Miskolc Zoo
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The Miskolc Zoo is a zoo
in Miskolc
, Hungary
. Although its official name is Miskolc Városi Vadaspark – "Wildlife Park of Miskolc" – it is actually a zoo because the animals are kept in cages.
Its first predecessor was the royal game park founded by King Louis I in 1355. Today's zoo was opened on August 20, 1983.
It can be found in the Csanyik
, a large park in the outskirts of Miskolc, right next to the Bükk National Park
, in an area of 212,000 square metres.
The zoo was built within 100 days by voluntary service. Originally it was a wildlife park showing the wild animals of the surrounding Bükk
mountains. Today not only local wild animals can be seen here, but also exotic animals like camels, monkeys, parrots, tigers, leopards. The zoo has about 500 animals of 95 different species.
One of the unique features is the statue park where lifelike statues of extinct animals are exhibited. Its main purpose is to call people's attention to the importance of preserving wildlife. Statues of famous naturalist
s can also be seen here, among them the first Gerald Durrell
statue of the world.
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
in Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Although its official name is Miskolc Városi Vadaspark – "Wildlife Park of Miskolc" – it is actually a zoo because the animals are kept in cages.
Its first predecessor was the royal game park founded by King Louis I in 1355. Today's zoo was opened on August 20, 1983.
It can be found in the Csanyik
Csanyik
The Csanyik Valley, or simply Csanyik, is a valley in Miskolc, near Lillafüred, Hungary. With an area of 105.801 m² it is the second largest green area of the city after Tapolca-Hejőliget....
, a large park in the outskirts of Miskolc, right next to the Bükk National Park
Bükk National Park
The Bükk National Park is a national park in the Bükk Mountains of Northern Hungary, near Miskolc. It was founded in 1976 as the third national park of the country. It contains 431.3 km² . It is the largest national park in Hungary with mountains and forests, situated in the Northern mountains,...
, in an area of 212,000 square metres.
The zoo was built within 100 days by voluntary service. Originally it was a wildlife park showing the wild animals of the surrounding Bükk
Bükk
The Bükk Mountains are a section of the North Hungarian Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians. Much of the area is included in the Bükk National Park.-Geography:...
mountains. Today not only local wild animals can be seen here, but also exotic animals like camels, monkeys, parrots, tigers, leopards. The zoo has about 500 animals of 95 different species.
One of the unique features is the statue park where lifelike statues of extinct animals are exhibited. Its main purpose is to call people's attention to the importance of preserving wildlife. Statues of famous naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
s can also be seen here, among them the first Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell
Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell, OBE was a naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter...
statue of the world.