Bratislava Zoo
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White lion at ZOO Bratislava
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| Date opened | 9 May 1960 |
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| Location | Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| Land area | 96 ha (240 acres) |
| Number of animals | 1307 (2007) |
| Number of species | 152 (2007) |
| Annual visitors | 203,000 (2006) |
| Memberships | EAZA[1] |
| Website | www |
The ZOO Bratislava (Slovak: Zoologická záhrada Bratislava) is a zoo in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the borough of Karlova Ves. It lies in the Little Carpathians forest. As of 2007, the zoo has an area of 96-hectare (240-acre), and is home to 1,307 specimens of 152 animal species. In 2006, the zoo received 203,000 visitors.[2]
History
A proposal to establish a zoo in Bratislava first appeared in 1948. Two alternatives presented for the zoo's location: Železná studienka within the Bratislava Forest Park and Mlynská dolina. The latter was chosen as the place for the new zoo, although it was first planned to be used as a part of a cultural park on the Danube riverfront.[3] It was given an area of 9 hectares (22 acres), with a potential for expansion up to 90 hectares (220 acres) Construction began in 1959, and the zoo was officially opened on 9 May 1960. The zoo has undergone two major reductions, the first in 1981-1985, as a result of sewage system and motorway feeder construction, which reduced the area of the zoo to one-third, and the second in 2003, when construction for the D2 motorway access road to the Sitina Tunnel forced a relocation of the entrance gate.
Animals
The Bratislava Zoo contains a fine collection of a 147 species of animals and 617 animals in total. Many rare and interesting animals can be found in the zoo such as the :
- White lion (Panthera leo)
- White tiger with 3 new cubs (Panthera tigris tigris)
- Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
- Caracal with two new cubs (Caracal melanotis)
- Jaguar (Panthera onca)
- Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
- Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
- Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
- White rhinoceros (Ceratotherim simum simu)
- Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rotschildi)
- Zebra (Equus grevyi)
- Barbary ape (Macaca sylvanus)
- Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
In the indoor enclosures you will find numerous reptiles, birds, and mammals such as:
- Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
- Golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas midas)
- Silvery marmoset with a new baby (Mico argentatus)
- African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
- Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
In addition, people can see chimpanzees and orangutans in the new Ape World building and dinosaur sculptures in the Dino Park.
Notes
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Slovak)
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Slovak-language text
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Articles with Slovak-language external links
- Buildings and structures in Bratislava
- Parks in Bratislava
- Visitor attractions in Bratislava
- Zoos in Slovakia
- Zoos established in 1960
- 1960 establishments in Czechoslovakia
