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Plzeň Zoo
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Plzeň Zoo (Zoologická a botanická zahrada města Plzně) is a Czech zoo, located in Plzeň in Czech Republic. After Liberec Zoo it is the second oldest zoo in the Czech Republic, founded in 1926[1] on the river banks of the river Radbuza.
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Plzeň Zoo | |
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![]() Pavilion of cheetah, pygmy hippopotamus and bee-eaters | |
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49°45′28″N 13°21′36″E | |
Date opened | 1926[1] |
Location | Pod Vinicemi 9, 301 16 Plzeň 1[1] |
Land area | 21 hectares[1] |
No. of animals | 6 500[1] |
No. of species | 1 300[1] |
Memberships | EEP, EAZA[1] |
Website | zooplzen.cz |
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Plzen zoo has 40 species of animals from EEP European Endangered Species Programme and is responsible for the European studbook for Dwarf and Thick tailed Maki.[1]