Werribee Open Range Zoo

Werribee Open Range Zoo
Werribee Open Range Zoo
	Werribee Zoo hippo exhibit
	37°55′22″S 144°40′02″E / 37.9229°S 144.6673°E
Date opened	1983
Location	Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Land area	225 hectares (560 acres)
Memberships	ZAA
Major exhibits	Hippopotamus, lion, zebra, giraffe, meerkat, ostrich, gorilla, African wild dogs, numerous antelope, rhinoceros, and Australian animals
Website	www.zoo.org.au/Werribee

Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or Zoos Victoria, which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately 225 hectares (560 acres) and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Park Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo. Werribee Open Range Zoo is home to 360 animals of 40 species as of 2021.^[2]

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