What is the third largest zoo in Europe?

The Košice Zoo (Slovak: Zoologická záhrada Košice) is a zoo in Košice, Slovakia in the borough of Kavecany. It covers 292 hectares (720 acres) and is the largest zoo in Slovakia and the third largest in Europe. Visitors are allowed in only about one third of the site.



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The Berlin Zoo is the most visited zoo in Europe, with more than 3.3 million visitors per year from all over the world.

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However, the UK's largest zoo by number of animals, and a contender for the biggest zoo in the world, is the 36-acre London Zoo. The world's oldest scientific zoo opened its doors to the public in 1847, and is reputed to have around 19,300 animals.

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As there are estimated to be around 2,000 zoos in Europe, this figure can be extrapolated to an estimate of as many as 10,000 large mammals killed each year in European zoos alone.

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Have Your Gift MATCHED to Help Animals in Laboratories! There are around 430 zoos in Britain alone and 10,000 worldwide.

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Howletts is home to the only herd of African elephants in Kent and the herd is the largest in the UK, comprising 13 individuals.

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Dublin Zoo is a bigger site and has a larger selection of animals.

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Check out our list of Britain's top 10 zoos and wildlife parks to wake up your wild side.
  • Blackpool Zoo. Blackpool is renowned for its beautiful sandy beach, traditional resort feel and of course its illuminations. ...
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  • Bristol Zoo.


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1. San Diego Zoo | San Diego, CA. Renowned across the country, San Diego's zoo, founded in 1916, is home to over 12,000 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies.

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