Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo is a zoo near Chester. It was opened in 1931. It was built without the traditional iron bars to cage the animals.^[1] It covers 125 acres.

It was named as the best zoo in the UK and third in the world by TripAdvisor in 2017.^[2]

155 of the creatures are classified as threatened species. 134 species are kept as part of a captive breeding programme.

Chester Zoo Media

New bridge over Flag Lane in Chester Zoo
The Jaguar Building at Chester Zoo, England, 2009.
Female rhinoceros hornbill
Young female Sumatran tiger
Asian Elephant. Elephas maximus. At Chester Zoo.
A Jaguar at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England.
Orangutan mother and baby meet the public face to face.
Lar Gibbon. Hylobates lar. At Chester Zoo
Chimpanzees at Chester Zoo
Eastern black rhinoceros

References

↑ Hunter, Pamela (2004). Veterinary medicine: a guide to historical sources. Ashgate Publishing. p. 455. ISBN 0-7546-4053-1.
↑ McLoughlin, Jamie (2017-08-31). "Chester Zoo named third best in WORLD by TripAdvisor users". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

[1] Hunter, Pamela (2004). Veterinary medicine: a guide to historical sources. Ashgate Publishing. p. 455. ISBN 0-7546-4053-1.

[2] McLoughlin, Jamie (2017-08-31). "Chester Zoo named third best in WORLD by TripAdvisor users". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

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