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Zoo Berlin

Zoo Berlin (the Berlin Zoological Garden) sits in the Tiergarten park in central Berlin and, founded on 1 August 1844, is the oldest zoo in Germany. It keeps around 20,000 animals (20,219 animals across 1,373 species as of 2017) and describes itself as the most species-rich zoo in the world. Famous for its Elephant Gate, giant pandas and Fatou (the oldest living gorilla in captivity), it draws over 3.5 million visitors a year, the most of any zoo in Europe.

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1846 (month/day unconfirmed) · about 180 years of history

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Exterior of Zoo Berlin
Photo: Dieter Brügmann / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source / cropped

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TypeZoo
LocationGermanyBerlin
Opened1846 Source
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When was Zoo Berlin founded?
It opened on 1 August 1844 and is the oldest zoo in Germany. Source
What is Zoo Berlin known for globally?
It calls itself the most species-rich zoo in the world and, with over 3.5 million visitors a year, is the most-visited zoo in Europe. Source

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Tierpark Berlin — — — — —
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