Zagreb Zoo (Croatian: Zoološki vrt Grada Zagreba) is a 7-hectare (17-acre) zoo located within Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia and is across the street from Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium.[2] It is one of three zoo parks in the country.
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The zoo opened its doors on June 27, 1925. Reconstruction of the old zoo began in 1990.[5] By October 2016, first part of the Zoo reconstruction and modernization was finished.
Animals
The zoo is home to 2,225 animals representing 275 species.[2][6][7][8]
^http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?id=159&solo=22&l=h (in Croatian)
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^"EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^"Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^http://www.zgzoo.com/hr/o-nama/povijest-zoo-vrta/ (in Croatian)
^Hina (10 January 2020). "ZAGREBAČKI ZOOLOŠKI VRT JEDINI JE NA SVIJETU U KOJEM MOŽETE VIDJETI OVE DVIJE ŽIVOTINJE 'Posjetitelje treba poticati na očuvanje njihovih vrsta'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian).
^"DINARSKI VOLUHAR (Dinaromys bogdanovi)". Zoo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^"ČOVJEČJA RIBICA (Proteus anguinis)". Zoo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
External links
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Official website
Novi projekti i sve više sadržaja za posjetitelje (in Croatian)
Gradi se novi zoološki vrt, gotovo četiri puta veći od maksimirskog! (in Croatian)