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Lyon Zoo

Coordinates: 45°46′39″N 4°51′23″E / 45.77750°N 4.85639°E / 45.77750; 4.85639
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Lyon Zoo
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45°46′39″N 4°51′23″E / 45.77750°N 4.85639°E / 45.77750; 4.85639
Date opened1858
LocationFrance Lyon, France
Land area9 ha
No. of animals300[1]
No. of species66
MembershipsEAZA
Major exhibitsAsian lion, Giraffes, Gibbons, Amur leopard, Desert Crocodile
Websitehttp://www.zoo.lyon.fr/zoo/sections/fr

Lyon Zoo (fr. Zoo de Lyon, also known as Jardin zoologique de Lyon, or Zoo du Parc de la Tête d'Or) is a zoo in France located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes inside parc de la Tête d'Or in the town of Lyon.

The zoo was founded 1858 by Claude-Marius Vaïsse (8 July 1799 – 8 August 1864), a French lawyer who joined the administration of the July Monarchy.

The zoo presents 300 animals from 66 Species[2]

Lyon Zoo is member of EAZA.

References

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  1. ^ ISIS Archived 1 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Lyon Zoo

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