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  2. List of zoos in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Zoos are primarily facilities where animals are displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include zoos , safari parks , animal theme parks , aviaries , butterfly zoos , and reptile centres , as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.

  3. Hobart Zoo - Wikipedia

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    The Hobart Zoo (also known as Beaumaris Zoo) was an old-fashioned zoological garden located on the Queen's Domain in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The Zoo site is very close to the site of the Tasmanian Governor's House , and the Botanical Gardens .

  4. List of former zoos and aquariums - Wikipedia

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    Buenos Aires Zoo (1875–2016), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, contained 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 animals. In June 2016 the city formed a bias about the zoo's cruelty. They had to close the 140-year-old zoo and relocate most of the animals to nature reserves, including ...

  5. Melbourne Zoo Carousel - Wikipedia

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    The Melbourne Zoo Carousel is a restored Victorian era carousel (or merry-go-round) in Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia.The carousel was manufactured in England in 1878 and then brought to Australia in 1886 by a family that ran a touring carnival, visiting country towns in Victoria.

  6. Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens, also known as the Pearl Coast Zoo, [6] or simply Broome Zoo, [6] was a 64-acre (26 ha) zoo founded by Lord Alistair McAlpine in the Cable Beach suburb of Broome, Western Australia. First opened in 1984 as the Pearl Coast Wildlife Park, [1] by 1988 the zoo had more than doubled in size. [7]

  7. Melbourne Zoo - Wikipedia

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    In 1989, a 35-year-old man died when he was partially eaten by a lion after he entered its pen. [10] The Trail of the Elephants exhibit was unveiled in 2003 and won numerous awards. On 15 January 2010 Melbourne Zoo welcomed its first elephant calf, Mali. This is the second elephant calf born in Australia, the first being in Sydney in July 2009.

  8. Cairns Tropical Zoo - Wikipedia

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    Cairns Tropical Zoo was a 6-hectare (15-acre) tropical zoo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It had a small collection of native and introduced species, and was a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association. It was owned by the Freeman family.

  9. Alma Park Zoo - Wikipedia

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    Alma Park Zoo was a 40-acre (16 ha) zoo located in Alma Road, Dakabin in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The park was filled with Australian and exotic species. It opened in 1969. When it closed in 2014, Alma Park Zoo was the oldest zoo in Queensland.