoologique de Jurques is a zoo in Dialan sur Chaîne, France. Animals on show include Lion, Girafe, Tigre de Sybérie, Capybara and Panda Roux.
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On-site diningSensory and cognitive supportWheelchair accessible routes
Parc Zoologique de Lille
Zoo in Lille
Parc Zoologique de Lille, opened in 1950, is a zoo in France. Animals on show include panda roux, wallaby de Parma, tapir terrestre, binturong and chat de Pallas.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Parc zoologique des Sables d'Olonnes
Zoo in Les Sables-d'Olonne
The zoo covers three hectares and holds roughly 500 animals across about 50 species. It opens from February through December and draws some 154,000 people a year.
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Behind-the-scenes tourParking
Parco Safari delle Langhe
Zoo in Murazzano
At about 70 hectares it is the largest Italian zoo and the second largest amusement park in Italy after Mirabilandia. Roughly 350 animals of about fifty species are seen along a five-kilometre driving circuit, and it is one of only five Italian zoos that can be visited by drive-through safari. Aquatic species and reptiles are shown in an aquarium and a reptile house.
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Animal encounterParking
Paris Zoological Park
Zoo in Paris
The purpose is the study of animal behaviour in captivity and the breeding of threatened species for release back in their native ranges. The 65-metre artificial rock drew notice from the start and later entered the park's logo.
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Child friendlyParkingAccessible toilets
Pettitts Adventure Park
Zoo in Norwich
Pettitts Adventure Park, opened in 1922, is a petting zoo in Norwich, United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or showPicnic area
Planète Sauvage
Zoo in Port-Saint-Père
Founded in 1992 by Monique and Dany Laurent, and carrying a safari name until 1998, the park covers about 85 hectares with roughly 1,100 animals of 120 species. It splits into a drive-through safari and a walking area holding one of only two dolphinariums in mainland France, with bottlenose dolphins. Compagnie des Alpes operated it for a decade from 2005 to 2015, and it has since been owned by Looping Group, whose main shareholder is PAI Partners.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Plättli Zoo
Zoo in Frauenfeld
Plättli Zoo is a zoo in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Things to do include Petting zoo, BBQ/grill area and Playground.
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Polar Park
Zoo in Bardu
Opened on 18 June 1994, the park shows animals in natural surroundings and claims the title of northernmost animal park. Just 12 enclosures are spread across 110 hectares, a ratio of space to animals it claims is among the best anywhere. The collection concentrates on Nordic wildlife, including the country's four largest predators: brown bear, lynx, wolf and wolverine.
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On-site diningParking
Pombia Safari Park
Zoo in Pombia
Pombia Safari Park, opened in 1976, is a safari park in Pombia, Italy. Animals on show include Leone, Zebra di pianura, Dik_dik, Surricati and Elefante Asiatico.
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Rides and attractionsParkingMobility equipment loan
Poznań Zoo
Zoo in Poznań
Zoo Poznan is a zoo in Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
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On-site diningAccessible toiletsWheelchair accessible routes
Raritätenzoo Ebbs
Zoo in Ebbs
Raritätenzoo Ebbs is a zoo in Ebbs, Austria.
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Reptilienzoo Nockalm
Zoo in Reichenau
Open all year, it has been accessible to the public since 1995 under Peter Zürcher, who turned his hobby into his job, with Carina Zechmann helping to run it since 2020. It has been enlarged repeatedly since opening and holds roughly 400 animals in about 135 terrariums, 120 of them indoors. It is reckoned among the most species-rich displays of live venomous snakes in Europe.
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ParkingAssistance animal policy
Royal Burgers' Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Arnhem
Founded in 1913 by Johan Burgers, it houses many of its animals in large recreated habitats under cover. It draws roughly a million visitors a year, from Germany as well as the Netherlands.
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Parking
Rákosův pavilon
Zoo in Praha
The pavilion houses a large collection of exotic birds, mostly parrots, and is named for the parrot breeder Stanislav Rákos (1931-2012), who gave money towards the build. It opened in September 2019, at that point one of 13 pavilions on the site open to visitors. Plans had called for about 30 bird species, but 38 were on show at opening, 27 of them within this building.
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Guided tour
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Zoo in Hilvarenbeek
The park sits between Tilburg and Hilvarenbeek, with zebras and giraffes on wide savannah areas. Four safari formats are on offer, on foot, by car, by bus and by boat, and visitors may drive their own vehicle through with no barrier between them and the animals.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourIndoor spaces
Sea Life Scheveningen
Zoo & Aquarium in Scheveningen
The aquarium is part of the Sea Life chain, the world's biggest aquarium operator, with sites in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, England, France, Ireland, Italy and Spain, and further branches in the United States, Asia and Oceania. Sea Life itself sits under Merlin Entertainments Group. The building stands on the seafront boulevard, where a wave pool used to be.
