Diergaarde Blijdorp

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Diergaarde Blijdorp
Old entrance of the Diergaarde in Blijdorp.
Old entrance of the Diergaarde in Blijdorp.
Date opened 1857
Location Blijdorp, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Coordinates 51°55′37″N 4°27′12″E / 51.92694°N 4.45333°E / 51.92694; 4.45333
Memberships NVD and EAZA
Rotterdam Zoo Official website

Diergaarde Blijdorp (Official Dutch name: Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde, Foundation Royal Zoo of Rotterdam) is a zoo in the northwestern part of Rotterdam, one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands. In 2007 it celebrated its 150th anniversary.

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[edit] History

Giraffes and monumental building

The original Rotterdam zoo was lost in the bombing of Rotterdam in World War II, which destroyed most of the city centre. Some streetnames, such as Diergaardesingel (Zoolane), still recall the old zoo. Blijdorp was rebuilt slightly to the north, where it opened to the public in its current location on December 7, 1940. The new zoo was designed by Dutch architect Sybold van Ravesteyn, who designed the central railway station in Rotterdam, as well. In 2001, 'Blijdorp' became almost twice as large when it opened a new western part, called Oceanium, with its main attraction an aquarium. In April 2004, the whole zoo was declared a national monument.

[edit] Botanical garden

Blijdorp not only participates in animal programmes like EEP, it also houses a botanical garden and manages the Dutch National Bromelia Collection[1].

[edit] Animal list

[edit] Asia

Chinese tuin (Chinese garden)

Amoergebied (The Amur)

Maleise bosrand (Malayan forestedge)

Aziatisch moeras + vleermuizengrot (Asian swamp + batcave)

Mongoolse steppe (Mongolian steppes)

Takinrots (Takin rock)

Taman Indah

Tijgerkreek (Tiger Enclosure)

[edit] Europe

[edit] Africa

Gorilla exhibit

Congo

Savanna

Crocodile river (Opened 2008)

Others

[edit] Rivièrahal

[edit] South America

[edit] North America

Prairie

Arctica

Soon: polar foxes, raccoons, lemmings, polar hares, snowy owls and Stellers sea-eagels

[edit] Oceanium

(selection)

Bass Rock

North Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Caribbean

The antilles

Falklands

Galápagos

Sea of Cortez

Californian Kelp Sea

[edit] Other animals

[edit] Blijdorp Magazine

The quarterly magazine of Blijdorp Zoo is called Blijdorp Blad. The first edition of the jubilee year 2007 included articles on the history of the zoo to celebrate its 150th anniversary.

[edit] External links

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Website Rotterdam Zoo, botanical garden

Coordinates: 51°55′37″N 4°27′12″E / 51.92694°N 4.45333°E / 51.92694; 4.45333

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