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København Zoo / Copenhagen Zoo
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København Zoo er den eneste Zoo uden for Australien, der kan fremvise en Tasmansk Pungdjævel. / Copenhagen Zoo is the only Zoo outside Australia that has Tasmanian Devils in captivity.
Waymark Code: WM3QFD
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 05/05/2008
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Dansk

København Zoo, der er en af Europas ældste zoologiske haver, blev grundlagt som en privat institution i 1849 af ornitologen Niels Kjærbølling. Efter et besøg i Berlin Zoo i 1851 var Kjærbølling fast besluttet på, at København på lige fod med andre europæiske hovedstæder skulle have en zoologisk have. Kjærbølling skrev i begyndelsen af juni 1859 til Kong Frederik VII og anmodede om at måtte anlægge et lille menageri i Frederiksberg Have vest for Frederiksberg Slot. De første dyr, som Zoo præsenterede for sine gæster ved åbningen i 1859, var: Ørne, høns, ænder, ugler, kaniner, en ræv, en sæl i et badekar og en skildpadde i en spand. Zoo er i dag en selvejende institution med et årligt besøgstal på ca. 1,2 mio.

København Zoo er den eneste zoologiske have uden for Australien, som kan fremvise en Tasmansk Pungdjævel.

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English

Copenhagen Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by the ornithologist Niels Kjærbølling in 1859. He was given the summer garden of "Prinsess Vilhelmines Have" (The garden of Princess Vilhelmine) by the chief directorate of Copenhagen.

The animals that the visitors could contemplate at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal in a bathtub and a turtle in a bucket. In the early years the zoo focused on showing as many different types of animals as possible, but as animal welfare later became an issue, the number of different species has dropped in favour of more space to each animal.

The zoo is the only one outside of Australia that has Tasmanian Devils in captivity.

Read more (Wikipedia): Copenhagen Zoo

 

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Admission Cost: 130.00 (listed in local currency)

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