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Twycross Zoo | |
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Date opened | 1963 |
Location | Norton Grange, Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, England |
Land area | 80 acres (32 ha) |
No. of animals | 900+[1] |
No. of species | 150+[1] |
Memberships | BIAZA, EAZA, WAZA |
Major exhibits | Home of the 4 Great Apes, Chimpanzee Eden, Gibbon Forest, Primates, Birds, Mammals, Lorikeet Landing, Monkeys, Amur Leopards, Snow Leopards, Sumatran Tigers, Eastern Black Rhino, Giraffe Savannah |
Website | www |
Twycross Zoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. The zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western World, and in 2006 re-launched itself as "Twycross Zoo – The World Primate Centre".