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Animal encounterSensory and cognitive supportImmersive media attraction
Selwo Marina
Zoo in Benalmádena
The site is a fauna park of 1.67 hectares on the Costa del Sol, adjoining Parque de la Paloma. It stands close to the seafront promenade, Santa Ana beach, the El Bil Bil castle and the Hindu temple. Its large dolphin show pool and ice penguin house are described as unique in Andalusia.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningParking
Sikypark
Zoo in Crémines
Sikypark is a zoo in Crémines, Switzerland. Animals on show include Tiger, Löwen, Damhirsche, Luchse and Wölfe.
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Animal feeding experienceOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Skandinavisk Dyrepark
Zoo in Kolind
The park focuses on Scandinavian species. It first opened in 1994 under the name Hjortenes verden and took its present name in 2000. It began the 2005 season with 20 species, covering elk, reindeer, red, sika, fallow and roe deer, red and arctic fox, polecat, wolf, brown bear and wild boar, along with storks, geese, grass snake and adder.
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Skansen
Zoo in Stockholm
As of 2024 about 140 Scandinavian buildings stand on the site, the oldest of them Vastveitloftet, which dates from the 1300s. The name is taken from a redoubt that Karl XIV Johan had built as a playground for his son, Oscar I.
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Keeper talk or show
Slottsskogens Djurpark
Zoo in Göteborg
Counted among Sweden's oldest animal parks, it makes no charge for admission.
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PlaygroundPicnic area
Steppentierpark Pamhagen
Zoo in Pamhagen
Around 50 species live on 13 hectares, some of them roaming loose. The stock is mostly native steppe breeds of the Pannonian plain — mangalitsa pigs, baroque donkeys, Hungarian grey cattle and water buffalo, along with goats, sheep and deer — while lynx, wolves and golden jackals are also kept. It opens only for the summer half-year, from March to October.
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On-site diningDisability admission concession
Tatzmania Löffingen
Zoo in Löffingen
Twenty species are shown across 46 hectares. It is run by Rüdiger and Isabel Braun of Teningen, who also operate Steinwasen-Park in Oberried.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningMobility equipment loan
Terra Natura Benidorm
Zoo in Benidorm
The site covers roughly 32,000 m2 and is laid out on zoo-immersion principles, with some enclosed zones opening or shutting according to the weather. About 1,500 animals of 200 species are kept, 50 of them threatened. The park belongs to the Terra Natura company and was inaugurated on 18 March 2005 by the Valencian regional president, Francisco Camps.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tour
The Fenn Bell Conservation Project
Zoo
The Fenn Bell Conservation Project is a zoo in United Kingdom. Things to do include Meerkat Encounter, Lemur Encounter, Fox Encounter and Keeper For A Day.
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On-site diningParkingAccessible toilets
The Living Rainforest
Zoo in Hampstead Norreys
The Living Rainforest, opened in 1993, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Petting zooPlaygroundParking
Tiergarten Eisenberg
Zoo in Eisenberg
Two and a half hectares hold about 720 animals of 44 species, among them small domestic breeds, Australian and African mountain wildlife and native woodland animals. The park belongs to the German animal park association.
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Keeper talk or showAssistance animal policy
Tiergarten Mönchengladbach
Zoo in Mönchengladbach
Tiergarten Mönchengladbach is a zoo in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Animals on show include Gürteltier, Zwergotter and Zebramangusten.
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Tiergarten Walding
Zoo in Walding
The collection was started in 1967 by the Mair family at a farm and inn in Pasching near Linz, and the family relocated in 1977 with almost all of the animals, a construction permit following in 1979. Karl Mair died in 1988 and Maria Mair in 1992. Angela Mair has run it since her parents' deaths.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourPetting zoo
Tierpark Bad Kösen
Zoo in Naumburg (Saale)
Tierpark Bad Kösen is a zoo in Naumburg (Saale), Germany. Animals on show include Bären, Papageien, Lamas, Alpakas and Hängebauch-Schweine.
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Keeper talk or show
Tierpark Berlin
Zoo in Berlin
Opened in 1955 in the Friedrichsfelde district, the park covers 160 hectares, making it the largest landscape-style animal park in Europe. Part of the grounds had been laid out as a landscape garden by Peter Joseph Lenné in 1821. Stock has been counted at 8,491 animals of 626 species.
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Parking
Tierpark Klosterwald
Zoo in Lich
Opened in 1968, it stands about 500 metres west of Kloster Arnsburg on the old B 488 route and borders the Hardwald Hain forest. It covers over 4 hectares and holds about 200 animals, mainly native species with some foreign ones. It is open all year, weather permitting in winter.
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On-site diningParkingWheelchair accessible routes
Tierpark Recklinghausen
Zoo in Recklinghausen
Founded around 1930, like many Ruhr-area zoos, it once had a sizeable animal collection; the city assumed control in 1960 and the collection has been reduced since. The same municipal garden holds the Ruhrfestspielhaus and the Westphalian public observatory. Space constraints on the inner-city plot rule out proper keeping of large wild animals such as lions.
