Odense Zoo

Odense Zoo
Main entrance
Interactive map of Odense Zoo
55°22′41″N 10°22′23″E / 55.378°N 10.373°E / 55.378; 10.373
Date opened1930
LocationOdense, Denmark
Land area3.6 hectares (8.9 acres)
No. of species100
MembershipsEAZA, WAZA
Websitewww.odensezoo.dk

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. Today, the zoo has animals from all over the world, covering around 1000 species such as chimpanzee, monkeys, ring-tailed lemur, Siberian tiger, Grévy's zebra, blue wildebeests, oryxes, warthogs, gazelle, giraffe, red panda, West Indian manatee, ostrich, penguins, pink-backed pelican, greater flamingo, macaws and Aldabra giant tortoise. 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, and in 2013 it received the "Best in Europe" award in its category (zoos with up to 500,000 visitors per year). The visitor record was set in the first year of the "Oceanium" when the zoo received 439,533 visitors.

Number of visitors

References

  1. ↑ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ (in Danish) TV 2/Fyn: Odense Zoo gennem 75 år Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2011, page 16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Odense Zoo: Animals. Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ↑ (in Danish) Visit Danmark: De 50 mest besøgte attraktioner Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Visitfunen: Odense Zoo-Voted best in Europe. Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: ZOOmagasinet, spring 2009, page 9[permanent dead link]
  10. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Et forrygende 2007 i Odense Zoo[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2006, side 3[permanent dead link]
  12. ↑ (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Næstbedste besøgstal i Odense Zoo nogensinde Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  13. 1 2 3 (in Danish) Odense Zoo: Årsberetning 2004, side 8[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ (in Danish) Fyens Stiftstidende: Zoo-rekord giver millionoverskud Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  15. 1 2 (in Danish) Kristeligt Dagblad: Søkøer styrker Odense Zoo's besøgstal Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine