Paignton Zoo

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is situated on the outskirts of the town of Paignton Paignton

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 in Devon Devon

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. It also has a site on the coast in neighbouring Torquay Torquay

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 called Living Coasts, home to a variety of marine mammal Marine mammal

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 that are native to British waters. Paignton Zoo is divided into six zones, 'Primley', savannah, forest, wetland, tropical forest and desert. These zones are home to more than 250 exotic species of animals, 70 of which are threatened with extinction.

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Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is situated on the outskirts of the town of Paignton Paignton

Paignton is a coastal town on the English Riviera [i], located immediately to the south of Torquay [i] i ... 

 in Devon Devon

Devon is a large county [i] in South West [i] England [i], border... 

, England England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

. It also has a site on the coast in neighbouring Torquay Torquay

Torquay is a town on the south coast of England [i] in the county of Devon [i] which has extended along ... 

 called Living Coasts, home to a variety of marine mammal Marine mammal

[Image:Hydrurga leptonyx.JPG|thumb|A Leopard seal [i], a member of infrafamily Pinniped [i]ia]] [i]
... 

s and birds Bird

Birds are biped [i]al, warm-blooded [i], oviparous [i] vertebrate [i] animals characterized [i] ... 

 that are native to British waters.

Paignton Zoo is divided into six zones, 'Primley', savannah, forest, wetland, tropical forest and desert. These zones are home to more than 250 exotic species of animals, 70 of which are threatened with extinction.

History

The Zoo was opened in 1923, by Herbert Whitley, who had been collecting animals since childhood.

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