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Child friendlyOn-site dining
Tierpark Senftenberg
Zoo in Senftenberg
Tierpark Senftenberg is a zoo in Senftenberg, Germany. Things to do include Feeding & guided tour, Children's birthday party and Bistro.
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Petting zooPlaygroundOn-site dining
Tierpark Walldorf
Zoo in Walldorf
Tierpark Walldorf is a zoo in Walldorf, Germany. Animals on show include Kängurus, Hirschziegenantilopen, Schildkröten, Lamas and Alpakas.
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Tierpark Zittau
Zoo in Zittau
The park traces its origins to an early-century roe deer paddock and a woodland bird aviary, was founded in 1965 and has been fully enclosed since 1968. It stands in the Weinaupark, laid out in the English style from 1876 and largely intact. It also styles itself the zoo of the three-country corner.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyParking
Tigerpark Dassow
Zoo in Dassow
Owned by the Farell family, the park covers five hectares and holds 19 big cats, 14 tigers and five lions. Besides the cats it keeps dromedaries, alpacas, llamas, ponies, donkeys and goats.
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PlaygroundGuided tourParking
Tropenzoo Bansin
Zoo in Heringsdorf
Around 150 mainly exotic animals of 50 species are kept, among them iguanas, snakes, birds and monkeys, housed mostly in two halls with a few outdoor pens. It describes itself as the country's smallest genuine zoo and takes part in the European breeding programme for Geoffroy's marmoset. It also acts as a rescue centre for tortoises and exotic animals confiscated by customs at the Polish border.
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Indoor spacesAssistance animal policy
Tropical World @ Alcorns
Zoo
Tropical World @ Alcorns is a zoo in Ireland. Animals on show include Lorikeets, Turacos, lemurs, racoons and meerkats.
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Accessible toiletsAssistance animal policyMobility equipment loan
Twycross Zoo
Zoo in Norton-Juxta-Twycross
Annual attendance sits near 700,000. The zoo is designated a World Primate Centre and holds one of Europe's biggest primate collections.
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Animal encounterDisability admission concessionKeeper talk or show
Târgu Mureș Zoo
Zoo in Târgu Mureș
This is the country's largest zoological garden. It stands at 488 m above sea level, 197 m above the city centre. Animals on show include elefanți, girafe, giboni, suricate and țestoasele de uscat.
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Van Blanckendaell Park
Zoo in Tuitjenhorn
The park lies between Alkmaar and Schagen and keeps roughly 120 species from around the world. Also on the grounds are a windmill, a restaurant with two playgrounds, a shop at the ticket building, and a museum with a standing display on Dutch history.
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Child friendlyGuided tourOn-site dining
Vogelpark Abensberg
Zoo in Abensberg
Vogelpark Abensberg is a zoo in Abensberg, Germany.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Vogelpark Marlow
Zoo in Marlow
Enclosures are grouped by theme, often mixing species that share a continent and a habitat. The stated aim is to let visitors approach the animals closely without disturbing them, delivered through a large number of walk-in enclosures. The park sits in the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, not far from Rostock and Stralsund.
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Petting zooPlayground
Vogelpark Turnersee
Zoo in St. Primus
Vogelpark Turnersee, opened in 1982, is a zoo in St. Primus, Austria. Things to do include Petting zoo and Children's playground.
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Keeper talk or showParkingAccessible toilets
Watatunga Wildlife Reserve
Zoo
Watatunga Wildlife Reserve is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include oyster catchers, giant water buffalo and barn owls.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundOn-site dining
Wild- und Freizeitpark Allensbach
Zoo in Allensbach
Grounds of about 75 hectares provide near-natural habitat for more than 300 wild animals, mostly native European species. The enclosures for red deer, wisent and fallow deer can be entered freely. It was started in 1972 by a building contractor from Waldshut, Karl Schleith, who died in 2008; his daughter Martina Schleith runs it, and visitors number a good 120,000 a year.
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Wildlands
Zoo in Emmen
It replaced the Emmen Zoo when it opened in March 2016, at a construction cost of 200 million euros. The reorganisation brought larger grounds but a smaller collection, down from 300 species to about 100; a 2018 count put the number of animal types at 80 or more. Four zones make up the park: Jungola, Serenga, Nortica and Animazia.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundEducation program
Wildparadies Tripsdrill
Zoo in Cleebronn
In its present form the park dates from 1972 and is run as a separate operation from the adjoining theme park. Animals on show include Bär, Wolf, Luchs, Auerochse and Zwergziege.
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Wildpark Frankfurt
Zoo in Frankfurt (Oder)
Features of the grounds include a pond landscape, a petting enclosure and a small apiary. City support amounts to an annual grant of 9,000 euros plus a share of the director's wage costs.
