a zoological park

  • 41Marwell Zoological Park — ▪ zoo, Winchester, England, United Kingdom       zoo in Winchester, Hampshire, Eng., that is known for its large breeding groups of hoofed stock and carnivores. It was opened in 1972 and occupies 99 acres (40 hectares) of attractive parkland. Its …

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  • 42National Zoological Park — ▪ zoo, Washington, District of Columbia, United States byname  National Zoo        zoo in Washington, D.C., that was established under the Smithsonian Institution by acts of the U.S. Congress in 1889 and 1890, when a site in the wooded valley of… …

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  • 43Zoological Society of London — The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the Marquess of Lansdowne, Lord Auckland, Sir Humphry Davy, Robert Peel, Joseph Sabine …

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  • 44Zoological Garden of Hamburg — The Zoological Garden of Hamburg (German: Zoologischer Garten Hamburg ) was a zoo in Hamburg, Germany that operated from 1863 until 1930. Its aquarium, which opened in 1864, was among the first in the world. Founding In the 1850s, Hamburg was the …

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  • 45Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan — Infobox zoo zoo name = Safari date opened = 1974 date closed = location = Ramat Gan Israel area = (250 acres) num animals = about 1,600 [http://www.safari.co.il/content.php?id=3] num species = more than 230 members = WAZA # breeding programs = 25 …

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  • 46Zoological Gardens —    Initially private menageries of the royal and wealthy, later public parks devoted to the amusement and education of the metropolitan populace on the one hand and the scientific study of animal species on the other. This was in part the product …

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  • 47park — parker, n. parklike, adj. /pahrk/, n. 1. an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation. 2. an… …

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  • 48Park — /pahrk/, n. 1. Mungo /mung goh/, 1771 1806?, Scottish explorer in Africa. 2. Robert E., 1864 1944, U.S. sociologist. * * * I Large outdoor area set aside for recreation. The earliest parks were hunting grounds of the Persian kings; such reserves… …

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  • 49zoological garden — animal zoo, zoological park, place where animals are raised for purposes of observation and research …

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  • 50Zoological society of london — La Zoological Society of London est une société savante fondée en avril 1826 par Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781 1826) et par d’autres naturalistes renommés comme Lord Auckland (1784 1849), Sir Humphry Davy (1778 1829), Joseph Sabine (1770… …

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