Bristol Zoo

Bristol Zoo

formally  Zoological Garden of the Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society 

      zoological park opened in 1836 in the Clifton section of Bristol, Eng. Though occupying only 5 hectares (12 acres), the zoo maintains a wide variety of floral plantings and exhibits more than 900 animals representing about 200 species. Noted especially for its monkey exhibit and its aquariums, the collection also includes a breeding group of black rhinoceroses and numerous okapi.

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