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On-site diningWheelchair accessible routes
Wildpark Peter und Paul
Zoo in Sankt Gallen
Lying in the Rotmonten quarter, the park forms part of an important local recreation area and is owned by the local citizens' corporation. Its stock is mostly native: ibex, chamois, lynx, deer, wild boar, marmots and wildcats. Admission is free around the clock all year, and there is a visitor centre and a restaurant with a terrace.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Wisentgehege Springe
Zoo in Springe
The site covers 90 hectares between Eldagsen and Springe within the Saupark. It shows regional species in the habitat of the northern uplands, oak and beech woods with alder swamps and ponds.
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Woburn Safari Park
Zoo in Bedford
It covers 360 acres within ducal estates that also take in the abbey and a 3,000-acre deer park, with animals ranging loose while cars pass through the enclosures. A 40-acre leisure zone offers keeper talks, petting areas, a shop, a restaurant and a Go Ape course.
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Keeper talk or show
Woodside Wildlife Park
Zoo in Newball CP
Woodside Wildlife Park is a zoo in Newball CP, United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or show
Zoo al Maglio
Zoo in Magliaso
The zoo has existed since 1973 and is the only one in the canton, keeping over a hundred animals from around the world. Its emblem animal, the lion, is now in a third generation and occupies the largest enclosure. Sabine Fehr took charge of the family firm from her mother, Edith Fehr, in 2015.
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Keeper talk or showDisability admission concession
Zoo and Botanical Garden of Branféré
Zoo in Le Guerno
Zoo and Botanical Garden of Branféré, opened in 1965, is a zoo in Le Guerno, France. Animals on show include Girafe de Nubie, Hapalémur du lac Alaotra, Rhinocéros indien, Panda roux and gibbons.
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Keeper talk or show
Zoo de La Flèche
Zoo in La Flèche
Founded in 1946 by the naturalist Jacques Bouillault, the zoo claims 1,500 animals of 160 species over 18 hectares. It has been owned since 2017 by Looping Group, whose main shareholder is the Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Zoo de Lourosa
Zoo in Lourosa
It is the country's only zoological park given over entirely to birds, with 500 animals of 150 species spread across 80 habitats. Its work covers environmental education, species conservation and biodiversity.
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On-site diningParkingMobility equipment loan
Zoo de Servion
Zoo in Servion
Amur tigers and binturongs are bred successfully here. Several marmoset and tamarin species are kept, among them the cotton-top tamarin and the pygmy marmoset. Other features are a planted tropical house of exotic birds and a large waterfowl pool with flamingos and pink-backed pelicans.
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Night and evening openingParking
Zoo di Pistoia
Zoo in Pistoia
Zoo di Pistoia, opened in 1970, is a zoo in Pistoia, Italy. Animals on show include pinguini, lontre, leone and lemuri.
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Behind-the-scenes tourGuided tour
Zoo du Bassin d'Arcachon
Zoo in La Teste-de-Buch
The park covers 22 hectares, laid out around a visitor route of some four kilometres.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourDisability admission concession
Zoo du Mont Faron
Zoo in Toulon
The zoo was started in 1968 by Roger George De Souza and Etiennette Ribeiro De Souza. It occupies 1.5 hectares at 585 metres altitude, on the mountain summit above the town and port.
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Zoo Gyöngyös
Zoo in Gyöngyös
The site lies where the town's western bypass meets the Szurdokpüspöki road, with a side road to Gyöngyösoroszi branching off. It started as a game park and gained zoo status as its species and facilities grew. A male lion is among the animals kept.
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PlaygroundRides and attractions
Zoo Kontakt
Zoo in Liptovský Mikuláš
Zoo Kontakt is a zoo in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. Animals on show include Levy, Tigre, Medveďe, Surikaty and Kengury.
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PlaygroundOn-site dining
Zoo La Barben
Zoo in Aix-en-Provence
It is the closest zoo to the city of Marseille. The château de La Barben belonged to the Forbin family, and the animal park was created by the Forbin-La Barben family together with the Pons family, one providing the funds and the passion and the other the management skill.
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Animal encounterPlaygroundKeeper talk or show
Zoopark Zelčín
Zoo in Hořín
The park covers eight hectares beside the Vraňany-Hořín shipping canal, five kilometres from Mělník. It concentrates on farm and domestic breeds, and every animal held may be touched. Several mixed-species paddocks can be entered on foot, with stroking and feeding permitted.
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Zoosafari Fasanolandia
Zoo in Fasano
Ranked the second largest zoological garden on the continent, it holds about 3,000 animals of 200 species across thirty hectares, seen from a car route. Groups of giraffe, zebra, lion and Tibetan bear are among the highlights. It keeps the only polar bears, Indian rhinoceroses, gorillas and male African elephant in the country.
