1. Animal Kingdom (Orlando, the USA)“Animal Kingdom” with the total area of more than 500 acres is the biggest Disney thematic park in the world. Here live rhinoceros, antelopes and other representatives of the animal kingdom. The park is divided into seven thematic parts – from the Oasis to the Tree of Life – an artificial tree as high as a 14-storey building with carved images of 325 animals, among which you shall also come across Mickey Mouse.
2. Basel Zoo (Basel, Switzerland)
The citizens of Basel call it simply Zolli. The annual number of its visitors makes up approximately one million people, fact that makes it the second most popular Swiss point of interest. Zolli was opened in 1874. Today approximately 6 000 animals of more than 600 different species live there. One of the most interesting places in the zoo is “vivarium” which permits to trace the evolution of life on the Earth.
3. Beauval Zoo (France)
Beauval Zoo was opened in 1980 as an open-air cage for birds. Ten years later such exotic animals like giraffes and monkeys were brought here, and the poultry-yard turned into a zoo. Today more than 4 000 animals of different species from white tigers to sea-cows live here.
4. Berlin Zoological Garden (Berlin, Germany)
The Berlin Zoological Garden may boast of the biggest collection of animals – 13 900 animals of 1400 different species. The area of the zoo makes up 86 acres. It was opened in 1844, and it is interesting not only from zoological but also from the historical point of view.
5. Bronx Zoo (New-York, the USA)
The Bronx Zoo is the biggest city zoo in the USA. It has more than 4000 animals, many of which belong to rare species under the danger of extinction. Its main point of interest is the monorail railway “Wild Asia” which permits visitors to observe all representatives of the Asiatic fauna of the Zoo. “The World of Jungles”, the closed part of the Zoo, gives on opportunity to see tropical plants and animals.
6. Chester Zoo (Great Britain)
In the Chester Zoo with the area of 110 acres live coati, guanaco, tuatara and other rare species. It was founded in 1934 by George Mottershead and today is governed by the Charity Fund of the North of England Zoological Society. Chester Zoo is considered the most popular Zoo in Great Britain.
7. Prague Zoological Garden (Prague, the Czech Republic)
In spite of a rather modest area of 111 acres, the Zoo has 4 600 animals of 630 species. Calves of Comodo Lizard, Southern Pudu deer (the smallest deer in the world), Rothschild giraffes and leopard tortoise were born in the Zoo only during last year.
8. National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (The Republic of South Africa)
Since the Republic of South Africa is rich in various fauna it should have a wonderful Zoo, and the National Zoological Gardens of Pretoria come up to your expectations. The total area of the Zoo makes up 198 acres. It has 2568 animals, 99% of which were born here.
9. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, the USA)
One of the biggest and the most progressive zoos in the world makes significant efforts to preserve rare species of animals. Nowadays it has the biggest population on pandas beyond the bounds of China. Besides the zoo, there is the Wild Animal Park where animals may be observed in more natural conditions.
10. Schonbrunner Zoo (Austria)
As early as 1752 the imperial menagerie was founded here, therefore Schonbrunner Zoo may truly be called the oldest zoo in the world. Among its sights are the Tropical House with the jungle scenery of Borneo and the Arctic “Polarium” with whales and penguins.
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