Zürich Zoologischer Garten

Zürich Zoologischer Garten
Entrance
Date opened	1929
Location	Zürich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°23′6″N 8°34′23″E / 47.38500°N 8.57306°E / 47.38500; 8.57306Coordinates: 47°23′6″N 8°34′23″E / 47.38500°N 8.57306°E / 47.38500; 8.57306
Number of animals	2200 (2004)
Number of species	300 (2004)
Website	www.zoo.ch/en

interior of the Masoala Hall

The Zürich Zoologischer Garten (Zürich Zoological Garden) is a zoo located in Zürich, Switzerland. It was opened in 1929 and, as of 2004, has 2200 specimens of 300 species. It is located on Zürichbergstrasse, on the lower reaches of the Zürichberg in the Fluntern quarter.

One of its popular events is the penguin parade, which is performed daily after noon if the outside temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius.

The zoologist Heini Hediger was director of the Zürich Zoo from 1954 to 1973.

External links

Media related to Zürich Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

Zoos of Switzerland

Knies Kinderzoo Langenberg Wildlife Park Tierpark Dählhölzli Tierpark Goldau Tierpark Lange Erlen Wildpark Bruderhaus Le Bois du Petit Chateau Voliere Zürich Wildpark Peter und Paul Zoo Basel Zürich Zoologischer Garten

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.