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Artisklas Haarlem
Zoo in Haarlem
The smallest zoo in the Netherlands, it is run by volunteers and keeps non-native species for teaching purposes.
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Aspuddsparken
Zoo in Stockholm
The site stands on Blommensbergsvägen in the Hägersten-Älvsjö district and ranks among the largest staffed play parks with animals in the city.
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Parking
Berkshire College of Agriculture
Zoo in Maidenhead
Berkshire College of Agriculture, opened in 1949, is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include Tawny Frogmouth, Pygmy Slow Loris, Ring Tailed Lemur, Red-Eyed Leaf Frog and Cape Porcupine.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyBehind-the-scenes tour
Bois d'Attilly
Zoo in Férolles-Attilly
Bois d'Attilly is a zoo in Férolles-Attilly, France. Animals on show include Girafes, Lions, Hippopotames, Chimpanzés and Suricates.
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Chișinău Zoo
Zoo in Chișinău
Enclosures sit in parkland, and an extensive central section holds many aviaries for further bird species. The zoo works closely with the Moldovan Academy of Sciences and the environment ministry.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Crocodile Zoo
Zoo in Eskilstrup
Occupying a former countryside farm, it keeps 24 crocodilian species, a total matched by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Part of every admission goes to projects of the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group.
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Darwineum
Zoo in Rostock
Opened in September 2012, it pairs a museum display with living animals, housing over 80 animal species across 20,000 square metres. Two interactive galleries cover biodiversity and evolution, and the species kept include western lowland gorilla, Bornean orangutan, ring-tailed lemur, pygmy marmoset, echidna, mudskipper and axolotl. Construction cost 28.94 million euros, the largest such project in the Rostock zoo's history.
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Divoká zahrada Hostivař
Zoo in Praha
Divoká zahrada Hostivař, opened in 2016, is a zoo in Praha, Czech Republic. Animals on show include bílých daňků, muflony, labutě, husy labutí and kachny pižmové.
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Rides and attractions
DoeZoo Insektenwereld
Zoo in Leens
The focus is on insects, later widened to insect-eating plants and animals. It operates as a care zoo, where disabled people carry out day activities and supported work.
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ParkingAccessible toiletsAssistance animal policy
Drayton Manor Zoo
Zoo in Staffordshire
Drayton Manor Zoo, opened in 1949, is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tour
Exotarium Oberhof
Zoo in Oberhof
Exotarium Oberhof is a zoo in Oberhof, Germany. Its exhibits include Amazonas-Großaquarium and Präsentationsraum.
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Education programOn-site diningParking
Faunapark Flakkee
Zoo in Nieuwe-Tonge
The surrounding Duivenwaardsepolder was farmland growing beet, onions and potatoes. Enclosures ring the grounds, and the work is done by volunteers.
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Animal encounterPlaygroundOn-site dining
Jyllands Park Zoo
Zoo in Videbæk
More than 500 animals are kept, and the site also runs fairground rides such as a carousel, with children particularly in mind. Two lionesses arrived in June 2014.
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Animal feeding experienceGuided tourParking
Kadzidłowo Zoo
Zoo in Ruciane-Nida
The park is named for Benedykt Dybowski and lies in the Pisz Forest inside the Masurian Landscape Park, on the road between Ruciane-Nida and Mikołajki. It covers about 100 hectares and holds over 400 animals of more than 100 species. It was founded by Dr Andrzej Krzywiński, and Armin Kobus is the current director.
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La Ferme aux crocodiles
Zoo in Pierrelatte
Luc and Eric Fougeirol set it up in 1994. It is made up of an 8,000 m2 tropical glasshouse and a 4,000 m2 outdoor circuit, showing twelve of the twenty-three recognised crocodilian species alongside squamates, birds and tropical fish. Four species native to French territory are kept: spectacled caiman and green anaconda from Guyane, plus European pond turtle and cattle egret from the mainland.
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Rides and attractionsBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Le Jardin des Bêtes
Zoo in Montrozier
Le Jardin des Bêtes is a zoo in Montrozier, France. Things to do include automaton village, hedge maze and Keeper for a day.
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London Zoo
Zoo in London
The zoo opened on 27 April 1828, first as a scientific collection, with the general public admitted from 1847. Peak figures reached three million visitors a year and more than 900 species on show.
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Playground
Minizoo Malá Chuchle
Zoo in Praha
The site is run by the environmental-education arm of the municipal forestry body, and was formally established in October 1999.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Munkholm Zoo
Zoo in Balle
Established in 1994, it keeps roughly 400 animals of 90 species and draws over 30,000 visitors a year. Animals on show include kameler, vaskebjørne, grise, Japan Makak and Berberaber.
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Keeper talk or show
Osijek Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Osijek
It stands on the left bank of the Drava, set apart from the town and its noise amid greenery, and is home to more than 100 animal species. The giraffes, African wild dogs, lions and tigers occupy some of Europe's largest enclosures for those animals.
