| Odense Zoo | |
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 Main entrance | |
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| 55°22′41″N 10°22′23″E / 55.378°N 10.373°E | |
| Date opened | 1930 |
| Location | Odense, Denmark |
| Land area | 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) |
| No. of species | 100 |
| Memberships | EAZA,[1] WAZA[2] |
| Website | www |
Odense Zoo is a zoological garden in Odense, Denmark.
At the time of its opening in 1930, the zoo had two apes, a peacock, a deer, a mule, magpies, and guinea pigs.[3] Today, the zoo has animals from all over the world, covering around 100 species such as chimpanzee, monkeys, ring-tailed lemur, Siberian tiger, Grévy's zebra, giraffe, red panda, West Indian manatee, ostrich, penguins, pink-backed pelican, greater flamingo, macaws and Aldabra giant tortoise.[4][5] In 2001, Odense Zoo inaugurated a DKK 60 million "Oceanium" featuring South American animal life, ranging from the Amazon Rainforest to Antarctica.
In 2008, Odense Zoo was Funen's most popular tourist attraction and number 9 in Denmark,[6] and in 2013 it received the "Best in Europe" award in its category (zoos with up to 500,000 visitors per year).[7][8] The visitor record was set in the first year of the "Oceanium" when the zoo received 439,533 visitors.
- ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ (in Danish) TV 2/Fyn: Odense Zoo gennem 75 år Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2011, page 16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Odense Zoo: Animals. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ (in Danish) Visit Danmark: De 50 mest besøgte attraktioner Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Visitfunen: Odense Zoo-Voted best in Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Odense Zoo (4 July 2013). Odense ZOO is the Best Zoo in Europe. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.