Zoo Basel Switzerland

Zoo Basel is a non-profit zoo in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel residents affectionately call it Zolli. Its main entrance is just outside Basel's downtown strip of Steinen-Vorstadt and extends in the Birsig stream valley to Basel's city border with Binningen, Basel-Cou…
Zoo Basel is a non-profit zoo in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel residents affectionately call it Zolli. Its main entrance is just outside Basel's downtown strip of Steinen-Vorstadt and extends in the Birsig stream valley to Basel's city border with Binningen, Basel-Country. The zoo has over 500 animal species from all seven continents.
  • Location: Basel, Switzerland
  • Date opened: July 3, 1874
  • Land area: 32.12 acres (13.00 ha)
  • No. of animals: 6,894 (2008) / about 5,000 in the aquarium
  • No. of species: 645 (2008)
  • Annual visitors: 1,812,438 (2012)
  • Memberships: 20 organizations, including EAZA, WAZA, and Swiss Zoos

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