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Keeper talk or showDisability admission concession
Oslo Reptilpark
Zoo in Oslo
The reptile collection opened in January 2002 at Storgata 26 and moved to its present site in the autumn of 2007. Animals on show include slanger, øgler, skilpadder, fisk and edderkopper.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park
Zoo in Paignton
As of January 2026 the zoo keeps roughly 1,876 animals of about 189 species on an 80-acre site. It began as Herbert Whitley's private collection at his home, Primley House, and opened to the public in 1923 under the name Primley Zoological Gardens. After Whitley died in 1955 it passed to a charitable trust that later became the Wild Planet Trust.
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Guided tour
paraZOO
Zoo in Vlašim
Opened in June 2012, it keeps native Czech fauna, among them otters, lynx, martens, eagle owls, ravens, storks and other birds of prey. The animals arrive by way of a rescue station and cannot be returned to the wild because of lasting injury. Their individual histories are used to explain how wildlife comes to be hurt and what people can do about it.
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Parc Animalier d'Écouves
Zoo in Le Bouillon
The park lies within the Forêt d'Écouves, with 45 animal species over twelve hectares. Its season runs from February through November and it receives about 38,000 visitors a year. It belongs to the AFdPZ, the French association of zoological parks.
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Assistance animal policy
Parc zoologique de Montpellier
Zoo in Montpellier
Founded in 1964, it now shows about 170 animals of 29 species across 80 hectares, and is owned and funded entirely by the municipality. It lies in the Hôpitaux-Facultés quarter, in the Aiguelongue sub-district, within the Lunaret park, which also contains the Lez nature reserve. Marine Baconnais has led it since early 2023.
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Petting zoo
Parken Zoo
Zoo in Eskilstuna
An EAZA member, it is owned by Kolmårdens Tropicarium, with Rickard Sjödén as managing director and Filip Sotton Heyn as chair of the board.
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PlaygroundParking
Reykjavík Park and Zoo
Zoo in Reykjavíkurborg
The grounds stand next to the city botanical garden. The family park came into use on 4 June 1993, which created the combined park. Entry is on the farm-animal side, with the family park at the far end across a bridge, where a second entrance once stood; that old gate can still be used to leave.
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Guided tourNight and evening opening
Réserve africaine de Sigean
Zoo in Sigean
The reserve claims over 3,800 animals of at least 160 species on 300 hectares, made up of more than 2,000 birds, 900 mammals and 900 reptiles. It lies west of the Berre river and south of the coastal lagoons. It is run on a semi-free-range model intended to let the animals keep near-wild social behaviour.
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Seville Zoo
Zoo in Guillena
The site measures 120,000 m2 and holds over 100 animal species alongside 200 species of plant.
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The Big Cat Sanctuary
Zoo
The Big Cat Sanctuary is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include puma, Eurasian Lynx, White Lion, Fishing Cat and Asian Golden Cat.
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Tiergarten Delitzsch
Zoo in Delitzsch
Set in the Lober floodplain northwest of the town park, the site has existed since 1968. About four hectares hold roughly 600 animals of 120 species. Low barriers of stumps, roots and boulders are all that separate visitors from the naturalistic enclosures.
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Tiergarten Wels
Zoo in Wels
The oldest such park in Upper Austria, it holds 650 animals on 28,000 m², bounded by the trade fair grounds, the Almtalbahn line and Maria-Theresia-Straße.
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Tierpark Arche Noah Klötze
Zoo in Klötze
The municipally run park covers 1.75 hectares and holds around 150 animals in 20 species, with an emphasis on local wildlife such as red and fallow deer and wild boar. Farm and domestic stock includes goats, donkeys, pigeons, chickens, ducks, geese, guinea pigs and Cameroon sheep. There is a petting enclosure and a playground, and no admission is charged.
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Playground
Tierpark Gera
Zoo in Gera
The park sits in the municipal forest at Martinsgrund, just outside the town, on terrain marked by deep gullies cut by erosion. Over 20 hectares hold some 600 animals of about 60 species. The stock is mostly from the northern hemisphere: fallow and red deer, roe, alpine ibex, wisent and Przewalski's horses.
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On-site dining
Tierpark Göppingen
Zoo in Göppingen
Tierpark Göppingen is a zoo in Göppingen, Germany.
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Tierpark Herborn
Zoo in Herborn
The park belongs to the German wildlife enclosure association and to the DTG, and draws roughly 40,000 to 50,000 visitors a year. Trained keepers staff the collection, and the zoo now runs its own apprenticeships.
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Tierpark Lange Erlen
Zoo in Basel
Founded in 1871 together with its carrier association, the Erlen-Verein, the park specialises in native animals and positions itself as a complement to the city's zoo. Roughly 450 trees stand on the site, ranging from weeping copper beech to giant sequoia. Entry is free during daylight hours.
