Tierpark Dählhölzli
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The Tierpark Dählhölzli is the public zoo
of Bern, Switzerland.
Opened in 1937 and operated by a private association, the Tierparkverein Bern, it is situated on the bank of the River Aare near the historical city center.
The zoo exhibits some 3,000 animals on 15 hectares and employs a staff of 27. It also cares for the bears exhibited in the Bärengraben
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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....
of Bern, Switzerland.
Opened in 1937 and operated by a private association, the Tierparkverein Bern, it is situated on the bank of the River Aare near the historical city center.
The zoo exhibits some 3,000 animals on 15 hectares and employs a staff of 27. It also cares for the bears exhibited in the Bärengraben
Bärengraben
The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a well-known tourist attraction, an enclosure housing bears at the eastern edge of the Old City of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the Aare River. The bear is a symbol of Bern, both the city and canton, and is featured in Bern's coat of arms.The first records of...
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