Odense Zoo

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Odense Zoo
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Odense Zoo
55°22′41″N10°22′23″E / 55.378°N 10.373°E / 55.378; 10.373
Date opened1930
Location Odense, Denmark
Land area3.6 hectares (8.9 acres)
No. of species100
Memberships EAZA, [1] WAZA [2]
Website www.odensezoo.dk

Odense Zoo is a zoological garden in Odense, Denmark.

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At the time of its opening in 1930, the zoo had two apes, a peacock, a deer, a mule, magpies, and guinea pigs. [3] Today, the zoo has animals from all over the world, covering around 1000 species such as chimpanzee, monkeys, ring-tailed lemur, Siberian tiger, Grévy's zebra, blue wildebeests, oryxes, warthogs, gazelle, giraffe, red panda, West Indian manatee, ostrich, penguins, pink-backed pelican, greater flamingo, macaws and Aldabra giant tortoise. [4] [5] In 2001, Odense Zoo inaugurated a DKK 60 million "Oceanium" featuring South American animal life, ranging from the Amazon Rainforest to Antarctica.

In 2008, Odense Zoo was Funen's most popular tourist attraction and number 9 in Denmark, [6] and in 2013 it received the "Best in Europe" award in its category (zoos with up to 500,000 visitors per year). [7] [8] The visitor record was set in the first year of the "Oceanium" when the zoo received 439,533 visitors.

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References

  1. ↑ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA . Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA . Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ (in Danish) TV 2/Fyn: Odense Zoo gennem 75 år Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2011, page 16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Odense Zoo: Animals. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ↑ (in Danish) Visit Danmark: De 50 mest besøgte attraktioner Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Visitfunen: Odense Zoo-Voted best in Europe. Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Odense Zoo (4 July 2013). Odense ZOO is the Best Zoo in Europe. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  9. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: ZOOmagasinet, spring 2009, page 9 [ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Et forrygende 2007 i Odense Zoo [ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2006, side 3 [ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Næstbedste besøgstal i Odense Zoo nogensinde Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  13. 1 2 3 (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2004, side 8 [ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ (in Danish)Fyens Stiftstidende: Zoo-rekord giver millionoverskud Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  15. 1 2 (in Danish)Kristeligt Dagblad: Søkøer styrker Odense Zoo's besøgstal Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
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