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PlaygroundEducation programOn-site dining
Tierpark Petermoor
Zoo in Bassum
Tierpark Petermoor is a zoo in Bassum, Germany. Animals on show include Kattas, Diepholzer Moorschnucken and Stockenten.
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Tierpark Weißwasser
Zoo in Weißwasser/O.L.
Set up in 1966 on the initiative of residents, local firms and institutions, the park covers 6.5 hectares and holds over 75 species and breeds from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. It takes part in the European breeding programme and keeps a pair of Bali starlings, which have not yet produced young.
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Petting zoo
Tierpark Wittenberg
Zoo in Wittenberg
Tierpark Wittenberg is a zoo in Wittenberg, Germany.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Trentham Monkey Forest
Zoo
Trentham Monkey Forest is a zoo in United Kingdom.
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Playground
Vogel- und Tierpark Irgenöd
Zoo in Ortenburg
Vogel- und Tierpark Irgenöd is a zoo in Ortenburg, Germany.
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Wildfreigehege Bend
Zoo in Grevenbroich
The enclosure is operated by the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald, with the town covering feed costs, and entry is free all year round. Visitors may feed the animals and stroke them at the fence, and there is a petting area and play equipment. The woodland paths are passable by wheelchair, and picnic tables and a bookable barbecue hut are available.
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Wildpark An den Eichen
Zoo in Schweinfurt
The park spans 18 hectares and draws 600,000 visitors a year, placing it among the most-visited leisure sites in Bavaria. It has been enlarged almost continuously over roughly 60 years of existence, and opens all year with free admission.
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Wildpark Hardegsen
Zoo in Hardegsen
Over 100 domestic and wild animals of 20 species are kept on 12 largely unmanaged hectares.
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Wildpark Leipzig
Zoo in Leipzig
The park lies in the Leipzig floodplain forest and measures 42 hectares. Admission is free, and about 25 species and 250 animals of central European origin are shown. Red, fallow and mouflon deer share one large enclosure, and there are spacious pens for roe deer, wild boar, elk and wisent.
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Parking
Wildpark Mainz-Gonsenheim
Zoo in Mainz
The site covers only about three hectares but matters to the city as local recreation ground, and city figures put annual visitors in the several hundred thousands. It also includes a rescue station that treats sick or injured wild birds.
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Wildpark Tannenbusch
Zoo in Dormagen
The 20-hectare site opened in 1958 and houses about 200 animals of 25 species. It is operated by the municipal baths and transport company.
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Zoo am Rammelsberg
Zoo in Kassel
Zoo am Rammelsberg is a zoo in Kassel, Germany. Roughly two hectares hold more than 150 animals. Species formerly kept included Eurasian lynx, Siberian chipmunk, grey heron and green iguana.
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Guided tour
Zoo Sibiu
Zoo in Sibiu
Zoo Sibiu, opened in 1929, is a zoo in Sibiu, Romania. Things to do include Sibiu Zoo Virtual AI Guide and Boat rental.
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Child friendlyMobility equipment loanWheelchair accessible routes
Zoo Veldhoven
Zoo in Veldhoven
Many of the animals may be hand-fed, and guided visits are offered.
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Zoofalknerei Neunkirchen
Zoo in Neunkirchen
Zoofalknerei Neunkirchen, opened in 2003, is a zoo in Neunkirchen, Germany.
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PlaygroundWheelchair accessible routes
Zoological Garden of Monaco
Zoo in Monaco
Prince Rainier III set it up in 1954 on one hectare arranged over four terraces on the Rock. It holds close to 300 animals of some 60 species. No animal was bought: all arrived as gifts, from circuses, as abandoned rescues or through customs seizures.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Zooparc de Trégomeur
Zoo in Trégomeur
The park is owned by the Côtes-d'Armor department. Its stated mission is to conserve species and to show animals within their ecosystem.
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Abruzzo Zoo
Zoo in Rocca San Giovanni
It is the sole surviving zoo in the region, following the permanent closure of the bioparco at Castel di Sangro in 2017.
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Cleres Zoological Park
Zoo in Clères
The park is owned by the Seine-Maritime departmental council. It is listed as a natural site, while the castle buildings that preceded it carry historic monument protection.
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Falknerei Bergisch Land
Zoo in Wuppertal
Falknerei Bergisch Land is a petting zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.
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ParkingAccessible toilets
Golders Hill Park Zoo
Zoo in London
Golders Hill Park Zoo is a zoo in London, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Ring-tailed Lemurs, Red-necked wallabies, Scottish Wildcat, Kookaburras and Fallow deer.
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Leintalzoo Schwaigern
Zoo in Schwaigern
The main purpose is taking in and caring for neglected animals. About 250 animals of some 40 species are kept, and around 50,000 people visit each year.
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Playground
Lovech Zoo
Zoo in Ловеч
The zoo occupies the northeast part of Stratesh Park, covering 110 decares among natural woodland with tended lawns, alleys and a playground. It opened on 27 May 1964 and is reached on foot or by asphalt road, with signage guiding visitors.
