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Zürich Zoological Garden

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Zoologischer Garten Zürich
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Zoo Zürich
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Zürich Zoological Garden, privately owned zoological park partially funded by the city and canton of Zürich. Opened in 1929, the 10-hectare (25-acre) zoo exhibits nearly 2,100 specimens of more than 380 species. It is home to many ungulates and a breeding group of Humboldt penguins. Its specialties include vicuñas, pygmy hogs, snow leopards, Arabian oryx, and Rothschild’s mynah birds. The zoo serves as the repository for the vicuña studbook.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Alicja Zelazko.