Augsburg Zoo
| Zoo Augsburg | |
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| Owner | Zoologischer Garten Augsburg GmbH |
| Director | Barbara Jantschke |
| Website | www |
Augsburg Zoo is a zoo located in the city of Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany, and with over 600,000 visitors annually, the zoo belongs to the 20 largest Zoos in Germany.
Augsburg Zoo holds 1,600 animals belonging to 300 different species. Of those animals, the zoo keeps 100
History
Already in year 800, the town of Augsburg had tropical species of animals within its borders, when Emperor
In 1410, an enclosure for
During the World War II, most parts of the zoo were destroyed, and the zoo was closed in 1943, and re-opened again in 1947.
After the re-opening, the public showed an interest to see exotic animal species, hence the name was changed to Augsburger Tiergarten after World War II, and the first exotic animal species was introduced in the zoo.
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References
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language wikipedia article. Retrieved on 12 December 2014. The following references are cited by that German-language article:
- ^ a b Tierinventur 2013 Newsletter des Zoos Augsburg vom 24. Februar 2014.
- ISBN 0-275-98761-2.)
External links
Media related to Zoo Augsburg at Wikimedia Commons
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