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Nordsjællands Fuglepark
Zoo in Græsted
It was the biggest bird park in the Nordic countries and shut when the man behind it retired in autumn 2023. Recognition as a zoo had come in 2008, and being private it drew no state funding, relying on gate money, sponsors and volunteers. Around 200 of its 250 bird species were bred in captivity there.
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Keeper talk or show
Parc Argonne Découverte
Zoo in Olizy
Animal displays are seen on a self-guided visit, while keeper-led sessions include wolf feeding, a bird show, the Théâtre du Vivant and the Petite Ferme. Among the play activities is a large treetop trampoline called the Hamac à Bonds.
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Sewerby Zoo
Zoo in Bridlington
Sewerby Zoo is a zoo in Bridlington, United Kingdom. Animals on show include guinea pigs, micropigs, sika deer, Cameroon sheep and capuchin monkeys.
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Mobility equipment loan
Tier-Freigelände des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald
Zoo in Altschönau
Tier-Freigelände des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald is a zoo in Altschönau, Germany.
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Tiergarten Halberstadt
Zoo in Halberstadt
Around ten hectares in the Spiegelsberge southwest of the town hold roughly 280 animals of 60 species.
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Animal feeding experienceChild friendlyParking
Tierpark Alsdorfer Weiher
Zoo in Alsdorf
Thirty hectares hold 300 animals of 30 species. The grounds were laid out during the 1960s between the Ofden district and the B57 road, opened in 1967 and enlarged since. The park was built at the urging of Helmut Eckert, town director from 1951 to 1975, who founded its support association in 1969 and was later made an honorary member.
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Tirana Zoo
Zoo in Tiranë
No other zoo in the country is like it. Construction ran through 1960 and 1961, and the grounds cover 6.09 hectares in the southern part of the city, on land squeezed between the Botanical Gardens and the Grand Park.
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Tropicario
Zoo in Helsinki
The business dates from 2000 and was formerly based in Hämeenlinna, where cramped animal quarters forced a move to Vallila, opening there in February 2007. The display covers highly venomous snakes, large monitor lizards and many other reptiles, and shows more big constrictors than anywhere else in the Nordic countries. A black water monitor hatched by parthenogenesis in 2017, reportedly a world first, and again in 2020.
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Playground
Wildpark Bad Marienberg
Zoo in Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Twenty hectares of woodland and meadow house around 100 animals, among them alpacas, wisent, rheas, red deer and wild boar. A four-kilometre circuit crosses the terrain and forms part of the Westerwaldsteig long-distance trail; entry is free all year round. There is a petting zoo and an adventure playground for children, and a separately run falconry next door puts on daily flying displays.
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Wildpark Roggenhausen
Zoo in Eppenberg-Wöschnau
Wildpark Roggenhausen is a wildlife park in Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Switzerland.
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ZOOPARK
Zoo in Næstved
The grounds cover nearly nine hectares of hilly ground. Stock includes Bengal tiger, European lynx, camels, kangaroos, alpacas, rheas, monkeys, coatis and reptiles. There is also a large natural playground and a souvenir shop.
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Bizik family Zoo
Zoo in Našice
The site measures 0.75 hectares and holds roughly 90 animal species. It draws about 20,000 visitors a year.
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Latgale Zoo
Zoo in Daugavpils
The zoo is maintained by the municipality. Its collection consists mostly of small exotic tropical animals, housed in a separate building in the Esplanade district.
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Shuttleworth College (Zoological Education Centre)
Zoo
Shuttleworth College (Zoological Education Centre) is a zoo in United Kingdom. Animals on show include Giant African Bull Frog, Aquatic Blue Caecilian, Giant Cane Toads, Salamanders and emus.
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Zoo Mainz
Zoo in Mainz
The name does not denote a single zoo but is a joint term for the public animal enclosures in the Gonsenheim game park and the municipal park. Together these hold around 300 animals of roughly 40 species.
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zookoutek Kamýk
Zoo in Praha
zookoutek Kamýk is a zoo in Praha, Czech Republic. Animals on show include kozy kamerunské, kozy walisserské and bažanti diamantoví.
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Dierenpark Sanjeszoo
Zoo in De Westereen
The Bruinenberg nature museum occupies the first floor of the main building. Since 2020 the zoo has formed a single unit with the neighbouring play park and amusement park.
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ReptielenZOO "SERPO"
Zoo in Delft
It holds the largest collection of snakes in the Netherlands, venomous species included, and the largest of crocodiles. Its work covers teaching, taking in unwanted reptiles and captive breeding.
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PARQUE ZOOLÓGICO DE GUADALAJARA
Zoo in Guadalajara
PARQUE ZOOLÓGICO DE GUADALAJARA is a zoo in Guadalajara, Spain.
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